Steve & Rodger,

Here are some thoughts on follow-up questions for recent new home buyers.

1. Did you use a real estate agent to help you purchase your first home? Why or why not?

2. If you had worked with a real estate agent, did you have a buyer agency agreement with that agent to work in your best interests?

3. Did your real estate agent explain the benefits of buyer agency?

4. How did you find your real estate agent, home inspector, and mortgage loan officer? What were the key reasons you choose to work with that individual?

5. What was the primary reason you had in purchasing your first home?

6. How long did you plan on purchasing a home before you seriously began to look for one?

7. Did you hire an attorney to represent you when purchasing your first home? Why or why not?

8. What part of the home purchasing process (if any) did you feel comfortable with? What part of the process did you feel uninformed or underinformed about?

9. Did you or a contractor facilitate any work to your new home? What type of work did you have done to your new home?

10. Would you recommend any or all of the professionals you hired to purchase your new home. Why or why not?