The Buying Process

Congratulations on your decision to buy property.   Real estate has the opportunity to provide wealth, stability, freedom, and tax advantages of which renting cannot compete; it should be part of everyone’s financial plan.

There are several key elements to get you started in your search.

Get a real estate professional to help you.  Find someone you can trust, who has your best interests at heart.

Get pre-approved for a mortgage.  Your real estate professional can give you referrals.

Set your priorities.  This can be a challenge in high-cost areas such as San Francisco-most people’s budgets exceed their financial ability, but don’t dispair, there is lots of opportunity out there.

See property; lots of property.  You have to see the junk as much as the good stuff.  That helps you further set priorities and hone in on preferred neighborhoods.

The following pages will give you some detail on how to get moving.