SHOPPING THE MARKET
Set Up Your Search.
We will send you an invitation to Zenlist. Zenlist is a real-estate platform that lets you see listings before they hit the market. This differs from Zillow and Redfin because it gives you access to the Private Listing Network and provides you with a more extensive inventory of homes to view. You have the option of "saving" homes and also "requesting tours."
We will receive notifications when you request tours and will work with you to schedule showings, based on your schedule. We generally advise clients to start their home search 3-6 months before their desired move date. There are of course always exceptions to this and home searches can move very quickly or very slowly. We’ll work to tailor a timeline to your specific situation to achieve an ideal purchase
Start Viewing Homes.
We are very flexible with scheduling when you are ready to go on showings. Adam is available on evenings and weekends. If there is ever time that he is not able to meet you, we have other agents ready to step in to help.
We want to maximize your showing experience as much as possible but have found that showing more than seven properties at a time can be overwhelming and make decision-making more difficult. If you would like to see more than 7 homes, we encourage you to break these showings into two days, prioritizing your most interested properties on day one.
In a hot market, we understand the importance of seeing a property as soon as possible. Some list agents, however, require 24-hour notice. As a best practice, we encourage you to let us know about any properties you’d like to see so we can reserve time for you and request a showing in advance, if needed.
Putting Together Your Offer.
When you find a home and want to submit an offer we will send you a list of comparable properties in the area that have closed as well as our recommendation on value based on the comparables. You can review this information and ask any questions. If you decide to make an offer, we’ll need the below information:
Name(s) for the offer (need to match the pre-approval letter):
Initial offer price:
Earnest money amount:
Closing date (Typically 45 days out from the offer date, sometimes 30 or 60):
Do you need to include any closing cost credit?
And if you have not already sent it, we will need an updated copy of your pre-approval letter
We will prepare your offer and send it electronically to you for signatures. Once completed, we will submit the signed offer to the list agent of the property. It is typical for negotiations to begin at this point and we will keep you updated throughout the process, letting you know counter offers from the seller and discussing countering back. Once both sides are in agreement, we have a verbally accepted offer! We will then make final adjustments to the offer that was agreed upon in negotiations and have both the buyers and sellers initial and sign the updated contract.