This is not an easy market for those of you who want to buy… or need to buy… or just want to snoop around!

IF YOU DARE
Needing to buy for tax reasons or moving up or having kids or just got freed from a bad marriage… or you have too many cats & dogs… or, whatever… please have a concerned realtor with good experience help you in the process.

DON’T JUST KICK TIRES
Snooping around is not very productive. Realtors sense that and will forget your phone numbers and… the big danger: you may fall in love and not be prepared properly to buy. The property will sell quickly and you are out in the cold and… forever… you will compare every other property you see to the one you lost. Pain and anguish!

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!
Well-located and well-priced properties may have multiple offers. The likelihood is that the buyers making offers have already lost a house and have approved loan COMMITMENTS ranging to their top qualifying mortgage amounts. If you get in a multiple situation without cash or committed financing, you lose automatically. Don’t even bother to do an offer. Also, let Mario tell you about the evil “escalator clause”. This must be done in a talk, so please call for the free skinny: 202.234.2402