Buying Your First Home

TOOL GUIDE

Government programs and savvy strategies to compete against stronger buyers.

Your home’s projected purchase price

How to Buy Your First Home

TOOL GUIDE

Government programs and savvy strategies to compete against stronger buyers.

Your home’s projected purchase price

From your Toolbox

Selected tools for your Guide

Follow Your Agent’s Plan

SERVICE PLAN

FOLLOW YOUR AGENT’S PLAN RELAX & COMMUNICATE.

AGENT CONSULT

YOUR AGENT’S EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE AT YOUR CALL

QUESTIONNAIRE

PREPARE FOR YOUR AGENT CONSULTATION

Follow Your Lender’s Plan

FINANCE PLAN

FOLLOW YOUR LENDER’S PLAN RELAX & COMMUNICATE.

LENDER CONSULT

YOUR LENDER’S EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE AT YOUR CALL

Choose Your Loan

LOANSENSE 

ALL-PURPOSE LOAN RATING AND FEE DETAILS

ARMSENSE

DETAILS FOR ARM’S (ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES)

Choose Your Home

NEXT DREAM

DESCRIBE YOUR NEXT DREAM HOME

RATE THIS HOME

RATE COMPARABLE HOMES

MAP HOMES

A MAP OF HOMES YOU RATED

Prepare Your Offer

MARKET PRICE

DETERMINE YOUR HOME’S MARKET PRICE

CASHFLOWS

ESTIMATE YOUR HOME’S AFFORDABILITY, OR ITS INCOME AS AN INVESTMENT

Close Your Transaction

CASH TO CLOSE

ESTIMATE YOUR CLOSING COSTS FOR BUYING SELLING

ESCROW

YOUR LIBRARY OF REFERENCES FOR CLOSING YOUR TRANSACTION

Share Your Success

GIFT A FRIEND

SHARE YOUR DISCOVERY WITH A FRIEND OR FAMILY
Guide to Buying Your First Home

About this Guide

What else is more exciting than the prospect of purchasing our first home? Accompanying all that excitement often includes: 

  • White-knuckle suspense,
  • Gripping anxiety, and of course
  • Looming uncertainty.

It’s par for the course! Let this Playbook wash away some of that uncertainty and bring clarity to questions like these:

  • Will we be able to find the right home that we love?
  • Will it fall into our price range?
  • Can we get the necessary financing?
  • Do we stand a chance against veteran buyers?

It’s your turn. Make the most of it.