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Let Us Turn What You Love Into Where You Live

Let Us Turn What You Love Into Where You Live

Buying a home is one of the most important financial—and personal—decisions many of us will make in our lives. Whether or not it’s our first time, we all begin the home-buying journey with a vision, a picture in our minds of a place that looks and feels like our idea of home.
At Douglas Elliman, we are committed to helping you turn that vision into reality. as one of the largest independent residential real estate brokerages in the U.S, we have created this overview of the purchasing process in one of the world’s most exciting and competitive real estate markets.

  

Partner with a Professional

Step 1

Partner with a Professional

Buying a home can be a wonderfully rewarding experience, especially if you’re doing it for the first time. It is also a complex process, with a sequence of steps that requires knowledge, patience and attention to detail. A licensed agent provides the experience and steady guidance to manage the process and enable you to focus on the journey.

   

Becoming a Buyer

Step 2

Becoming a Buyer

While there are many benefits of renting a home, owning a home comes with powerful advantages too.
  • Build Your Equity
  • Fix Your Costs
  • Create Your Space

   

The Buyer’s Journey

Step 3

The Buyer’s Journey

The process of buying a home involves a series of steps in three phases:
  1. The Finances
  2. The Search
  3. The Close

Important steps in your Journey

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Preparing Your Financial Profile

  • Clean Up Your Credit
  • Calculate Your Savings
  • Get Pre-Qualified
  • Get Pre-Approved
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From Offer to Contract

Making an offer and signing a contract are pivotal moments when leveraging your agent’s skills and knowledge is especially critical.

  • Negotiating the Offer
  • Reviewing the Terms
  • Signing the Contract
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From Contract to Close

At this stage of the buying journey, your agent will help you assemble the remaining documents and finalize the necessary approvals.

  • Loan Application
  • Co-op Board Application (If Applicable)
  • Scheduling the Close
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The Home Stretch

In this penultimate phase of the process, your agent will join you on a final visit to assess the property and compile a punch list of outstanding items to be resolved prior to the close.

  

Your Vision, Your Home

Your Vision, Your Home

The deal is closed. The keys are in hand. You are now a homeowner.
Time to settle in, make your home your own and begin to love where you live.

  

Work With Kathy

Whether buying or selling, moving is a significant milestone in your life. This experience should as stress free as possible. With many years of real estate experience, Kathy have a wealth of resources I can put to work for you to make this transition as seamless and stress free as possible.

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