Buyer's Guide

A Step-by-Step First Time Buyer's Guide

Buying a home is one of the most exciting milestones of your life. To prepare yourself for this moment, you need to know what to expect during the process. This step-by-step first time buyer’s guide created by your agent will help reduce the stress of buying a home and help you enjoy the journey as much as possible.

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Step 1: Prep & Strategy Session

  • Lender Referrals for Pre-Qualification or Pre-Approval.
  • Market Review
  • Wants and Needs List
  • Neighborhood Targeting within Budget Range.
  • School District Ratings
  • Community Tours (For New Builds)
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Step 2: The Home Search

  • We proactively communicate on a regular basis to notify you of new inventory sometimes before it hits the market!
  • We review new listings to curate to your needs prior to committing your time to see.
  • Showing Tours After Review of Listings.
  • Unbiased, detached, no-pressure relaxed showings (we let your heart lead the way).
  • Custom Home Search App
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Step 3: Move In

  • Moving Boxes
  • Utility contact list
  • Referral list of preferred home service providers for repairs or updates.
  • Catered neighborhood/friends/family housewarming.

My goal is to provide you with the most personalized service that is designed to help you buy your dream home

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Testimonials

Morin J.

Morin J.

Christine was responsive and kept the process on track. She’s a taskmaster. She’s also a really pleasant person.
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Michael H.

Michael H.

Christine is kind, hardworking, attentive, and efficient; she has a genuine interest in going the extra mile for her clients.
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Gilles P.

Gilles P.

Christine is an exceptional real estate agent. I have bought and sold many properties over the years, and Christine is one of the best. Highly recommended.
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Cindy C.

Cindy C.

I have worked with Christine for several years on different homes, and I appreciate her responsiveness and hard work. Real estate is hard work, and she makes it look easy.
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Felix W.

Felix W.

She made selling and buying a home a great experience. Christine made sure the homes were ones she would love as well. I would recommend her to anyone who would want to buy a home.
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John L.

John L.

Christine is one of the nicest, most professional – ready to help, always prompt, real estate professionals. I would highly recommend her to anyone, who wants to have a great experience in a real estate transaction.
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M. & C.

M. & C.

Christine is an efficient, hard-working, and detail-oriented advocate for all of her clients. We have performed several transactions with her and look forward to more. Very thankful to Christine for her dedication to getting th...
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Mike B.

Mike B.

Christine is amazing. My wife and I were nearly turned off from the buying experience by interactions with previous REALTORS, but Christine was so patient and so helpful. She answered our every question and never made us feel a...
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Davin L.

Davin L.

Christine Gioia is absolutely awesome. I really made her work. I toured at least 25 houses and we went into escrow twice. The first house had septic issues and wouldn't pass. Ultimately, she had a feel for what I needed and fou...
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Felix & Janis W.

Felix & Janis W.

My wife and I used Christine as a REALTOR when we purchased our first home. From the very beginning, she was very professional, friendly, and very well-versed in real estate. We loved our home for 3 years and stayed in contact ...
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