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Lasik and First Time Buyers

May 1, 2008 | By Kelley Koehler | Filed Under First Time Buyer 

If you read here regularly, you’ll remember I had Lasik done last week.  Given the process involves lasers and my eyeballs, I was more than a little nervous about the whole deal.  I knew I didn’t want to go to one of those huge cattle-call laser eye surgery places, I knew I wanted some personal attention, and I wanted a whole lot of warm-fuzzies from the doctor and the staff before I selected who I would go with.

Just because I was scared of the procedure didn’t mean I wasn’t committed to it.  I just wanted the right person to help me through it all.

Skip to a few days ago when an email arrived in my inbox from a woman looking to buy her first home.  She had a whole list of questions for me, and after a couple of exchanges, she let me know that she firmly believes that buying a home is absolutely the scariest thing she’s ever done.

And when I read that, it made me pause for a bit.  Man, I remember being a first-timer.  I hadn’t a clue what was going on half the time, I didn’t understand the loan stuff, overall, it wasn’t a fabulous experience.

But how awesome is it that this person is taking the time to find an agent that will work in her style, and give her the confidence and knowledge she needs to make good decisions?

So many buyers just end up with some random agent from an open house, or by calling a number on a for sale sign.  I know I did.  More than once.  I wish I had put the same kind of effort into picking my real estate agent that I did picking my Lasik surgeon.

And that first time buyer?  We’re meeting this weekend.  I’ve got a whole bag of warm-fuzzies and lots of questions and answers.  We’re gonna get her through this, making confident, well-informed decisions, with a smile on her face when it comes time to pick up the keys to her new home.

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