Buying a home
How We Help You Buy
How Team Sarah helps you buy in Nevada County: educate first, find out what you want, real advice on fit, help at inspection, renegotiate on condition.
Educate
Before we look at a single house, you'll understand what you're about to do. Wells, septic, private roads and fire insurance are the four things that surprise buyers here and blow up deals, so we explain each one first. We go over what the numbers on a listing mean, too. The goal is for you to know enough to make your own decisions.
Discover What You Want
Most buyers arrive with a list they wrote in their heads months ago, and part of it changes once they walk through real houses. We won't tell you what you want. We ask questions until you find out, because anything you discover for yourself, you never second-guess.
How We Help You Buy
Real Advice on Fit
Once we know what you're after, you get our real opinion of every house: whether the quality holds up, and whether it matches what you said you needed or you're talking yourself into it. Nevada County is a small market, and Sarah knows the agents here, so we often hear about a home before it reaches the portals.
There for the Hard Parts
We're at the inspection with you. That's where deals go wrong. We help you read the report, focus on what matters most, and set aside the small stuff. When it's time to write an offer, Sarah, a Master Certified Negotiation Expert, builds it on terms as well as price, because sometimes that's how you win a house without paying the most.
Renegotiate on Condition
Sometimes the inspection shows the house isn't what everyone assumed when you went under contract. When that happens, we go back for a price that matches what's now known. It's a grounded request, based on what the inspection found, so you pay what the house is worth.
This page describes how Team Sarah generally works with buyers. It isn't legal, tax or lending advice.
Frequently Asked Questions
What surprises buyers most in Nevada County?
Wells, septic systems, private roads and fire insurance. We explain each one before you look at houses, so none of them catch you off guard.
Will you be at my home inspection?
Yes. We're at the inspection with you, and we help you read the report and decide what matters.
What if the inspection finds problems?
We go back to the seller for a price that matches what the inspection found, so you pay what the house is worth.
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