New Job, New Town: How to Land Your Lodi Home Before You Arrive

Yes, you can buy a home in Lodi without visiting first. I'll tour homes for you on video, so you can choose one and make your offer from wherever you are.

Audrey Schmierer is a REALTOR® with Keller Williams Central Valley in Lodi, CA, helping first-time buyers and downsizers buy and sell with confidence. I'm Audrey Schmierer, and I love showing Lodi to people who've never set foot here.

Here's a made-up story. Say a new job is bringing you to Lodi, and you can't get here until your home is in escrow.

📞 1. It starts with a call. We sit down by phone or video and talk through your timeline, your budget and the parts of town worth a look.

💳 2. You get pre-approved from home. You can't make an offer without a pre-approval letter, so this comes early. Here's what pre-approval means.

🎥 3. I become your eyes. You spot a home online and text me. Soon you're on your couch while I walk through it on video, room by room. Then I step outside and show you the street and the block, the things listing photos leave out.

📝 4. You make your offer. You love it, so we choose your price and terms together. How buying in California works covers what may be new to you.

🔍 5. You meet the inspector on screen. I'm at the home inspection in person, and you join by video and ask any questions you want.

🔑 6. You arrive to keys. Instead of a hotel, you pull up to your own front door.

Audrey Schmierer is a REALTOR® with Keller Williams Central Valley in Lodi, CA, helping first-time buyers and downsizers buy and sell with confidence. I've lived in Lodi my whole life, so I can tell you how each part of town really feels.

🤐 Holding back your questions. It's your tour. Want another look at the backyard? Wondering what's down the street? Say so, because every question is a good one.

Here's another made-up example. Say you can fly in for a single weekend. We'd use video to narrow things down first, so your time here goes to your favorites and the neighborhoods in Lodi you're most curious about. Then we tour in person.

With a lifelong local walking every room for you, being far away stops being a problem.

See how I help people relocate, every step of how buying a home works with me, or call, text or email me to set up your first call. Audrey Schmierer is a REALTOR® with Keller Williams Central Valley in Lodi, CA, helping first-time buyers and downsizers buy and sell with confidence.

This article describes how I generally help buyers. It isn't legal, tax or lending advice, and every purchase has its own details.