Can You Make a $300,000 Decision In Less Than An Hour?
Scott P. Rogers
It's a weird time to be a home buyer... in oh, so many ways!
But here's one of them...
Perhaps you are going to spend $300,000 on the home that you hope to purchase this year... or $400,000... or $500,000... or even more.
Given current market dynamics, this might be how you experience this home that you are going to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars purchasing...
[1] See the new listing online.
[2] Drive by, slowing down, looking like a stalker.
[3] Frantically call or text your Realtor to set up a time to see the house.
[4] Spend 30 - 45 minutes walking around and through the home with your Realtor.
[5] You'll have to make an offer quickly, so no time for a second showing.
[6] You're competing with several other offers, so no chance of including an inspection contingency.
[7] Diligently work through the buying process with your Realtor, lender and title company.
[8] Walk through your home one last time -- oh wait, for just the second time -- on the morning of your closing.
[9] Attend closing and pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for the home in which you have only spent less than an hour of time thus far.
[10] Move in, really get to know your home, and fall in love with it!? Hopefully!? ;-)
The point is... in this fast moving, competitive market... most buyers will find themselves needing to make a decision about a very LARGE purchase very QUICKLY when that "perfect enough" house hits the market!
