Western Suburbs of Chicago Real Estate

For Buyers


Buying a home is an exciting time in one's life. Making the smart move by choosing me as your REALTOR® is your first step to ensuring that your new home and community meets your needs. My services and experience range from providing you with companies that will assist you with financing to helping you find the home that best suits you and your family. For your convenience, I will also send you e-mails on proprty listings. I pride myself on repeat business and hope you'll come to understand why.

As Your Agent, I Will:

  • Assure that you see all the homes in your area that meet your criteria.
  • Guide you through the entire home buying process, from finding homes to look at, to getting the best financing.
  • Answer all of your questions about the local market area, including schools, neighborhoods, the local economy, and more.

Before You Start Looking For Your New Home:

  • Get pre-approved for a mortgage, not pre-qualified.
  • Pre-qualified just indicates that you will qualify for a loan.
  • Pre-approval will determine how much you can borrow and also the additional costs involved.
  • Pre-approval determines the price of home you can afford.
  • Determiine what neighborhood best matches your needs.
  • Identify important features you need your new home to have.

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION 

  • Where do I want to live?
  • How many bedrooms:
  • Dining Room?
  • Number of baths?
  • Basement?
  • Side Drive?

Once you have determined where you want to live, we can start looking for properties.

  • Let's begin searching for homes
  • You can do drive-bys
  • Let me know what concerns you may have
  • When you see a home you like, don't think about it too much because YOU WILL KNOW IT WHEN YOU SEE IT!!

But remember what Confucius says:

The house that you looked at today and want to think about until tomorrow, may be the same house someone else looked at yesterday and will buy today.

Closing Costs To Expect:

  • Lender fees include charges for loan processing, appraisal fees, etc.
  • Third-party fees include charges for insurance, title search, and other inspections such as home inspection
  • Government fees include deed recording and state & local mortgage taxes.
  • Escrow and interest fees include homeowner's insurance, loan interest, real estate taxes, and occasionally private mortgage insurance.
Mimi Harris