Of course one of the first steps in the buying process is the property tour. When buying Anchorage Alaska real estate, the tour of possible homes sometimes is not long enough to absorb everything about the property. If you have seen enough homes, when you do walk into the
"right one", it is usually pretty easy to tell. Prior to showing our Anchorage buyers homes they often ask, "how long will it take to find something?" That is the $64 million question and one that just can't be answered. Sometimes you find a home quickly and sometimes it take years, literally. If you do happen to run into
perfect Anchorage real estate on the first tour, whether it be a house, condominium or multi-family property, you often don't even know it is perfect. In a quick market that is sure death, because by the time you figure it out...it's too late. Slower markets are much easier in means of timing, you just have a lot more properties to compare. The old supply and demand theory.
After finding the Anchorage real estate, you write an offer, negotiate and then come to some agreement with the Seller as to the price, terms and conditions. One of those is the chance to inspect the Anchorage Alaska home, condominium or multi-family property. This is the most opportune time to absorb EVERYTHING about the home you need to know. The Seller's do no attend the inspection, well almost all Seller's do not attend the inspection...except there are some. For Sale By Owners are often the most likely to be involved in the inspection. It is a little odd to let someone in your home to look it over as meticulously as a buyer needs. I mean they really have a chance to see things our extended family does not. That's why it's a good idea for the buyers agent to stick around. The Anchorage home inspectors are very professional, stick to the task at hand and even have rules about being invasive. I did have a Seller that had moved everything out of the home and when I walked in the kitchen the Buyer was drinking a beer. When I asked him where it came from, he had found it in the refrigerator. That was probably the biggest Buyer grievance I experienced.
In closing always find out if the Seller will be present. The odds are so small but in the end can make for a much happier experience.
