Courtesy of Dennis Rawlings, Principal Broker, REALTOR®

Five Common First-Time Homebuyer Mistakes

They don’t ask enough questions of their lender and miss out on the best deal.

They don’t act quickly enough to make a decision and someone else buys the house.

They don’t find the right agent whose willing to help them through the homebuying process.

They don’t do enough to make their offer look good to a seller.

They don’t think about resale before they buy. The average first-time buyer only stays in a home for four years.

Reprinted with permission from Real Estate Checklists and Systems (www.realestatechecklists.com)

www.REALTOR.org/realtormag Reprinted from REALTOR® Magazine Online by permission of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® . Copyright 2003. All rights reserved.


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Dennis Rawlings, Principal Broker, Realtor® Rawlings Realty, Inc.
8595 College Parkway
Fort Myers, FL 33919

Toll free: 800-741-6789 / Phone: 239-482-7785
Fax: 239-437-1776
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