Greater Seattle Area Home Sales

Buyers Information


Buying a home

Making the smart move of choosing a REALTOR® is your first step to ensuring that your new home and community meets your needs. Our services and experience range from financial aid to helping you find the home that best suits you and your family. For your convenience, we also provide listings by email. We pride ourselves on repeat business and hope you'll come to understand why.

We use a systemactic approach to the buying process.

Our Buyer's consultation takes a look at what your values, needs and expectations are for your purchase.  This allows the team to take the best possible approach to representing you as the buyer and includes and exclustive buyer's representation agreement to gurantee your legal position in all contract negotiations.

When you become our exclusive client we will sign you up for exclusive services including notification of properties not yet on the marrket and just in time information from all the internet, paper and verbal sources.

How We Can Help
Before you start looking
Closing Costs

As Your Agent, We Will:

  • Assure that you see all the properties in the area that meet your criteria.
  • Guide you through the entire home buying process, from finding homes to look at, to getting the best financing.
  • Make sure you don't pay too much for your new home and help you avoid costly mistakes.
  • Answer all of your questions about the local market area, including schools, neighborhoods, the local economy, and more.

Before You Start Looking For Your New Home:

  • Check your credit rating. Straighten out any errors before its too late.
  • Determine a comfortable monthly budget for your new purchase, including down payment and monthly payment.
  • Find a loan program that meets your needs and get pre-qualified (preferably pre-approved).
  • Choose a REALTOR® that you trust and who understands your needs.
  • Determine what neighborhood best matches your needs.
  • Identify important features you need your new home to have.

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.

Find out how much your closing costs could be.

Back to top...

Contact Information
* First Name:
* Last Name:
* Email:
*Phone:
Please send me updates:
Information About the Home You Are Looking For
When do you anticipate purchasing your new home?
Are you working with a real estate agent? Yes No
What must you have in a new home?
Approximately priced between: and
Save my information.
* required field
Neeley Durkee