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Buy The Right Home
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Our 8 Step Buying Process:
Beginning your home search can be an overwhelming and daunting task. Because of that, our team makes sure that you, and all other potential buyers, understand each of the 8 steps that we take to make the process as easy and painless as possible. By the end of your search, with our support and guidance, you will live happily ever after in your new, dream home.
Meet virtually and create a wishlist
Let’s get to know each other! Once you’re ready to work with our team, we’ll meet together for a Buyer Consultation to focus your search and determine what you want and need in a home.
Pre-qualification
We’ll introduce you to our mortgage partner, who can help you determine your buying price range with confidence. Be prepared to dig into paperwork during this part of the process such as pay stubs, W2’s, and tax returns. The lender will do a full review and then tell you what you will be able to borrow in order to purchase a home. This is a vital step in the home buying process!
Listing alerts sent to you based on your criteria
Our agents get to know you — Need to move for a job? Want a shorter commute? Getting married? Having a baby? Need to upgrade or downsize? At this stage in the process, we’ll send you notifications about the listings that you’re most likely to be excited about. Be sure to let us know if one (or more) jumps out at you so that we can skip to the next step and schedule a viewing. be there for you every step of the way.
Schedule viewings and attend open houses
Here’s where the buying process gets really fun! We’ll attend virtual open houses together and schedule viewings of the homes that you’ve loved from our listing alerts. We’ll talk about how the budget will work and make sure that we find you the perfect home.
Find the perfect home and write an offer
When you’re ready to make an offer, your agent will present a written offer to the seller. We also present your offer using video to help make a bigger impact and showcase our commitment to the sale of the home. And while everyone loves getting their offer accepted right away, the seller could come back to us with a counteroffer, or reject your initial offer all together. We’re happy to walk you through each of these possibilities and exactly how to handle them. Once the offer is accepted, it’s time to get your financing in order and move forward to the next step!
Acceptance, appraisal and inspection
The sellers accepted your offer, and the home is going through appraisal and inspection. The appraisal guarantees that the price of the property matches the condition of the property while the inspection makes sure that everything in the home is functioning properly and there are no major issues inside. These are the last steps before the shiny keys to your home are placed in your hand... for good!
Time to close and get the keys
Get excited because it’s time to close on your home! This process includes going through all of the final paperwork and signing your name (a lot!). Don't forget to bring all of the paperwork you’ve collected along the way and your down payment.
Celebrate! 🥂
Let us congratulate you on this milestone with a celebration toast, a keepsake photo of you with your new set of keys, or even a housewarming party! Seriously, we are excited for you and so grateful to be a part of this journey.
Ready to find your dream home?
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Client Testimonials
Hands down to The Goolsby Group
My husband Jeff and I are local mortgage brokers. We recently closed a deal representing the buyer on one of Geoff's listings. Geoff and his team were fantastic to work with! The communication and attention to... Read full review
Overall, the process was incredibly smooth
We absolutely loved working with Geoff Goolsby and the whole Goolsby Group throughout the entire process of selling and buying our new home! The Goolsby Group marketing campaign included a video, 3D mapping and... Read full review
Excited to settle into my new home!
I cant speak more highly about my experience working with Geoff and Laura from the Goolsby Group. Their expert knowledge and advice was pivotal in successfully landing the purchase of my first home. I am so... Read full review
They are the best realtors!
We hired Geoff and the Goolsby Group to sell our home. They are the best realtors! They are very communicative and went above and beyond to help us. We are selling the home due to our divorce. Working with them... Read full review
We can't thank him enough!
As first time homebuyers, we couldn't have asked for a better experience. We were new to the entire process of purchasing a home and didn't really know where to start. Geoff met with us and made everything so... Read full review
We never felt burdened.
Selling our home and relocating to another state was one of the biggest decisions we have ever made. Geoff Goolsby and his team couldn't have made the process go any smoother. Their professionalism was... Read full review
Hands down to The Goolsby Group
My husband Jeff and I are local mortgage brokers. We recently closed a deal representing the buyer on one of Geoff's listings. Geoff and his team were fantastic to work with! The communication and attention to terms and details were spot on. We appreciated Geoff and his team for the professionalism throughout the transaction. We would hands down love to work with the Goolsby Group again in the future!
-Tina Eberhart
Overall, the process was incredibly smooth
We absolutely loved working with Geoff Goolsby and the whole Goolsby Group throughout the entire process of selling and buying our new home! The Goolsby Group marketing campaign included a video, 3D mapping and photos that went above and beyond and showcased our home in the most beautiful way. Laura's friendly demeanor was always appreciated and she ran a stellar open house for us. Geoff Goolsby was great from start to finish! He originally met us at our house to discuss the process and to find out what our short and long term goals were. He offered lots of feedback and really walked us through our options. We could tell by that first conversation that he was genuinely interested in helping us make a good decision for our family. Geoff was always easy to get a hold of, and was quick to respond no matter what day or time we had a question. We also appreciated Geoff’s honest and straightforward approach. Overall, the process was incredibly smooth and Geoff was the best realtor we could have asked for.
-Elizabeth Lloyd
Excited to settle into my new home!
I cant speak more highly about my experience working with Geoff and Laura from the Goolsby Group. Their expert knowledge and advice was pivotal in successfully landing the purchase of my first home. I am so grateful to have chosen The Goolsby Group as my realtor since my purchasing process was a bit out of the ordinary. There were lots of twists and turns along the way, which I’m sure a less experienced realtor than Geoff would have struggled to maneuver. They helped me navigate the whole thing and in the end, I was able to walk away with a dream home! Additionally, since this was my first time purchasing a property, Laura made sure to clearly map out what the next steps in the process were, what to expect moving forward, and who I needed to contact for a given aspect. As a Project Manager by trade, this put me at ease and helped me to make the most logical decisions throughout the whole experience. I hope to work with Geoff and Laura again in the future (and highly recommend others do as well) but for now, I’m excited to settle into my new home!
-Michelle Thompson
They are the best realtors!
We hired Geoff and the Goolsby Group to sell our home. They are the best realtors! They are very communicative and went above and beyond to help us. We are selling the home due to our divorce. Working with them made this difficult life experience much easier because they are very professional and treated us as individuals. They worked and communicated with both of us and we felt in control of the process the whole time. I would highly recommend them to anyone and especially anyone buying or selling in Roseville. They are very knowledgeable as well. They are honest and follow through with their commitments. The Goolsby Group are the best realtors I have ever worked with! When I’m ready to buy another home, I will be calling them. Thank you Geoff and team!
-Purple Flower
We can't thank him enough!
As first time homebuyers, we couldn't have asked for a better experience. We were new to the entire process of purchasing a home and didn't really know where to start. Geoff met with us and made everything so much easier to understand. Throughout the process, he was available to answer any questions and was just as excited as we were, which was awesome. We ended up buying a home that is absolutely perfect for us, and we can't thank him enough!
We never felt burdened.
Selling our home and relocating to another state was one of the biggest decisions we have ever made. Geoff Goolsby and his team couldn't have made the process go any smoother. Their professionalism was appreciated but their kind hearted demeanor and friendly staff was what won us over. Geoff and his team had professional pictures and video taken, flyers were always stocked in front of our house, and the time spent on open houses is what ultimately sold the house. They always were prompt in answering our questions and took care of all the small details so we never felt burdened. Without a doubt I am 100% confident there is no better team to help sell a house in Placer County. Thank you so much to The Jeff and Geoff Team for your time, effort, and expertise in selling our home.
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