Hello Tallahassee!

Hello everybody! My name is Heather Bernier and I am an agent for The Cowan Group. I am recently married, and my husband and I have decided to make Tallahassee our home! We are very excited about living here! We have been here for almost 3 years while my husband attends graduate school. While he has been in school, we have rented a darling little condo in a NE neighborhood, but now that school is wrapping up, we are faced with one of the most important decisions of our lives…do we continue to rent, or do we buy our first home?

Seems to be an easy enough decision right? Why would anyone continue to rent? Why not buy, and build some equity? I have to be honest, the market is a little scary right now, but we aren’t going to be ready to buy until August of ’08. Some market predictions are forecasting some recovery by then, so hopefully my first-time home buying process will be smooth and easy.

I am going to take Cathie’s advice. My husband and I are going to go and talk to a lender and see what we will qualify for. That way, as I am showing houses and doing market research, I will know the limitations I have to my own search parameters. I can start to shop for homes in areas that I like and not have to wonder if I can or can’t afford the home I am interested in! That is a prospect I am very excited about. It will be like window shopping for homes! Look...but, don’t buy…yet. As a realtor, I love to help folks find their perfect home. I am so excited that I will also be looking for a place to start my own family!

I will be sure to keep you apprised of my progress. I will be glad to share with you my experiences as a Realtor/new wife/house hunter. It should prove to be a valuable learning experience and hopefully, a fun one too!