Your first place, first home, dream home. It’s the American Dream isn’t it? To own your own place; have your own
land; make your own home. But it’s
a scary process and sometimes bumpy road to get to the closing table. A process a lot of people do not understand or know what to
expect. So....
How about we go through it together?
Let me introduce myself. I am 27 year old and live right
outside of Cincinnati. I work in marketing for a local development company and
I am a newlywed. I married my best friend last October and it was honestly the
most PERFECT day!
Last summer I completed real estate courses and passed the
real estate sales agent exam (while planning the wedding!) – so now I am a
licensed Realtor in Ohio. This has
given me a little more insight into the business and the process of buying a
home.
We have been looking off and on at houses for 3 years!
Honestly we started looking when there was the tax incentive in 2009- and we were
not at all prepared or educated…so we didn’t find one we even wanted to make an
offer on (and probably could not have afforded it- so I think it worked out for
the best).
We now have some money saved up for a down payment and are a
little more realistic about what we want and need in a house. We are getting ready to start
seriously looking for our first home. I am so excited but I am also so nervous it is such a BIG
decision!
As a first time buyer and realtor- this should be an
interesting journey! But I am
ready to get started!
I hope this blog will be helpful to other first time buyers,
or really anyone who just wants to read about the journey to our first home.
JCS
