Finding Your New Orleans Home is the Easy Part

by Crescent City Living

Finding your New Orleans home is the easy part

When you start your next home search, you’ll probably be all over the place. Realtor.com. Zillow. Various national brokerage websites. Some local real estate sites. Your hunt is on, and you're in the zone as you explore new listings, price reductions, open houses, and spread the word that you're eager to find your next place.

With so many options to consider, you might find yourself spending hours, days, and even weeks exploring different types of homes and neighborhoods. Perhaps you're lucky to have a fantastic REALTOR showing you around, and your lunch breaks are now spent touring potential homes. But here's the thing – the real work starts once you find the right house.

What happens after you find the right house is when the hard work begins

Just getting your offer written and accepted could be a post of it’s own, but there are so many moving parts to a real estate transaction. Several people have to do their job correctly, because even one of them dropping the ball can delay everyone else – and your closing.

Once you've found that perfect place, the journey continues with a checklist of tasks:

- Negotiating offer price, terms, and closing date
- Submitting your deposit
- Scheduling and attending home inspections
- Negotiating any necessary repairs
- Choosing a title company and opening your file
- Providing contract terms and deadlines to your mortgage lender
- Battling a hint of buyer's remorse and getting reassured (it happens!)
- Scheduling and attending the appraisal
- Impatiently waiting for final loan approval
- Coordinating the act of sale with the lender, title company, agents, and sellers
- Scheduling packing and movers
- Transferring utilities

As you can see, there's a lot to handle. If the hard work is neglected, you might find yourself back online, browsing through listings for the *next* house. But here's the good news: we have a plan to guide you through this challenging part with absolute ease. Don't hesitate to call us today!