Tulsa Home Buying Roadmap
Everything you need to know, from pre-approval to closing day.
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AN EDUCATION-FIRST APPROACH
Why I Built This Roadmap
Before I became a REALTOR®, I spent nearly two decades analyzing data and helping people make financial decisions. Today I approach real estate the same way.
Buying a home isn’t just about finding one you love. It’s about understanding value, timing, negotiations, financing, inspections, and all the decisions that happen along the way.
That’s why I created this roadmap. Instead of trying to answer every question in a single conversation, I’ve organized the buying process into simple, practical guides you can return to whenever you need them.
Whether you’re buying your first home or your fifth, I hope it helps you feel more confident every step of the way.
~ Shannon Almy, a REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® with Erin Catron & Company.
Your Home Buying Roadmap
Every home purchase follows a series of important steps. Whether you’re just starting your search or getting ready to close, these guides will help you understand what comes next.
Step 1: Decide You’re Ready
│ → Should You Rent or Buy a Home?
│ → What Does a Buyer’s Agent Actually Do?
Step 2: Get Your Financing Ready
│ → Getting Pre-Approved
│→ How Much Home Can You Afford?
│ → 10 Mistakes to Avoid After Pre-Approval
│ → Gifted Funds
│ → Closing Costs
Step 3: Find the Right Home
│ → Touring Homes with a Critical Eye
│ → Neighborhood Research
Step 4: Make an Offer
│ → Offer Strategies (coming soon)
│ → Earnest Money
Step 5: Under Contract
│ → Home Inspection
│ → Appraisal
│ → Home Warranty
│ → Utility Costs (coming soon)
│ → Flood Insurance (coming soon)
│ → Final Walkthrough (coming soon)
Step 6: Closing & Moving
│ → Closing Day (coming soon)
│ → First Week in Your New Home (coming soon)
│ → Homestead Exemption
│ → Home Maintenance (coming soon)
You’ve Got This.
Buying a home can feel overwhelming when you’re trying to learn everything at once. The good news is that you don’t have to.
Take one step at a time, come back to this roadmap whenever questions come up, and remember that every buyer starts exactly where you are now.
No two home buying journeys are exactly alike, but having a roadmap makes it much easier to know where you’re headed.
YOUR JOURNEY STARTS HERE
Let’s Navigate the Road Together
Whether you’re just getting started or you’re ready to schedule showings, every buyer’s situation is different. Let’s talk about your goals, answer your questions, and create a plan that fits your timeline, budget, and priorities.
For Buyers
Latest Tulsa Home Buyer Tips
Buying a home comes with more questions than any one conversation can cover, financing, timing, what’s actually worth negotiating. Here’s honest, straightforward guidance for every stage of the process, from your first pre-approval call to the day you get your keys.
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Are Home Warranties Worth It? A Buyer’s Guide
HOME BUYING ROADMAP • HOME WARRANTIES Are Home Warranties Worth It? What They Actually Cover, What They Cost, and How to Decide Throughout this article, you’ll see me use two terms for the same thing:…
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Gifted Funds: What Buyers Need to Know Before Accepting Help From Family or Friends
HOME BUYING ROADMAP • GIFTED FUNDS Using Gifted Funds for Your Down Payment What Buyers Need to Know Before Accepting Help From Family or Friends A lot of buyers assume gift money is a workaround,…
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Why Your Lender Requires an Appraisal, and What Happens if the Value Doesn’t Match the Contract Price
HOME BUYING ROADMAP • HOME APPRAISAL Understanding the Home Appraisal Why Your Lender Requires One, and What Happens if the Value Doesn’t Match the Contract Price A home appraisal is an independent opinion of a…
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Shannon Almy
REALTOR-ASSOCIATE®”
The Catron Team
Phone
918-206-9285
5334 East 43th Street
Tulsa, OK 74135
