To help make your home-buying experience a positive one, here are some tips to help pave the way for successful communications with a trusted real estate agent:

• Be specific about the features and attributes that are most important in your selection of a new home.
• Be clear about the trade-offs you are prepared to make. (This is essential not only for me as your agent, but for all buyers to agree upon up front.) For example, is the location more important that the specific house?
• Is the property size more important than the house size? Is the number of bedrooms a more important consideration than a formal dining room?
• Know what you can afford and how flexible you can be. Obtain a pre-qualification from a reputable mortgage broker, and work the numbers yourself to make sure you feel comfortable with the monthly carrying costs associated with a home in this range. If you need help locating a mortgage broker, I can give you some suggestions.
• Provide me with your desired range, and let me know what trade-offs you are prepared to make if you cannot find a home within a certain period of time. For example, which desired attributes are you willing to forego? Or perhaps you're willing to extend the timeframe in which you'd like to find that perfect home.
• As soon as you have seen each home, make notes about you liked and did not like and share your feelings with me, being as specific as you can. The more homes you see, the smarter we'll both be about what kind of homes will be worth your while to view in the future.
• Be honest about the quality and level of services I provide, and be specific. For example, if you feel that I am not clued in to the kind of home that you're looking for, say so. Indicate what amount of time would be more appropriate to spend on previewing homes, or how many homes you are expecting to see within a given week.

Divisions
Diane Turton, Realtors offers real estate options for every lifestyle. We have several divisions dedicated to marketing specialized properties including...

Diane Turton, Realtors Signature Properties Division
provides customized marketing programs and other services designed to reach buyers who are best able to value the features and amenities of some of our most distinctive properties. Buying or selling a luxury home demands innovative marketing and personalized attention-the kind that the talented team of agents that Diane Turton, Realtors' Signature Properties Division know how to give. We pride ourselves in finding that perfect match between discriminating buyers and the unique, distinguished properties they deserve. Monmouth/Ocean MLS reported sales of over $1.7 Billion in 2004 of $500,000 and above in the major markets served by Diane Turton, Realtors and we are responsible for 24% of those sales -- more than double the volume of any other Realtor. Diane Turton, Realtors Adult Communities Division Meets the specialized needs of those who are interested to buy or sell properties in adult communities.

Diane Turton, Realtors B&B
Provides real estate services to those who wish to buy or sell Bed & Breakfasts, Inns and small hotels in the many area oceanfront communities.

Diane Turton, Realtors Relocation Services
Offers a range of assistance to corporate clients, individuals and families throughout the relocation process. Our active presence at the Jersey Shore and along Florida's Treasure and Gold Coasts is especially valuable for those relocating between these two locations.

Diane Turton, Realtors Commercial division
specializes in marketing commercial properties. An affiliate of Diane Turton, Realtors, Turton Commercial Real Estate exclusively markets commercial properties, providing real estate services for the sales or lease of all types of commercial property including retail, office and industrial space as well as land, investment property and mixed-use facilities. Call 1-877-2TURTON so that we can match you with a Turton Commercial Real Estate Associate that specialize in commercial real estate and are experts in that market.