You wouldn’t buy a car without test driving it. It’s great to find a home you like online, but you’ll never truly know if it’s the right fit for you until viewing it in person. There are so many factors that go into making a home “the right fit” — light, acoustics, neighborhood, views, privacy, smell, size, and layout, to name a few– that it would be impossible to get a true sense of a house without visiting.
Viewing homes can be more than just seeing individual houses. It’s a great time to get to know neighborhoods. It’s a great time to gather information about homes that will either be comparables or still on the market when you are determining what to offer on the home you couldn’t eliminate. There is a smart way to view homes. Click here to learn the details.
Now, let’s look at some specific questions sent in by DearMonty readers from across the country. Read more Q&A articles about the “Viewing Homes” stage of the Home Buying process:
Reader Question: We need some tips to sell our home during COVID. We are planning to sell come spring. We have noticed surging home sales across the US, so we know home sellers are active in the market, even with COVID. We want to be prepared to show our home considering COVID. What should we […]
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Reader Question: I am a single young person who is going to buy a house. I liked the article on your website titled “ What should I look for when viewing a home,” but what, exactly, should I be looking at, or for, inside a house? Sarah Y. Monty’s Answer: Every homebuyer’s past home living […]
Reader Question: An agent told us at the time we looked at a house that another party was buying the house later that day, so we had to act quickly. We did not like the house that much at the time. That was over two months ago, and the house is still on the market. […]
Reader Question: We are young homebuyers torn between relatives with conflicting opinions about how quickly to act when new houses come on the market. The only suburb that will work for our circumstances is a very competitive market. Many homes sell after only 1-10 days on the market. Sometimes a house is listed on a […]
Reader Question: We are outgrowing our apartment and going to investigate buying a home. We want to do this without the help of our parents and friends, but we have no idea where to start. We want to do it right. How should we get started? Michael and Anna L. Monty’s Answer: Home seekers that […]
Reader Question: We looked at a home that we are considering making an offer for. When our friends at dinner asked us about the house, there were questions that came up we couldn’t answer. We then realized that we were focused on the floor plan and how our furniture and decorating accessories could fit, and […]
Reader Question: Hello Monty, 3 of us are looking to rent a place. We want the total rent to be as close to $1,350.00 per month as possible. We want to start a lease in August 2013. Can you find an agent for us? Kirsten D. – Tampa, FL Monty’s Answer: Hello Kirsten, Monty can only find […]
…Smartly Experience has proven that the more you know about viewing a home smartly, the better chance you have of making the right decisions when you are ready to make an offer on one. This prior knowledge can help save you time and result in a successful transaction for both you and the seller. Ready, […]