2026 HOME BUYING GUIDE

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of the home buying process, focusing on three main goals: getting the best deal, buying in the desired time frame, and having a stress-free experience. It breaks down the process into key stages: Preparation (including getting prequalified and market statistics), Shopping (focusing on seeing the "right homes"), Offering and Contract Period, and Closing. The guide details the importance of a buyer consultation, preparing for showings, making a strategic offer, the inspection and due diligence phase, financing and underwriting, the appraisal process, and title and association work.