A few things to get us started. You will want to schedule your inspections. Below are a few inspectors to consider contacting about scheduling your home inspections (or feel free to use others you may know) - they will offer you different services including full home, termite, wind mitigation, and 4 Point (these are for your insurance) among other options. Please keep me posted on your progress or let me know if you would like my assistance in setting this up. We will need to clear the final day/time with the listing agent/owners: Luke and Barry Gibson American Global Property Inspections 352-816-1202 luke@agppinspections.com Cory Pool Cornerstone Inspections 352-895-9905 and the office number is 237-1819 Cory@trustcornerstone.com Certified Home Inspectors of Florida Jason Wigginton 352-390-6220 jasonwigginton@chiofl.com

We need to get your escrow turned in. Escrow can be a personal check because it has plenty of time to clear -- or you may wire, which is the only option for funds needed at closing, by the way -- please remember in regards to wiring money that neither the broker(s) nor agent(s) involved in the transaction will relay any wire information. Prior to executing any wire transfer please contact the closing agent personally to verify wiring instructions.

I will get you insurance quotes in the next several days -- you can choose to use one and call to get your policy in place or may get more quotes on your own, but this is another item that will need to be in place before getting too close to closing day. Please SEND BACK or TEXT me your birthdate so I can work on this!

If you have not already reviewed the disclosures, now is the time to do it. By law, the seller is required to disclose certain information about the property you are about to buy.

Unless you are buying "all-cash", you need to start to secure a mortgage to purchase the home. You should already be pre-approved and now the lender will be finalizing the mortgage. An appraisal will be conducted on the home as well as a final verification of your financial information.

Once you are close to closing on the home and ideally after all seller items have been removed from the home, you should do a walk-thru of the home to make sure the home is in reasonably the same condition as when you saw the home.

Once you have removed all contingencies and finalized your loan, you are ready to close per the contract. You will receive an "estimated closing costs" statement that detail all the costs entailed with purchasing a home.

Once you have a close escrow date, utilities will need to be started in your name.

Once your home purchase is "closed", you can now get the keys and you can prepare to move in.

Please take note of these Do's and Don'ts during the buying process DO: · Continue to make your mortgage/rent payments on time. · Stay current on all existing accounts. · Continue to work for the same employer. · Continue living at your current residence. · Keep credit card balances at or below 40% of credit limits. · Call your lender before doing anything regarding your employment, credit cards, or assets. DON'T: · Make a major purchase (car, boat, etc.) · Apply for new credit or loans of any kind. · Pay off any collections or charge-offs before consulting your lender. · Change bank accounts or banks. · Consolidate your debt into fewer accounts. · Deposit cash or non-traceable funds. · Close credit card accounts. · Max out or over charge existing cards. · Raise red flags to the underwriter. (i.e. co-signing on another person's loan, change your name and address, etc.) · Do not give notice to your landlord before consulting with your loan officer.

Here's a list of our preferred providers. Feel free to check them out!