northeastern U.S. looked for a home for 12 weeks.
FINDING “THE ONE”
In an article on Realtor.com by Jeanne Sager, she points to three very different home search experiences to prove that getting to homeownership does not follow a one-way path. Her first example is Becky Dacona and her husband, who checked out just one home — yes, only one — before making an offer and then purchasing it. This isn’t standard, but it does happen. How do these buyers know that something better isn’t out there? She’s quoted as saying, “In reality we searched for about three years. We would first search the listings and find things in our price range, and that met our requirements. Then we would do extensive research online about the place like the taxes, and check out Google Earth to see how the home was situated in relation to the neighbors. Then, if we still liked what we saw, we’d compile a list and do a drive- by.” They came prepared; it wasn’t as if something magical happened and they randomly found the house of their dreams. They did some online grunt work first. Dacona says the secret was doing a thorough vetting job online.
This led to them cruising by a house for sale in Fremont,
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