Insider's Guide to Home Buying, San Francisco Edition
()
About this ebook
The Insider’s Guide to Home Buying, San Francisco Edition includes advanced home buying secrets for beginners that will open the door to becoming a prepared homeowner. Shawn Kunkler’s latest book demystifies the San Francisco home buying process with an easy to follow home buying blueprint. He efficiently guides you through the basics of how to begin, who to talk to and what documents are required to get started. This concentrated guide spotlights early warning signs and basic mistakes to avoid. Discover how to identify current market trends to find the best deals.
Including:
How to hire a buyer’s agent (at no cost to you)
Discover which property types often trade for 10%-20% less on the open market
Find out if your search criteria is sabotaging the best results
Learn what to include with your offer that sellers gush over
Tricks for spotting the properties that other buyers missed
Techniques for keeping a level head during a tricky negotiation
How to avoid the #1 mistake most buyers make (You will be amazed how many people DO this!)
Bonus material includes:
Home Buying Flowchart
Moving Checklist
Related to Insider's Guide to Home Buying, San Francisco Edition
Related ebooks
Millennials' Guide to Real Estate Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe E-Hero's Guide to Real Estate Investing Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings90 Days Of Failure And Some Success Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Funding Your Bigger Future Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Aspiring Leader's Guide to the Future: 9 Surprising Ways Leadership is Changing Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Making Agents Wealthy: The #1 Results Oriented System for Women in Real Estate Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Standout Agent: How to Stand Out from the Competition and Experience Higher Success in Your Real Estate Career Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDominating Your Market: Strategically Using Your Marketing Budget To Create A Powerful Attraction Tool Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSky Is the Limit: Skyrocket Your Sales & Set Yourself Apart from the Competition with the Influence of God's Creative Power. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSelling Real Estate without Selling Your Soul, Volume 1: The Soulful Collection 2006-2009 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDon’t Call Me a Guru: A Different Look At Real Estate Investing And The People Promoting It Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsReal Estate-What's Your Best Fit?: 5 Proven Careers To Create Massive Wealth and How You Can Achieve Your Financial Freedom Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSales Is Simple: From Luck to Leverage Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMyths Of The Real Estate Industry Exposed Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow to Pay Your Mortgage Off in 10 Years: (Even when interest rates are going up) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAustralia's Home Buying Guide: How to buy a property faster and for less Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLandlording: The Stepping Stone to Financial Freedom Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Agent's Edge: Secret Strategies to Win Listings and Make Your Fortune Selling Real Estate Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsActivate Your Passion, Create Your Career Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMind, Body, Sold! Your Holistic Guide to Buying Property Like a Pro Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSmash Your Alarm Clock!: Living the Dream Through Real Estate Investing Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFinding and Funding Great Deals: Revised Edition: The Hands-On Guide to Acquiring Real Estate in Any Market Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hot Button Motivation: Increase Sales, Improve Relationships, and Understand Why People Act and React! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsVacation Rental Confidential Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An Insider’s Guide On How to Sell Your Business: A Broker’s Perspective Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Lake of Two Rivers Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Teaching Methods & Materials For You
The Success Principles(TM) - 10th Anniversary Edition: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Becoming Cliterate: Why Orgasm Equality Matters--And How to Get It Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Speed Reading: Learn to Read a 200+ Page Book in 1 Hour: Mind Hack, #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Better Grammar in 30 Minutes a Day Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Jack Reacher Reading Order: The Complete Lee Child’s Reading List Of Jack Reacher Series Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Personal Finance for Beginners - A Simple Guide to Take Control of Your Financial Situation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Speed Reading: How to Read a Book a Day - Simple Tricks to Explode Your Reading Speed and Comprehension Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5LSAT For Dummies (with Free Online Practice Tests) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Take Smart Notes. One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Inside American Education Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How You Learn Is How You Live: Using Nine Ways of Learning to Transform Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Think Like a Lawyer--and Why: A Common-Sense Guide to Everyday Dilemmas Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5How To Do Motivational Interviewing: A guidebook for beginners Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers: The Secret to Loving Teens Effectively Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Principles: Life and Work Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Everything You Need to Know About Personal Finance in 1000 Words Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5From 150 to 179 on the LSAT Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 5 Love Languages of Children: The Secret to Loving Children Effectively Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Science of Making Friends: Helping Socially Challenged Teens and Young Adults Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Lost Tools of Learning Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for Insider's Guide to Home Buying, San Francisco Edition
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Insider's Guide to Home Buying, San Francisco Edition - Shawn Kunkler
Insider’s Guide to Home Buying
San Francisco Edition
Shawn Kunkler
Copyright © 2017 by Shawn Kunkler
All rights reserved.
This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher.
First ebook, 2017
ISBN: 978-0-9997829-1-0
Kunk & Kunk Publishing
www.shawnkunkler.com
Author photograph by Cielo de la Paz, www.cielod.com, the Storyographist
Cover design by Michael Manganaan of Paragon Real Estate Group
Formatting and layout by Sheenah Freitas of Tokki Book Designs
Disclaimer
Although the information in the Insiders Guide to Home Buying San Francisco edition is believed accurate at the time of publication, persons using the information should check for possible changes and other industry developments and trends of more recent date. The author and publisher have made every effort to ensure that the information in this book was correct at time of printing, the author and publisher do not assume and hereby disclaim any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by errors or omissions, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. This book is intended as a general guide and does not deliver accounting, legal or financial advice. This book is not intended as a substitute for professional advice.
Table of Contents
Introduction
What Inspires Me to Help
A Little Extra
More About This Book | One Size Does NOT Fit All
Congratulations—You’re Buying a Home
Understanding the Market
Market Trends
Sellers Market
Neutral Market
Buyer’s Market
Getting the Best Deal
What are Comps
Pricing Strategies Sellers Deploy
Too Many Days on the Market (DOM)
Building Your Team (Agent/Lender)
Don’t Go at it Alone
Who is on Your Team?
Qualities of Your Agent
Who Else is on Your Agent’s Speed Dial?
Do I Really Need a Buying Agent?
What Can I Expect From My Agent?
How Does The Buyer’s Agent Get Paid?
Financing
Choosing a Lender
Pre-Approved
What Can I Really Afford?
Common Closing Costs
Wire Fraud
Property Types
Single Family Home
Condominium
Tenancy in Common
Co-op
Know What You Want
What do You Want?
You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
For Now Home
vs. Forever Home
The 70% Rule
Putting it all Together
The Worksheet.
Must Haves
Same Page (2 or more people)
Why This List will Help Your Agent
Before You Jump Too Far Ahead
Would you Write an Offer Today?
The Hunt Is Afoot
Online Adventures
Google Maps
Open Houses
Post Open House Tours
San Francisco’s Broker Tour
Private Showings
Grab Statements and Take Notes to Remember
Compare and Contrast
Use Your Phone
Deeper Dive
Emotions
Meditation
Overthinking
Cold Feet
We Will Take It!
Disclosures
Learning about the HOA
Inspection Reports
Inspection Costs
Highest and Best
Sellers want three things:
The Love letter
Negotiate for a Win
Common Myths
Behind the Scenes
Final Thoughts
Closing
Yes, I Will Help
Nice Socks
Yes, I Will Help
The Home Buying