A Complete 10-Step Guide for First-Time Home Buyers


Make your offer

Once you have zeroed in on the ideal home for your needs, you need to determine what price you are ready to pay for it.

Check out offers from buyers and sellers for similar properties online for your area, discuss carefully with your real estate agent, and then finalize the figure. Your agent will inform the seller’s agent about your offer.

A price negotiation may ensue from the other side, but this is the time to resist temptation to quickly say “yes” to their counter-offer and to negotiate objectively. If an agreement is reached, you will have to pay a deposit. Then the transaction will move into escrow.