1. Rush to buy a home without researching the local home sale market.
2. Don't bother to get pre-approved for a mortgage.
3. Don't bother to check school quality and the crime rate to help
decide on location.
4. Don't look at your personal residence as also being your major
lifetime investment.
5. Don't bother hiring your own Buyer's agent.
6. Let the Listing agent and home seller know you have fallen in
love with a home and absolutely must buy it.
7. To avoid overpaying for a home, don't bother asking your buyer's
agent to prepare a written comparative purchase offer(i.e. a Comparative
Market Analysis for the Buyer)..
8. Neglect to include a mortgage finance contingency and professional
inspection contingency in your purchase offer.
9. Buy the best home in the neighborhood.
10. Invest as much cash into your home purchase, as possible.
