Buying a Home

Buying a Home?

For Buyers Only - Your Guide to a Successful Move!

Working with me, you receive the benefits of:

* One stop shopping - Coldwell Banker, a prominent global corporation, provides home warranties, mortgages, internet resources and much more!

* Area knowledge - I live here; my kids went to school here; I know the area. :)

* Access to all the inventory - I keep track of homes listed in both the Piedmont Regional (SC) and the Charlotte (NC) Multiple Listing Services and also monitor For Sale By Owner properties. I can help you with all of these. Rest assured, I am here to take care of you, whether you are a first time buyer or an experienced one!

Your time is valuable, and so is mine. To help us all, we have a step by step process to qualify your needs so we can select only the homes that best meet those needs. There are four things that are important to all buyers:

* The Right House
* The Right Price
* The Right Location
* The Least Amount of Time

Don't you agree?

The Buying Process involves:

1. Asking Questions - In order to best serve you, I need to understand your needs and motivations and your financial position. You DO want a Realtor who can best represent YOU, don't you? As an old school teacher, I firmly believe in educating my clients. I will set you to receive automatic emails for properties meeting your general criteria. You may not like each house, but we are building market knowledge. A good grasp of what your money will buy here will help you make a wise decision at sales time.

2. Selecting Homes - By viewing homes on the internet, we can see both exterior and interior photographs as well as all pertinent data without traipsing all over the county.

3. Looking at a Few Homes - We can then actually go out and see the homes we have preselected as best meeting your needs.

4. Estimating Costs - This is one of the biggest financial decisions of your life. We need to ensure you understand what the costs will be and that they fit into your budget. It is no fun to be house poor.

5. Explaining the Forms - And there are a bunch of them! These forms were written by attorneys to be relatively understandable. I am here to guide you through

them. :)

6. Negotiating the Sale - As an Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR), I can provide you with both data and insight which will help us negotiate the best price and the best time frame for you.

7. My Commitment to You - Just ask my husband - he is certain I work for 17 cents an hour!!

After all is said and done and you are happily settled in your new home, I will be around to wish you well and later help you with any of your Real Estate Needs.

Thank you for considering Coldwell Banker and me, Kathryn Miller. I look forward to helping you find your new Home.
It's as good as done!