About Buying a House
Folks come to us either wanting to buy a house, sell a house or both. Since these are among the largest transactions you will do in your life, it's understandable that they would be stressful and sometimes overwhelming. But it does't have to be that way.
We know what we're doing and we will work closely with you through the entire process. You never have to worry about knowing or not knowing what to do next.
Getting Started
When you're buying a house, you obviously have to find the house you like and is within your price range.
Step 1: Get pre-approved.
Pre-approval is easy. Just call or email my friend John Charlton over at CNB Bank in Maplewood. The first thing he will ask you to do is to fill out this form, so you might just start there. CNB is a local bank, they have great rates, and most importantly, they take great care of our clients. Pre-approval is easy. Only takes a few minutes and they only need basic information.
Step 2: Find a House.
Easy right? Well, it depends. Houses are so different and have so many different things. Some have yards, some have driveways, some have garages, some have 5 bedrooms, some have 1 bedroom, some are brick, some are vinyl siding, some have big kitchens, some have little kitchens. Some are in great shape, some are in terrible shape, some are close to your job, some are far from your job....
They're all different.
The only way you'll really nail down exactly what you want is to walk through houses. Go to open houses, get on Zillow, Realtor.com, or whatever website you like to look at houses on and shop. I don't have to tell you that, you're probably already doing it! Just know that it's an important part of the process. It's how you figure out what you like and what you don't.
Then, when you want to see a house, let us know! Just call or text us at 314.451.2440 or email contact@essentialstl.com and we'll schedule a time to get you in. It's that simple. And most importantly, don't worry about wasting our time or bothering us -- it's what we do! We love doing it.
Obviously, there's a bunch more to it, but that's the starting place for buying a house. What questions do you have?
