In this video, Avatar Bob discusses the exciting next step in your home-buying journey: Home Tours. I’ll cover when to start looking, why we should always tour together, and the essential do’s and don’ts of visiting properties in person.

  • Start Early: Begin your search now to enter “education mode,” helping you refine your must-haves and evaluate online listings with confidence.
  • Tour With Me: Always view homes, especially new construction, with me to ensure your representation and negotiation leverage are fully protected.
  • Compare Apples to Apples: Let’s group our tours by city or location to accurately compare property values and avoid geographic confusion.
  • Manage Our Tour Size: We’ll limit showings to six to eight homes in a couple of hours so the properties don’t start to blur together.
  • The Do’s and Don’ts of Touring: Follow best practices like wearing easy-to-remove shoes, keeping price discussions outside away from cameras, and looking past seller clutter.
  • Take Notes and Name Homes: Use fun code words for each house to keep them memorable and organized in your mind.
  • Ask for a Second Showing: Sleep on it and use the “10-second rule” upon re-entering to confirm if the magic is still there.
  • Communicate Your Interest Quickly: Tell me immediately if you find “the one” so I can start behind-the-scenes prep and check for other offers.

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A Quick Note from the Hive: The roadmap above is a general overview of our proven buying process. Because every home, timeline, and market situation is entirely unique, the information provided here is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal or financial advice, nor does reading it establish an official real estate agency relationship. Our signed clients receive fully customized timelines, proprietary staging advice, and detailed strategic guidance tailored to their exact property. (If you are currently working with another broker, this is not intended as a solicitation.)