How to Buy Smart in Methow Valley Real Estate

Now is still a great time to buy a home or property in the Methow Valley real estate area. Inventory is up and prices keep dropping. The amount of bank owned homes is still on the rise meaning you can get a killer deal for a great house.

But now is also not the time to jump into a project or real estate transaction you may not be ready for. There are some tell tale signs that prove you are ready to buy and how to buy smart in this market.

 HAVE YOUR FINANCES IN ORDER

Before you even start your search for all Winthrop WA real estate you will need to make sure you have all your finances including debt to income and bills in order. Keep and track a budget on all expenses and talk with a lender about writing up a pre-approval letter for you to submit to sellers with an offer. Not knowing how much  you can afford  or even where your finances lie can cause many headaches in the future.

 ONLY DEAL WITH SERIOUS SELLERS

This is not the time for fake sellers or sellers that are really not serious about selling. More than likely if a home is up for sale in this market, it needs to sell but you still might find that over zealous seller just wanting to see if they can get what they want for the house. This is not the type of seller you want to deal with. This seller will usually be hard to deal with and not very flexible when it comes to negotiating. A serious seller will be willing to work with buyers on inspections, price and contingencies. Of course sellers have to look out for themselves but its pretty easy to spot sellers that just are not serious about selling.

 ALWAYS HAVE AN INSPECTION DONE

I can't stress this enough how important having an inspection is. Most inspectors have a broad knowledge of everything about a house but not in depth about specific things. If you have a professinal inspection and they recommend an additional inspection, it can be well worth your time and money to have that done. For example: A buyer purchased a home with a septic system and the inspector couldn't examine all the componants and recommended a septic inspection. The buyer declined and bought the home anyway. Three months later the entire septic flooded and ruined more than 50% of the home. This poor judgement on the buyers end cost them over $14,000 in repairs. This could have been avoided with an extra $500 inspection.

 With these simple tips you can go into the Methow Valley real estate marketplace ready and well equipped for buying. For more tips on how to buy smart and for a current list of homes in the area please contact me directly!

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