By Marilyn Kennedy Melia Courtesy of Bankrate.com
Today’s buyer has a one-track mind when it comes to shopping for a home: price, but it might lead him in the wrong direction.
Home shoppers’ overriding goal, according to real estate agents, is to scoop up a bargain.
“There are certain expectations now,” says Raylene Lewis, an agent with Century 21 Beal in College Station, Texas. “People think, ‘In this economy, I should be able to get X home at Y price.’”
There’s nothing wrong with a bargain, except that experts agree that obsessively focusing on price can divert you from other key considerations, like whether a home suits your particular needs.
Here, advice on putting prices in perspective:
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