Steps to Buying Property in Chicago
Purchasing a property Chicago isn't difficult, but it is time-consuming and tedious. That's why you hire a professional to help you through the process. Many buyers think finding a house is all you need to do. But in fact, there's so much more! After you find the home you want to buy and get the best price on it, there are multiple processes going on that all have to come together in order for you to avoid headaches and more importantly - avoid losing money!
Our team specializes in having superior market knowledge and negotiating skills. But after that, where we really set ourselves apart is managing your purchase from the contract through the closing and beyond. We do this by employing a streamlined set of processes that ensures your purchase is smooth, headache-free and safe to your pocketbook.
To give you an idea of what we're talking about, here are just some of the things we do during home-buying process to serve you. We challenge you to find an agent that has better customer service for their buyers or a better system for making sure your closing goes smoothly!
How we help getting started...
- Have a face-to-face meeting to discuss the home-buying process top to bottom including the aspects that are specific to Chicago and the Chicago area
- Assist you in getting pre-approved by our mortgage partners so you get the best interest rates in the marketplace
How we help you find a home...
- Connect you to the real-time Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in Chicago so you can see properties that meet your criteria
- Schedule all property showings with listing agents and ensure you're seeing only the best properties that meet your criteria so you don't waste time seeing properties that "sound better than they really are"
- Provide advice and guidance on all of Chicago's neighborhoods, schools, areas, businesses and other things that could affect the future value of your purchase so you can be confident you've made a wise investment
- Prepare a purchase contract on the property you choose making sure to provide guidance on mortgage contingencies, inspection contingencies, attorney contingencies, sales price, closing timeframes, earnest money, personal property, exclusions and inclusions and more! In short - we make your offer one that the seller can't turn down!
- Negotiate all terms of the contract so you get more home for less money. Having negotiated dozens of recently sold properties, we're experts in negotiating!
How we help you close your home...
- Connect you to our network of service providers like attorneys, lenders, inspectors and home-improvement specialists
- Manage your mortgagee to ensure your mortgage commitment is completed before your mortgage contingency date
- Work with your attorney to ensure all documents are prepared correctly and with your protection in mind
- Ensure your closing is scheduled at a time that works within your schedule
- Ensure all documents are prepared in time for your closing
- Assist you by providing "final numbers" for your closing so you know what to bring, when to bring it and who to make the check out to
How we help after your sale...
- We'll call you within 30 days of your sale to ensure you're getting your mortgage bills on time. If you're not, we assist you in working with your lender to ensure any paperwork problems are cleared up
- Assist you at tax time so you understand your tax bill, the period it covers and what to do if there's a problem or mistake with your bill
- Assist with recommendations for home-improvement specialists like painters, contractors, kitchen and bath specialists, plumbers, electricians, interior and exterior decorators and much, much more! We don't just find you a home, we help you keep it the way you want it!
- Keep in touch with you about Chicago investment opportunities, seminars, special social events and contests
- We stay in touch! This way you know we're always here to help with anything you might need!