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Looking for a home? Have one of our St Louis REALTORS on your side. ORCHARD shows all homes from the St Louis MLS so you can be confident that ALL REALTORS' listings are there for your choosing. ORCHARD REALTORS represents buyers. We do our best to ensure your home buying experience is enjoyable.

Buying a home is an emotion-filled experience. Excitement, frustration, anxiety and happiness are all very common feelings when buying a home. At ORCHARD, we help you balance the emotional aspects of this process with the market knowledge our expertise can lend. We will be by your side, from initial search through closing.

A brief glimpse at your home buying process:

1. Investment Affordability Assessment - What price range can you afford or desire?

2. Location Selection - What neighborhoods are of interest?

3. Home Features - What home features are important to you (Garage, # of Bedrooms, Lot Size, Layout, etc.)?

4. Home Search - A comprehensive search of homes in your desired price range, location and feature set will be conducted.

5. Home Tours - Selected properties will be viewed and compared.

6. Home Selection - Select the home you wish to purchase based on your particular needs.

7. Property Value Assessment - Neighborhood market activity will be analyzed to help you decide on an offering price.

8. Agreements Made With Home Seller - Contractual agreements are negotiated with the home seller. Note: Attorney consultation is encouraged.

9. Pre-Closing Activities - We will help you through the pre-closing steps: financing, home inspections, title company activities, etc.

10. Closing - You've made it. Move in and enjoy your new home!