Talk with your mortgage professional: Before you run around seeing homes and get your heart set on a particular dream home, make sure you can afford it. Sitting down with a mortgage professional is absolutely the first step in buying a home. What the home will REALLY cost you is something you need to understand before you venture out into the market. This will also help define the search that a Alfred will setup for you. There is no point in viewing $500,000 homes when your ceiling... [read more]

How Much to Offer Once you've been pre-qualified and know what price range you want to stay in, I can help you determine which properties fit your needs by using the (MLS) Multiple Listing Service system to locate them. I have the best possible resources and communication systems available today to help you locate the homes on the market that match your specifications.    The initial offering price is the beginning of the negotiation process. The goal of the first offer... [read more]