03/18/2015 – Dallas, TX

How to buy a house in 2015 without getting GOUGED!

1.    Slow down. – Slow way down and talk to a full time real estate expert who can truly customize a game plan or approach to helping you achieve your goals. If you rush in this market, you will certainly over-pay and likely under-protect your home/investment.

2.    Set a budget. – Speak with a full time professional mortgage broker/banker before you start viewing homes.  If you find a great house in this market, you have to move way too fast to be able to investigate all of your mortgage options and calmly select the best one for your future plans.  Just like #1, you’ll most likely over-pay and under-protect.

3.     Look where nobody else is looking. – This requires a real property expert as mentioned in #1, but focus on places that most buyers are not looking.  Look for homes that are not being publicly marketed, that are not on the big web platforms and that are not being bid up in overnight multiple offer situations.