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**ochoblanco** · 07-31-2013, 04:16 PM

I am in process of buying a home...close date is Sept 6th...and its a massive headache with all the inspections, negotiating, closing costs, fixes, who pays what, etc, etc.

Celina Fuller in Waco is by far the best around here. Let me see if she suggests anyone up that direction and I will PM you.

**rriddle3** · 07-31-2013, 05:02 PM

Derek, I'm assuming you have gotten pre-qualified by your bank or credit union, so ask the loan officer there if he/she has any realtor suggestions.

**DirtyD** · 07-31-2013, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by rriddle3

Derek, I'm assuming you have gotten pre-qualified by your bank or credit union, so ask the loan officer there if he/she has any realtor suggestions.

Still have yet to do that. Josh (JDBishopArts) told me that is a good first step. However, I am in my current apt lease until 12/31, so I don't want to really get too far ahead of myself here. I guess I could go ahead and do one to get an idea as to what I might get, but IDK.

blownaltered · 07-31-2013, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by DirtyD

Still have yet to do that. Josh (JDBishopArts) told me that is a good first step. However, I am in my current apt lease until 12/31, so I don't want to really get too far ahead of myself here. I guess I could go ahead and do one to get an idea as to what I might get, but IDK.

Some realtors won't show you property till you have been pre-approved. If you find a house you like and try to make an offer they will accept anybody that is pre-approved before you. That is the first step in the process.

**2012mustang76123** · 08-01-2013, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by DirtyD

Still have yet to do that. Josh (JDBishopArts) told me that is a good first step. However, I am in my current apt lease until 12/31, so I don't want to really get too far ahead of myself here. I guess I could go ahead and do one to get an idea as to what I might get, but IDK.

worked with 2 realtors, they both wanted to see qualification letter before showing houses.

Its better to get qualified than not when shopping for a house, my bank took less than an hour for qualification letter but that's not normal from what I heard.