As a retired military wife, I learned to depend on other military wifes to help make difficult decisions when my husband was deployed. So when I received a call from a couple stationed in Iraq to help them buy a home in Springfield, I was able to return some of the help I received.
They searched and found their new home in Springfield after googling "Springfield Mo Remax". Relying on my real estate expertise of Springfield Mo real estate to purchase a home at fair market value, we completed a visual tour of the property, obtained covenants, and wrote an acceptable offer.
I had several lenders send estimated closing costs and current interest rates to the buyers, via email, and they selected a local lender to do their financing. We also contacted several insurance agents to bid for coverage on the home, emailed all the uitility information and kept them informed as the loan progressed.
The buyers also ordered new furniture to be delivered along with some household belongings. Before leaving to go overseas, they got rid of all their personal belongings. They are starting over.
The next step was having the home inspected. Being a new home, few repairs had to be made, the yard had to be completed, along with a certificate of occupancy. The only problem we encounted was "Mother Nature". With all the rain, getting the yard in was impossible prior to closing, ending up delaying our closing until the buyers arrived. The sellers agreed to give the buyers possession prior to closing.
The buyers came in a day before closing. Because of the delay in receiving the occupancy permit, the furniture delivery was set to arrive the following day. To our dismay, the truck broke down. Finally tracking down the location of the truck, we found it in the middle of Springfield! Yeah! My hubby volunteered to pick it up and away we went. The buyers met us at the home and together we set up the furniture.
We closed the following morning. The buyers will only be here a few weeks before returning to Iraq, but they know they can rely on us to watch over their home while they are gone. We've already become great friends and look forward to them returning safely to the states.
Kay Van Kampen is a local Realtor serving Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic and surrounding areas in Missouri. She is ready and available to help you with all your Springfield Mo real estate needs. To contact her go to www.kayvankampen.com.
If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this area/neighborhood, would like more information about Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard and surrounding areas or would like to be the first to know about hot new listings before other buyers do, then give me a call at: 417.839.4534.
Kay Van Kampen is a local Realtor serving Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic and surrounding areas in Greene, Christian and Webster Counties in Missouri. She is ready and available to help you with all your Springfield Mo real estate needs. To contact her go to www.kayvankampen.com. If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this area/neighborhood, would like more information about Springfield, Ozark, Nixa, Rogersville, Republic, Willard and surrounding areas or would like to be the first to know about hot new listings before other buyers do, then give me a call at: 417.839.4534.
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