How Long Does It Really Take to Buy a Home?

If you plan on buying a home this year, it’s time to start planning out your timeline. A typical contract takes about 60 days to close, so you need to plan a few months in advance.

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With the weather warming up, a lot of you are probably thinking about making a real estate move. One of the first things we like to talk to our clients about when they decide to move is their timeline. Is there a specific timeline they need or want to be in their next home by? Once we have that information, we can work backward.

A standard contract takes about 60 days to close. If you come to us and tell us you want to be in your next home by the time school starts in mid-August, we need to make sure you are under contract by the middle of June. 

Let’s say you have a lease that ends on May 31st, but you want to have a few weeks to make some changes in your new home. We would work backward 60 days, bringing us to the middle of March. If you have this type of timeline to work with, you need to act soon. You’ve only got a couple weeks to find your new house at this point.

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One of our buyer specialists would love to sit down with you.

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We have great buyer specialists on our team that would love to sit down with you, talk about the process, and get you on the path to achieving your goals. If you have any questions for us in the meantime, give us a call or send us an email. We look forward to hearing from you.