Ep. 25 Erica, A 1st Time Home Buyer

In this episode Adam interviews Erica, a St. Louis Realtor Podcast listener who used the Hermann London Real Estate Group to buy her first home! Adam asks Erica how she felt during each step of the process and finds out if there is anything he can do to be a better Realtor.   Email questions to [email protected] Host - Adam Kruse https://hermannlondon.com/realtor/adam-kruse/  Guest - Erica, a First Time Home Buyer ITUNES-http://goo.gl/rs1q9X Blog-https://hermannlondon.com/podcasts/ Website http://hermannlondon.com/ Producer - Joey Vosevich Theme Song by Trastornobeats 1:20 Coming soon listings are selling houses above asking before they are listed 2:10 Go to HaveUsOver.com to get your home prepared before you list it 2:36 Hermann London will be going to the Ronald McDonald House to cook for needy families 3:10 Adam introduces Erica, a listener of the podcast who just used Hermann London to buy her 1st home 4:26 Hermann London's goal is to make real estate experts out of their clients 4:55 The steps to buying a house 5:10 How did Erica find Adam and Hermann London Real Estate Group 6:00 What research did Erica do before contacting Adam 6:56 How did the 1st meeting between Erica and Adam go 7:55 How did Erica decide where to live and what kind of house she wanted 9:16 How did the pre-approval process go 11:19 Did Erica use any down payment assistance 12:58 How did the looking for homes process go 14:48 Who chose what houses Erica wanted to look at 17:08 How did Erica know when she found the right house 18:20 Did Erica bring a devil's advocate to look at the house 19:00 Erica would look up some of the sellers on social media 19:50 What was the most surprising thing about looking for house 21:29 Could the looking for houses process been better 22:05 What gave Erica the confidence to make an offer  25:55 What inspections did Erica get and why did she have to do them on 2 different houses 28:08 How did negotiating inspections go 30:22 How much money did Erica have to bring to closing 30:55 Why is Erica still looking at houses 31:32 Did Erica make her roommate sign a lease 31:55 Was all the closing paperwork overwhelming 32:18 How did cleaning the house go 34:08 Will Erica hire movers 34:50 Do neighbors bring pie 35:55 Adam quizzes Erica to see if she has in fact become a real estate expert 39:02 Who lives under Erica's roof 39:25 When is Erica at her best 40:38 What is Erica's favorite podcast 41:03 What is Erica's guilty pleasure 41:49 Who is Erica's mentor 42:20 Was Erica nervous to be on the podcast