Are you a gourmet cook who loves giving lots of parties? Do you want space to accommodate hobbies such as painting, photography, or woodworking? Will your decision be influenced by the accessibility of a community gym, a golf course or tennis courts? Does your son need space to rehearse with his rock band? Do you need a home office? Are you planning to enlarge your family? Is there someone in your household who cannot climb stairs?

Knowing the significant factors that will influence your housing decision helps us to narrow the selection of homes on the market.

When we help prospective buyers locate a new home we listen carefully to their goals. What are their criteria for selecting a neighborhood, what style of house do they prefer, what price range and floor plan meet their needs? Will any special considerations go into making the homebuying decision? When we have a good picture of what the buyer wants, we will go to work to find the best property on the market that will accommodate those needs.

I succeed when I can make the buyers’ goals mygoals. Finding the perfect home is a collaborative effort. The buyers communicate what they want, why they want it, and where compromise might be possible, and I listen carefully and selects the homes that come as close as possible to meeting the needs expressed. When there is trust and communication between the buyers and the real estate agent, miracles can happen! Creating these miracles for buyers and sellers is my number one priority.

If you need assistance when purchasing a Williamsburg home, please contact through my website www.williamsburghomefinder.com

Andrea Pokorny, Realtor
Liz Moore & Associates

The agent will ask a lot of questions, and many of them will seem very personal. What is your income and debt situation? Where do you work? Are schools an important factor? Do you have children or pets? Do you have hobbies that will create special needs?

The more information your real estate agent has, the easier it will be to eliminate the homes that will not work for you and show you the ones in your price range that should fit your needs. A good agent can be a tremendous resource in this process, providing you with information about the homes that are available, shopping facilities, community services, and public transportation. The best real estate agents are excellent listeners and counselors.

It is important for you as a prospective buyer to be as clear as possible about your needs. After we have talked and you have decided how much you can comfortably spend, we will know how to facilitate your home search. We won’t take you through a three-story colonial with a top floor master suite if you want to avoid climbing up and down stairs! Establishing clear communication with our clients helps us save you hours of unfocused house hunting.

Happy Hunting!
Andrea Pokorny,Realtor
Liz Moore & Associates
Williamsburg, VA 23188

Often the first offer to come in is the best one. When a house is fresh on the market, there is usually a flurry of activity and the buyers who see it during the first few days of the listing are likely to be very interested. If you are fortunate enough to get a solid offer right away, it will probably be to your advantage to accept it or try to work out a compromise.

1.  Upon entering a house for the first time, check all rooms and determine several “escape” routes.
2.  Make sure all deadbolt locks are unlocked to facilitate a faster escape route.
3.  Make sure if you were to escape by back door, that you could escape from the backyard.  Frequently, high fences surround yards that contain swimming pols or hot tubs.
4.  Place one of your business cards, wiht the date and time on the back, in a kitchen cupboard.  Note on it if you were the first to arrive or if clients were waiting.
5.  When prospects begin to arrive, jot down their car description, licese number and physical description.
6.  When showing the house, always walk behind the prospect.  Direct the, don’t lead them.  Say, for example, “the kitchen is on your left, ” and gesture for them to go ahead of you.
7.  Watch what the prospects are doing at all times.  Do not become preoccupied with viewing the home.
8.  Notify someone in your office, your answering service, a friend or a relative that you will be calling in every hour on the hour.  And if you don’t call, they are to notify the police immediately.
9.  Inform a neighbor that you will be showing the house and ask if he would keep an ear open for anything out of the ordinary.
10. Have someone from your office, a relative or friend stay with you.