Laura Thompson

• FIRST – DETERMINE HOW MUCH YOU CAN AFFORD…CALL A LENDER AND GET PRE-QUALIFIED. THIS WILL ENABLE YOU TO BE ABLE TO MAKE AN OFFER IMMEDIATELY ONCE YOU FIND A HOME. IT ALSO LETS THE SELLER KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT WASTING THEIR TIME AND YOU ARE A SERIOUS BUYER. • FIND THE RIGHT REAL ESTATE AGENT – YOU WILL BE COMMUNICATING A LOT WITH THE AGENT. PLUS, THEIR COMMISSION IS PAID BY THE SELLER THAT HAS THE HOUSE LISTED AND NOT YOU. • EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY BE QUALIFIED FOR A $200,000.00 HOME, YOU MAY ONLY WANT TO LOOK AT HOMES BETWEEN $120,000-$150,000, JUST LET YOUR AGENT KNOW WHAT PRICE RANGE YOU WANT TO STAY IN. ALSO, PROVIDE YOUR AGENT WITH A “WANTS/NEEDS” LIST THAT YOU WOULD LIKE IN A HOME. YOUR AGENT WILL PULL HOMES IN YOUR PRICE RANGE, AND WILL TRY AND FIND HOMES BASED ON YOUR “WANTS/NEEDS” LIST AND SEND THEM TO YOU FROM THE MLS “MULTIPLE LISTING SYSTEM”.

1. HELP YOU DETERMINE THE BEST POSSIBLE LIST PRICE 2. RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS THAT SHOULD BE DONE TO RECEIVE A GREATER ROI 3. PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL NEGOCIATIONS 4. PAY ALL ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL EXPENSES WITH TOP NOTCH MARKETING TECHNIQUES 5. YOUR PROPERTY RECEIVES MAXIMUM EXPOSURE WHICH MEANS IT WILL SELL AT A HIGHER PRICE

First-time home buyers; VA; conventional; FHA; Sellers.

Conventional financing clients; vacation homes; second homes; luxury homes.

My mother has been in real estate for 28 yrs. My sister has been in real estate for 10 yrs. It runs in the family!!!

Extensive experience with working on properties on the gulf coast, but now I am back in East Texas, where I grew up.