HomeBuyer Experts helps people buy homes. We work only for home buyers — never for the seller. Our job is to help you make the best choice for you, even when the best choice is to walk away.

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Part 1

Start with you.

These questions help HBE understand what matters to you and how to support your choices. There are no right answers.

Nothing is sent to HBE yet. Your draft stays in this browser until you deliberately Review & Send to HomeBuyer Experts.

Reflective questions are optional. Share what feels useful, skip what does not, or choose “Prefer not to answer.” Skipping will not reduce the quality of HBE representation or service.

First name RequiredLast name Required

Email RequiredPhone Optional

Is another buyer making this decision with you? Required

Yes — another buyer is part of this decisionNo — I’m the only buyer

What has you thinking about buying a home now? Optional — share only what feels useful.

Which best describes where you are starting?

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Part 2

What would make this the right decision?

Imagine it’s a year from now. What happened that made you say, “We made the right decision”? Optional

What are your non-negotiables? Optional — “none yet” is perfectly useful too.

Part 3

How do you make important choices?

These questions help us communicate in a way that fits you. They are not a personality test.

When making a major decision, which sounds most like you? Optional

I research thoroughly before decidingI trust my gut and can move quicklyI talk it through with people I trustI weigh the options carefully, then commitPrefer not to answer

How do you prefer important information? Optional

Give me the data and let me analyze itGive me the big picture first, details laterWalk me through it step by stepTell me what you recommend and whyPrefer not to answer

When important information is incomplete, what feels most natural? Optional

Keep gathering information until the uncertainty is smallerIdentify the biggest unknowns, then decide if the remaining risk is acceptableTalk it through until I understand how the uncertainty changes the choiceIf the downside is survivable and it feels right, I can act without knowing everythingPrefer not to answer

Part 4

What happens when the choice gets harder?

You find a home you really like. There are three other offers and you have about 90 minutes to decide. What sounds most like you? Optional

I want every fact we can reasonably get before decidingGive me the major risks and I can make the callI need to talk it through with my partner or advisor firstIf it feels right and the downside is survivable, I’m comfortable actingPrefer not to answer

Two homes cost about the same. One checks 90% of your boxes but feels ordinary. The other checks 70%, but you immediately love being there. Where do you naturally lean? Optional

Toward the 90% fit — the evidence matters moreToward the 70% fit — how it feels matters moreI would want to understand exactly what the missing 30% means before choosingI honestly would not know until I experienced both more fullyPrefer not to answer

Part 5

How should we work through decisions with you?

When someone you trust sees a major choice differently than you do, what usually helps most? Optional

Put the evidence side by sideLet each person explain what matters to them before solving itGive us time to think separately, then come back togetherHelp identify the tradeoff underneath the disagreementPrefer not to answer

What kind of guidance is most useful from HBE? Optional

Teach me enough that I can reach my own conclusionChallenge my thinking and point out what I may be missingGive me a clear recommendation, including why you reached itHelp us slow down and compare the tradeoffs without pushing a conclusionPrefer not to answer

Have you worked with a real estate professional before? Optional

If there’s something from a past experience you want done differently this time, tell us. Optional

Part 6

What are you really trying to create?

When you imagine walking into the right home, what is the first feeling you want? Optional

Peace and quiet — a sanctuary from the worldEnergy and warmth — a place where people gatherPride and accomplishment — something I built or earnedSafety and security — a place where my household feels protectedFreedom and space — room to breathe, create, and growPrefer not to answer

Which description fits your daily life best? Optional

Always on the go — home is mainly a baseBalanced — active, but I value downtimeHome-centered — home is a major part of how I liveWork-from-home life — the space has to function for living and workingPrefer not to answer

If you had to choose, which tradeoff feels most acceptable? Optional

More indoor space, even if location or lot is less idealMore outdoor space, even if the house is smallerBetter location, even if the home is smallerHigher quality / condition, even if I get less spacePrefer not to answer

Part 7

What constraints are real right now?

Useful starting points — you do not need exact answers yet.

What timing best fits right now? Optional

Where are you hoping to live? Optional — cities, neighborhoods, commute boundary, or “not sure yet.”

Where does financing stand? Optional

What concerns you about the buying decision? Optional — choose any that are useful.

What do you wish you understood better before making this decision? Optional

Part 8

Give us the picture behind the purchase.

Imagine it’s a year from now. You’re sitting in your new home on a Saturday morning. What do you see, hear, and feel? Optional, but often revealing.

If we only accomplish one thing during our consultation, what would make you leave feeling the time was well spent? Optional

Anything else you want HBE to understand before we meet? Optional

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