for sale. This type of housing market is generally more favorable to sellers, as they tend to receive multiple offers, sometimes above their asking price, and buyers can end up in bidding wars. But this doesn’t have to work to your disadvantage. There are many tips and tricks you can use to not only find the home you want, but get a great deal on it, too. One of the key tricks to holding the upper hand in a seller’s market is knowing the best times to buy; this process will be covered more in-depth in Chapter 3. Another must-have when buying a home in a seller’s market is hiring a real estate agent to guide you through every step and stage of the home-buying process. You’ll want to hire a professional who knows the ins and outs of buying a home, someone who knows how to negotiate well on your behalf, and someone who has access to properties and property details before they even hit the market. This alone could be the ticket to getting you the home you want at a price you can afford.
BE INFORMED
Regardless of the market, it’s imperative to be well-informed before going into the home-buying process. In this book, we’ll cover the following:
• The home-search process (Part 1) • The home-buying process (Part 2) • The final steps for closing the deal (Part 3)
Along the way, I’ll show you all the different ways — the insider secrets — that you can use to gain an advantage over your competition (other buyers) and get the upper hand over the sellers of the homes in which you’re interested and the one you’ll
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