Buying a Home
Are You Looking to Buy a Home in the Iowa Great Lakes Area?
We’ll expertly represent YOUR interests.
Buying a home can be really hard…without leveraging the insights, tools and skills of a RealtorⓇ. Most Buyers waste an inordinate amount of time and energy searching online property databases that are filled with outdated and inaccurate information. We use the one and only completely accurate and constantly updated database – the Multiple Listing Service (MLS). Only paying members of the Iowa Great Lakes Association of RealtorsⓇ have access. Accurate knowledge is Power.
Also, many Buyers haven’t secured the most important weapon necessary to make winning offers; a pre-approved home loan offering by a reputable lending institution with a dedicated, professional Loan Officer. We encourage our Buyers to interview a couple of the best Loan Officers in the area to determine which would be the best fit for them. That’s so important!
Look, buying a home in a competitive market is a process with many moving parts. We’ve mastered that process and we would love to discuss with you what it looks like to find and buy a home.
Closing Costs to Expect:
- Lender fees include charges for loan processing, underwriting, preparation and establishing an escrow account.
- Third-party fees include charges for insurance, title search, and other inspections such as termites.
- 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.
