Home buyer tips that may save you $14,000.

<<>> The best home buyer tips are often overlooked and placed into the hands of a professional. This is a mistake. Read these home buyer tips so you are not the next person to call me and ask why the value of your home went down. Most likely, it’s how you've bought.

Once your realtor has shown you all of the homes in your area and you’re about to select the one that is the best that he/she has shown you, wait. Step back and ask yourself if your realtor has shown you all of the homes in the area?

Drive around the area that you like and collect MLS pages. This will allow you to review other homes that your realtor did not show you. Do you know why this is important? Realtors get paid a commission for selling you a home. The commission is usually around 3.5% for each realtor, but the commission could be less or more. Some realtors will not show you a home if the commission is too low. Yes, I know, even if the home is a perfect match for you.

This is why once you get an idea of the area you would like to live in or the style of home that you would like, make sure you look around. Never buy a home the same day you find the home of your dreams. This is when the realtor will usually pressure you into buying a home, but relax, take a deep breath. This is a big decision. If you lose the home, oh well, there will be other homes out there.

Now this may be one of the most important decisions that you’ve ever made. Go to the yellow pages or the internet and find a real estate appraiser. Tell them that you will be buying a home, but before your buy, you’d like to order a desktop appraisal and that you need this within 24 hours. A desktop appraisal is an appraisal that is completed from the desk of the appraiser. This type of appraiser will allow you to be sure that you are not paying too much for your home. Do not disclose the price you’ve agreed to pay or what you are willing to pay for the home. Let the appraiser give you an opinion. Let me repeat this for emphases.

One of the most important things that you can do is to make sure you tell the appraiser to be fully honest and objective in determining the value.

The best way to buy a home is to complete your own research. Collect listings in your area. Never make an offer on a home the same day and make sure you hire an appraiser to give you a desktop appraisal. These are usually much cheaper than a full lender appraisal, but they will give you a good idea of recent, relevant sales in your area.