WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Caton Properties: The Buying Process

Buying your home with Weichert, Realtors® step by step. 1 Start Here... With your Weichert Sales Associate at your local Weichert Office. 2 Buyer Consultation You and your Weichert Sales Associate meet to narrow your search by evaluating what you want and need in a home. 3 Mortgage Pre-Approval Your Weichert Sales Associate introduces you to the Weichert Gold Services Manager, who can give you a quick mortgage credit decision. (A pre-approval converts to a mortgage commitment once the home you contract for passes its appraisal.) 4 Introduction to Weichert Gold® Services The Weichert Gold Services manager also overview how we can facilitate your home purchase by streamlining the delivery of financing, homeowners insurance and title insurance and backing it up with a $5000* guarantee. 5 Viewing Homes With your Weichert Sales Associate, you view homes that meet your criteria. He or she keeps you informed about new listings coming on the market and may e-mail you new listings. 6 Make an Offer When you’re ready, your Weichert Sales Associate presents a written offer in person to the seller along with a small deposit to show your “earnest” intentions. Seller accepts or rejects your offer or enters into negotiations by making a counteroffer. 7 Reach Agreement Your Weichert Sales Associate acts as a go-between in negotiations. You and seller agree on price and terms, including closing/settlement date. 8 Contract of Sale Down payment placed in trust account as specified in contract. In come states, an attorney review of contract is customary. 9 Schedule Home Appraisal Your Weichert Sales Associate arranges for the home appraisal required whenever a home is financed. 10 Schedule Home Inspections Pest and other inspections are scheduled as required/desired. Should any concerns arise, your Weichert Sales Associate will help you and the seller resolve them. 11 Gold Services Manager Tracks Services for Closing Gold Services Manager confirms title ordered through Weichert Title Affiliate and Homeowners Insurance Policy placed with Weichert Insurance Agency. 12 Home Protection Plan Ask your Weichert Sales Associate for information on the Weichert Home Protection Plan with its full year of coverage on specified major systems and appliances. 13 Confirm Closing Confirm date and location of closing/settlement with your Weichert Sales Associate and/or attorney, if applicable. 14 Home Connections From moving services to utilities, Weichert Home Connections can take care of an array of services for your newly purchased home. 15 Get Closing Costs Get final closing/settlement costs from attorney or lender. 16 Bring to Closing/Settlement • Homeowners Insurance Policy • Certified Check for Closing/Settlement Costs • Your checkbook for any incidental costs 17 At the Closing/Settlement • Mortgage and other documents signed • Adjustments made for miscellaneous items (taxes, heating oil, etc.) • Seller paid and gives you title (or deed) and keys! To learn more about all the steps in the home buying process, simply fill out the information below and let our WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Caton Properties Sales Associate help guide you smoothly through the Home Buying Process!   NOTICE: By submitting this form, you authorize us to send you periodic emails about new listings that match your saved searches and/or related real estate information. If you provide your telephone number, you are giving us permission to call you in response to this request, even if this phone number is in the State and/or National Do Not Call Registry. Privacy Policy