At REThink Real Estate, we believe that buying a home is not just a business transaction, it’s also the purest opportunity at designing your whole life that you might ever have!

So often, though, the lifestyle design opportunity gets lost in the drama and stress that seems to go hand-in-hand with homebuying.

It’s time to REThink Real Estate, ladies – it doesn’t have to be stressful. In fact, buying a home can be chock full of yummy, juicy opportunities to evolve as a person and obliterate things that have been getting in your way.

Smart real estate decisions are those that:

(a) enhance and protect the people and experiences you care about, while

(b) being sustainable and non-damaging to your lifestyle and finances over the long haul.

Confusion, fear and mystery about the homebuying process get in the way of smart real estate decision-making by causing panic and impulsivity or paralysis and procrastination. So let’s get rid of the mystery – here are our

Simple Steps to Smart Homebuying

STEP 1:  Cultivate a clear ‘Estate of Mind’.

The Mindset Matrix
Fear:  How to Overcome This Homewrecker
The Power of Alignment

STEP 2:  Handle your homebuyer money matters.

Know Your Numbers
Lifestyle Inputs to Your Mortgage Equation
Risky Business:  What Lenders Want to Know About You
Surprise Prevention:  Owner-Only Utilities and Costs

STEP 3:  Master the art of the house hunt.

Anatomy of a Listing
House Hunting: A Three-Hour Tour – What to Expect and What to Demand

STEP 4:  Cover yourself with your contract and negotiations.

Always Have a Backup Plan
Contingencies You Must Have

STEP 5:  Experience the escrow process.

What is Escrow?

Disclosures, Inspections and Reports: Your Paper Safety Net

STEP 6:  Close the deal and collect your keys!

Closing Without a Bang