VIEW, AND VIEW SOME MORE — BUT NOT ALONE
Once you’ve found a prospect that not only has potential but meets all your needs and most of your wants, it’s important to view it again — in fact, multiple times is best. You are more likely to discover more items — both positive and negative — in the home when you come back another time with fresh eyes. Perhaps you’ll find something that you didn’t notice before, something that could sway your decision to yay or nay. Try viewing the home at different times — morning, afternoon, evening. This will give you an even bigger and clearer picture of what living there, in that neighborhood, and on that street, will be like. Traffic, busyness, noise, safety, neighbors, and animals are all factors you can pay attention to. Note: Don’t go out viewing homes — especially the same property multiple times — on your own. Let your agent do his/her job! First, there’s a security issue in visiting unoccupied houses by yourself. Further, doing this could make you vulnerable in other ways. For example, a seller’s agent could think you don’t have representation, and then try to take advantage of you as a buyer. Let’s say you find a property that really piques your interest, but your agent hasn’t told you about it. Don’t be tempted to go “under the radar” and check out the property yourself;
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