New home owners

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Our last house we must’ve looked at about 50 of them before deciding.

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My goodness

I was thinking my realtor might get aggravated (get pushy to buy) if i looked at more than 5-6 houses

Not if they want to get paid.

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Have realistic expectations and know what neighborhoods you can afford. Then pick 3-5 houses to look at online, let your realtor know, and go check them out...narrow the list from there.

I looked at 3 houses when buying my current house. However I knew the area and did a bunch of online research beforehand. Looked at the house I bought 3 times before making the offer. The whole process took 2 weeks.

If your market is like mine (Nashville) houses sell in a week or less, so you can’t drag your feet.

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I was thinking my realtor might get aggravated (get pushy to buy) if i looked at more than 5-6 houses

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Yo're making a major investment. Look ALL YOU WANT.

The more specific you can be the less time you have to waste looking. It isn't just their time it is yours also. Thinking back I have looked at about 4-5 each time but we knew exactly what we were looking for. Today you can cut out a lot of car/foot time by using the internet to view the houses.

I went to a development and picked out a plan.

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Told them I wouldn’t bring a realtor if they give me 5 G’s in upgrades. They did

Dude - know what you want, your budget and the area. You DO NOT need to look at 50 houses unless you don’t have a clue as to what you want or can afford. Online, look at how ever many as you want. When you go physically and look, tht means your ready to buy it because it should meet all your needs - otherwise, why would you be looking at it. If you have a good realtor, you should not be walking through more than 3 houses.

Realtors are leeches. U don’t need them.