Month: August 2011

  • A Picture Is Worth 500 Words

    The old saying of a picture is worth a thousand words may hold true in some circumstances, but when it comes to shopping for a house that’s certainly not the case. Even though I haven’t been pre-approved for a mortgage amount yet my Realtor sent me a list of homes that fell in the price…

  • The Third Meeting And A Decision

    This morning I met with a third Realtor to get a feel for their process and personality. After already meeting with two other Realtors this week the butterflies were gone and I knew what I was looking for. I arrived at the office a few minutes early and was greeted by a friendly receptionist who…

  • The Second Meeting

    Today after work I had a meeting scheduled with a second Realtor to see if they would be a good fit for me. After meeting with a Realtor on Wednesday I had an idea of what to expect. I was still pretty anxious, but not nearly as much as before I met with the first…

  • The First Meeting

    After interacting with a few potential real estate agents I managed to set up appointments to meet with three of them to determine which, if any, of them I would be working with to help me buy a house. Now that I’d moved past the initial emails and phone calls, it got a little bit…

  • Diving In

    After getting a better set of data to work with and going over the numbers a few more times, yesterday I came to the conclusion that I was finally ready to seriously start looking a buying a house. It’s been a long time coming, starting with paying off all of my debt, then saving up…