Buying an East Bay home
Find a home that works for the way you live.
Tell me what you are looking for and what has been hard to find. I’ll help you look beyond the photographs, understand the condition and make an offer you feel comfortable with.
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Start with the way you want to live.
Bedrooms and budget are a beginning. I also want to know about the stairs, outdoor space, work-from-home needs, your daily routes and how much fixing up you want to take on. Those details help me recognize a useful possibility when it appears.
At 2470 Moore Court in Pinole, my client had a very specific search. I worked through my network to find an off-market home. Sometimes the next step is a conversation with another agent before a listing alert ever arrives.
Look closely before deciding.
When we visit a home, we talk about how the rooms connect, the condition, the setting and what you would want to change. I review the disclosures with you and help arrange the inspections and specialist answers you need.
For a condo, the questions also extend to the association and financing. My work at 3731 North Ridge Drive in Richmond continued from my clients’ purchase through their later sale, including the HOA and lender questions that came with it.
Make the offer make sense.
Understand the price
We look at comparable homes and the work this one needs. An asking price is a starting point for research.
Discuss the terms
I explain the contingencies, timing and requests, and coordinate with your lender. You should understand what you are agreeing to.
Stay with the details
Once your offer is accepted, I keep track of the questions, appointments and deadlines through closing.
A little research can make a practical difference.
When I represented the buyers of an REO home at 818 31st Street in Richmond, I researched a HomePath education course that helped them obtain a 3% closing-cost credit available for that purchase. It was one specific program at that time. The habit behind it stays the same: look for the options that fit the buyer and the property.
I work across Richmond, Pinole, El Cerrito, Albany, Berkeley and Kensington. Explore the six service areas, or tell me where you would like to begin.
What have you been hoping to find?
Send me the listing you keep returning to, or describe the home that has been hard to find. We can start there.
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