When Buying a Salt Lake City home many home buyers make common mistakes. If you simply paid too much, choosing the wrong type of mortgage or forgot to budget for home improvements and repairs. Working with a trusted lender with experience can help prevent such errors, but ultimately you the home buyer will have to make these budget decisions. As a Salt Lake City realtor, I have seen many people make the right and wrong decisions when purchasing a new home. Below are the most common mistakes made by consumers when purchasing Salt Lake City real estate.

• Too many first-time buyers choose the first real estate agent they find or do not use an agent at all. This puts you at risk! Not all agents are created equal. Make sure you interview multiple agents and look for an agent that will be attentive to your questions. Chances are if they do not have time to answer your questions, no matter how common, they probably do not have time to address your needs in negotiations. As a buyer the services of a Salt Lake City realtor like myself is free and it will make your home buying process a lot less stressful!
• Many home buyers will take the maximum amount of money they get approved for and will again choose the first lender they find. Always talk to multiple lenders and find the best fit for you. Do not get pressured into a bad loan simply because you did not get a second opinion. I have many mortgage lenders that I have worked with and can recommend.
• Do not get discouraged if your dream house does not exist. Most buyers have a house that has everything you could ever want and our job is to find it. While looking for a home you will find that your dream home is usually something you have never seen. What I mean by that is that when looking for a home if you go into it with no expectation other then a few requirements you will be surprised that you will find the house you never knew you always wanted. Some home buyers will get burnt out trying to fulfill a picture they have in there head of the perfect house. Many times this will result in the buyer settling for a house they really do not like. This is a tiring but exciting time! the key is to have as much fun as possible while searching for your Salt Lake City home.

As a Salt Lake City realtor I can help you navigate this process. It will be one of the largest purchases you make in your life and if done right, it will also be the most cherished.