Wherever you have matched, across the United States, David can connect you to a real estate agent experienced in assisting medical/surgical residents. An agent’s experience matters because of the unique challenges you face regarding where to live. David is a Certified DRS AgentTM, the preferred real estate services network for the AMA, AMSA, AOA, and SOMA and has relationships with agents near teaching hospitals across the country and can find the right agent for you who can help you:
- Acclimate to the area. Someone who knows the city, its neighborhoods, churches, and restaurants and can even give you a tour of the area.
- Understand the process of buying a home. Someone who enjoys teaching clients about the homebuying process and doesn’t act like you’re asking stupid questions. This may be your first home purchase, after all.
- Find the right lender and loan product. Someone who has great relationships with multiple lenders and know where to find loan products that cater to physicians, as they can be hard to find.
- Identify good resale potential over short time frames. Someone who can help identify properties with higher resale potential than others so you’ll be better positioned to sell in 3-5 years if you need to.
- Identify Convenient and Safe Areas. Someone who can help identify neighborhoods with shorter drives for those nights when you’re on call, and has a general idea of the crime statistics in the area.
- Navigate through the decision to rent or buy. Someone who can help you weigh the differences (financially and otherwise) between renting and buying—buying is not always the best option.
- Find properties that aren’t on the market yet. An agent who works with incoming residents will often get listings from outgoing residents which are in the target price and area for incoming residents.
