4 Simple Steps for Sacramento Home Buyers
January 21st, 2009 categories: Home Buyer, Real Estate Tips
Are you thinking of buying a home this year?
Do you know the steps for buying a house?
Do you want to have a successful home buying experience?
Just like building stairs, the home buying process involves having a solid foundation beneath you. Your credit score is the foundation toward buying a house. Without a good foundation, the stairs crumble…without good credit, you can’t buy a house.
The 4 essential steps in the home buying process are:
- Getting Pre-Approved for a Loan
- Choosing a Realtor to represent you that you connect with
- Choosing the Neighborhood you want to live in
- Choosing the house to buy
These seem like relatively easy steps but I hear from many home buyers who don’t know these steps. Getting a loan has changed. You MUST have a pre-approval or you CAN’T submit an offer in Sacramento or the surrounding areas. Well, I take that back, you can but your offer won’t be selected.
It is vital that you take the time to get pre-approved. Believe it or not there are some lenders by their very qualifications for a loan that would prohibit you from buying a bank owned property. It’s important that you understand your loan. Not all loans are created equal. Banks can only offer you their loans. They may only have 1 or 2 choices. A mortgage broker who is licensed has more loans and terms to offer. Remember, that a loan is more than just the interest rate.
The home buyers that I represent get pre-approved for a loan BEFORE we look at houses. My clients have a stake and a goal. They are responsible and they want to buy a house. I too have a stake and a goal to do the very best for them and give them 120% of my time and experience.
There are many Realtors ® and the home buyer needs to feel comfortable, know that the Realtor they are working with has experience and know how to get the job done correctly, efficiently and in the best interest of the home buyer. Years of experience is a good teacher and you want to make sure that you are working with someone who has that experience.
The neighborhood is also very important aspect in the home buying experience. Many times, new home buyers want to know where the “safe” neighborhoods are. This is not something a Realtor can or should answer. Safe is different for many people and only you can determine the level of safeness. Check the Internet for crime in a neighborhood before you decide to buy a house.
Here are a few websites where you can check crime in each neighborhood:
Finally, with your pre-approval, an experienced Realtor, the neighborhood of your choice, homes are viewed and you select the house that you will call home where memories will begin.
Here are a few neighborhoods in the Sacramento area with homes for sale:
- Antelope homes for sale
- Arden Homes for sale
- Carmichael homes for sale
- Downtown Sacramento homes for sale
- Elk Grove homes for sale
- Fair Oaks homes for sale
- Folsom homes for sale
- Natomas homes for sale
Want to see homes for sale in Placer County:
Or maybe El Dorado County is where you would like to live:
These are just a few neighborhoods but there are many more so feel free to look at all of the homes for sale by Clicking Sacramento MLS where you can pick any community or city around Sacramento and see homes for sale or simply click on the photo and pick the area you are interested in finding a home or condo for sale 
in.
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To Read Other Home Buyer Articles:
How To Have Peace of Mind When Buying a Home
What Every Sacramento Home Buyer Must Know
Home Buyer Tips for Buying a New Home From Home Builder
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