About this experience
A practical day for people planning to buy their first home. Dana tours three currently listed homes with you across a few Los Angeles neighborhoods and shows you what she checks in each one: the roof line, the electrical panel, water stains, permits and what the listing photos leave out.
Back at the office you compare the three homes side by side, estimate monthly payments with taxes and insurance and write a practice offer on your favorite using a real purchase agreement form. Dana explains each contingency and which ones buyers give up too easily.
Your day
- 10:00 AM
Budget and must-haves
Talk through your price range, down payment and what you actually need versus what you want.
30 min
- 10:30 AM
Three home tours
Tour three listed homes and learn what to look at in each room before you fall for the kitchen.
2 hr 30 min
- 1:00 PM
Lunch and comparison
Compare the homes on price per square foot, condition and estimated monthly cost.
1 hr
- 2:00 PM
Write a practice offer
Fill out a purchase agreement with Dana, including price, deposit and contingencies.
45 min
- 2:45 PM
Q&A
Pre-approval, inspections, appraisal gaps and what happens between offer and closing.
What’s included
- Lunch
- Transportation between homes
- First-time buyer checklist and payment calculator
- Your marked-up practice offer to keep
Good to know
- Homes toured depend on what is listed and available that week.
- This is an educational session. It does not create an agency relationship, and the practice offer is not submitted.
- Comfortable shoes recommended; some homes have stairs and steep driveways.
Your curator
Dana Whitfield14 years in luxury residential real estateDana Whitfield started as a leasing assistant in West Hollywood and now represents buyers and sellers on homes between $3M and $20M. She is known for pricing listings conservatively and negotiating hard on inspection credits. Most of her business comes from repeat clients and agent referrals.
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