San Diego realtor Matt Huneycutt talks about why is it is important to have a plan in place when looking to buy a home. He shares his top three key factors that he shares with his clients to help them build their home buying plan.

It’s Time to Make a Plan

Let's bring it into focus. If you've ever felt stuck on a decision, especially a big one like home-buying, it's probably because the picture is fuzzy. In order to make a really great plan, you need to be crystal-clear on the details. Here are the top three things that I talk about with my home-buyers to bring clarity to that picture.

Money

Number one, money. How much will it cost to buy the house, typically on a monthly basis? How much money will you need to earn? How much money will you need to save for down payments, deposits, things like that? How much money will you need to have left over every month to still enjoy your lifestyle while having your home? Once we clarify those things, that's a huge leap forward.

3-5 Year Plan

Number two, what's our three to five-year plan? A good three to five-year plan will include where we work, where we frequent in town, and where we're hoping to go to at the next leg of our journey in life. And we want to make sure that we set things up so that we can map to where we want to be.

Who is Going to Live in the Home?

Third, who's going to be in the house with us, kids, spouse, extended family, roommates, or will we just be buying the home for ourselves while we get it all figured out? Once we have these three things put together, the picture starts to get really clear and the right home begins to emerge right before our eyes. We've done this with all our clients and we've had really great success.

In fact, we put together a dream sheet to help make this even easier for our clients. To get your own copy of that dream sheet, reach out to us today. I'm Matt Huneycutt with the Whissel Realty Group. Thanks for watching.