Guide · First-Time Buyers
First-time home buyer guidefrom preapproval to keys
Buying your first Bay Area home is a big step. Here's the path, in ten clear stages — and Amar is with you through every one of them.
Schedule Home Buying Consultation
01
Prepare
Determine your comfortable monthly budget and organize your financial documentation.
02
Preapprove
Get fully preapproved and compare conventional, FHA and eligible first-time buyer programs.
03
Plan
Investigate CalHFA assistance, set your target purchase range and build your location strategy.
04
Search
Create your personalized Bay Area home search and tour suitable homes. Start your search.
05
Analyze
Review property disclosures, analyze comparable sales and value.
06
Offer
Develop a property-specific offer strategy and submit your offer.
07
Investigate
Complete inspections and due diligence.
08
Finance
Complete appraisal and underwriting, and obtain final loan approval.
09
Close
Conduct final verification and sign closing documents.
10
Keys
Complete funding and recording, then receive your keys.
“This was my first home buying experience and Amar and his team made it a pretty great one.”
Start with step one
A no-pressure buying consultation: financing, criteria and the process, explained.