During the consultation, you’ll meet with your agent. Your broker will learn more about your timeline and goals, provide an overview of the buying process, and answer any questions that you have. Typically, this call will last 30-60 minutes.

Before looking at homes, you will want to get a pre-approval letter from a mortgage lender. The pre-approval letter is a commitment from a lender of how much money you can borrow. Your lender will look at your debt, income, assets, and credit to determine the amount.

Your pre-approval will last for 60-90 days. The expiration date varies by lender, so ask them about this! You can get another pre-approval letter, but your lender will run a credit check, so ideally, you will find a property within this window.

Your agent will invite you to Compass Collection, our collaborative home search tool. We strive to keep these searches extremely broad to ensure that we do not miss any matches. You may see some homes pop up that don't quite fit, only because we want to make sure no home falls through the cracks! This search will include both public and private listings. 

At The Everett Group, we like to schedule a Tour Day to get your feet wet with showings. The Tour Day is an excellent chance for you to understand the flow of a showing & start to understand what you do & don’t like. You’ll find 5-10 homes you are interested in seeing, and your agent will schedule as many as possible back-to-back.

The Tour Day is not your only chance to see inventory, so don’t sweat it if you don’t find The One on this day!

Next, you’ll wait for new inventory to hit the market. You’ll let your agent know when you see something you like, and they will set up a private showing for you. You can also visit open houses on the weekend. Just be sure to let your agent know if you are attending an open house so that they can be ready to write an offer if needed!

Eventually, you’ll find The One & draft your offer – more on that here.