A real estate transaction can be an emotional roller coaster, especially for first-time buyers.
It’s part of our instinctive reaction to sensing a danger or threat in the wild - and the wild world of real estate is no exception.
Of course, buying a home doesn’t involve an actual, physical threat like the lions, tigers, or bears.
But during the home buying process, it’s not bizarre to feel like your dream home or your precious financial resources are being threatened.
As someone who has been involved in several real estate transactions, I understand that it can be stressful.
I'm here to reassure you that there are a few things you can do to feel more in control and less stressed.
House hunting is daunting: all the specs and characteristics of a home, all the decisions you have to make, all the documents you have to provide just to get pre-approved, all the homes on the market, and all the buyers you might have to bid against.
But here’s a soothing number you can focus on: one.
You only need to find ONE house that fits with your family, your future and your finances. And millions of homebuyers before you have been able to do just that. The challenge ahead of you is the highly do-able task of narrowing down all of those numbers to the 1, the just right fit.
If you find a home you love, but it turns out to have some fatal flaw, it’s not a panic-worthy disaster: it’s just not the one.
- Colene
