Your Way Home
When buying a home, you and your needs matter most. To get started, we’ll want to get to know you and hear about your priorities, your must-haves, and your hopes and dreams. We will put together a realistic plan for you, and utilize our extensive network to get early leads on homes coming on the market that may fit the bill.
During your home-buying journey, we’ll connect you with our network of trusted partners to help strengthen your buying position and stay ahead of the curve. We’re proud to be affiliated with the mortgage consultants of Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC, the risk protection experts at Long & Foster Insurance, our home warranty providers, as well as the settlement pros at Long & Foster Settlement Services. We’ll do all we can to get you ready for the big day.
The Buying Journey
Start Your Search Right
First, we'll sit down and listen. Tell us about your must-haves and nice-to-haves, and we will help you put together a realistic plan.
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With our knowledge of the local housing market, combined with the pre-approval process offered by our local lending partners at Prosperity, you'll learn just how much home you can buy.
Making an Offer
Once you have found a place to call home, we’ll use our knowledge of nearby homes that have sold and the market environment to guide you to make a competitive offer. Our goal is to help you get the best price for a house that truly feels like your next home.
Getting to Settlement
There is still a lot of work to complete after we have negotiated terms with the seller and have a fully signed ratified contract. You can rest easy knowing that we will walk you through the process all the way to settlement.
We’ll guide you each step of the way to complete home, termite, and radon inspections, coordinate necessary repairs, get appraisal, review documents like homeowners’ association by-laws, and make sure we are ready for settlement with a final mortgage commitment from your lender.
Stay in Touch!
We are proud that many of our clients say that we’ve become their friends by the end of the process. We look forward to being your real estate resource for years to come, even after you have purchased your home.
As the market changes, we’ll keep you updated on increases in your home's value or changes in interest rates. As your life changes, we can help you make smart investments, not only with strategic improvements to your current home, but also in a vacation home or rental property.
CONTACT US
Marnie Schaar & Associates
Cell: 703.509.3107
Long & Foster Real Estate
2100 Reston Parkway, Suite 102
Reston, VA 20191