How to Have a Great First Home Buying Experience

We all know about life events that psychologists list (maybe it should be psychiatrists) as the top ten stressors in life: starting a new job, losing a job, divorce, moving and other heart palpitating drama. If you are like most of us, you have experienced one or more of these life transitions, hopefully not simultaneously.

Moving ranks close to the top of the stress scale for most folks, even in the best of circumstances. I know this first-hand and reflected back on my first home buying experience, and how it was exciting and scary at the same time. Like all new homeowners, I needed a knowledgeable realtor that I could count on for direction and sometimes moral support.

In thinking about this topic, I thought it might be interesting to chat for a minute to a new Cape Cod home owner, Amanda Lavelle and get her thoughts about the experience. Amanda is still excited about her new home so it did not take much arm pulling to get her to chat for a minute.

Here’s what Amanda had to say.

“I grew up on the Cape and my boyfriend Rowland, was born in Florida, but moved here when he was younger,” Amanda said. “We decided that Yarmouth would be the safest place for a future family, convenient for our friends, family and also our jobs. A friend of mine introduced me to Kim Terrio because she thought we would be a great match. We started emailing and texting. I knew when I had a realtor that could text that this was indeed a great match for me!”

Amanda explains, “We started our search for a home online before we meet Kim. From the first property she showed us in Yarmouth we could tell that she knew her stuff. During our house hunting we had some doubts and a lot of questions. If Kim could not answer a question, she looked into it and got back to us.”

Their search took a year and the couple started to think that they might not find a house. “Kim kept sending us new listings and price reductions and she was so open to working on weekends and coming by to talk to us anytime we needed her,” said Amanda.Then one day we were looking online and saw a house that we thought might have potential but the pictures were not good quality. Kim convinced us to be open to seeing it, so we did and we loved it. And, now it is ours. Without Kim’s help I’m not sure I could honestly say that we would be where we are now, in a beautiful home and as happy as we can be.”

It’s not rocket science but the moral here is that a good realtor will work for you and will open your eyes to possibilities that you might not have considered before.

Eventually, you will find your dream home without settling for less.

Each week I hope to bring you information that helps you make a decision to buy property in Cape Cod. Or, you might have already bought a home and you are looking for information about schools for your children, where to shop and what to do on the weekend. Let me know what topics you want to read about by emailing me at blog@coldwellbankerjmw.com.

For more information about buying or selling a home in Cape Cod or finding an agent to put you in your dream home, give us a call at 508-362-1993. If you have other questions, let us know how we can be of service and one of our qualified agents will contact you. We are here for you!

Posted on March 22nd, 2009 in Clients | Be The First To Comment >>