Don't be Tempted to do this...IT COSTS YOU MONEY!

Posted by Help Now on Saturday, April 12th, 2008 at 1:38am.

Don't be tempted to do it! It will cost you money!

How fun it is to go shopping for a home. You drive around, you look online, and you even go to open houses. Well, you finally see a few homes and you think you have your favorite picked out. Should I write an offer? Is it the right one? Maybe I should bring by my family or friends to take a look at it. Maybe I should see if my furniture fits in the house. I cant really remember how the kitchen looks, lets go back and see if everything looks right. OR Its so exciting I just want to drive by it. Honey, lets go drive by the house and take a look at the neigbhorhood and the home.

What actually happens when you do those things? Heres the Truth..and a true story.

One of my sellers had a potential buyer look at their home, about 3 times. Yes, the buyer had to come back and show the husband. Okay thats a good excuse. But than they had to bring the whole family. While they are there, they tell my seller how they love the house and that they have been looking for 6 months and just cant find anything they like. "We love your house," they exclaim. So they put in an offer. Then my client sees them driving by the house.....they drive by once....ohhh wait, there they go again. So what do you think my seller thinks so far about their offer? Its too low. We need full price. Look how excited they are...they will pay anything for the house right now. So, we end up selling the home for more money than the seller actually would have taken.

The moral of the story.

You want to save money when buying a home? First, dont lay your cards on the table to the seller. Second, Only look at the home once before you do an offer. Never show it to family...you can show them after. Third, dont do drive bys. Every time you drive by it could be a $1,000 toll road for you. Price on the home goes up that much every time you drive by. Yes, its a temptation to break the rules. Save yourself the money!

About the Author:

Utah Dave - Neighborhood ExpertUtah Dave - Daybreak Neighboorhood Expert and Local Resident

My friends nicknamed me Utah Dave in high school because they said it didn't matter where we went in Utah, I would know how to get there and who we needed to talk to. The name sticks today as UtahDave has formed into a professional real estate network of Neighborhood Experts all across the state. I live in Daybreak with my wife and 4 amazing children. I enjoy dancing (which is how I met my wife Dawn) as well as traveling, coaching, and learning.

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