Prior to any searching you need to understand the need to engage an experienced buyer’s agent, the market is competitive and it's important to find an agent who has dealt with many different situations and can help you navigate this stressful process.

Equally important is rapport, you're going to be spending a lot of time with this agent so its also important that you connect with them on a personal level and can enjoy the home search process with them.

Discuss your minimum needs, ‘would likes’ and price point, provide them with as much information as possible to help them narrow down your search.

Get pre-approval from lender – know your budget

Search Strategy

• Narrow down to towns you would like to check out, try to choose 1-3 towns to narrow that search
• Agent sets up MLS search with those towns – check email daily
• Research those towns and neighborhoods – attend Open Houses