HomeSmart Realty Mark Solis

10/20/2026

10/18/2026

10/18/2026

When people ask how to start preparing for purchasing a house. I like to go over their budget. People spend so much more money on things they don't need more than they realize. Even their grocery list has items that they can live without. Helping someone save and budget in order to buy a home is very rewarding.

Monthly Journalizing Worksheet
Instructions: Copy your spending for each week into the appropriate areas. At the end of
each month, total your expense for each category and calculate your “Total Expenses.” Subtract
your monthly expenses from your monthly income. Do you have excess money or are you
short? Look for ways to cut back your expenses.
Expense
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Total

Groceries
Gasoline
Tolls
Amazon/Ebay/online
Parking
Bus/Subway/Train
Restaurants
Take Out
Snacks
Alcohol
Clothing
Shoes
Dry Cleaning
Movies
Concerts
Publications
Hobbies
Make Up
Hygiene
To***co
Steaming services
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10/18/2026

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10/16/2026

According to industry data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), 52% to 57% of homebuyers found the specific home they ultimately purchased on the internet.

Key Home Search Statistics

• Finding the home: 52% to 57% of buyers discovered their actual home online.
• Using the internet: 100% of all homebuyers use the internet at some point during their overall search process.
• Starting online: Around 41% to 44% of buyers start their home search by looking at properties online as their very first step.
• Other discovery methods: Roughly 27% of buyers find their home through a real estate agent, and 9% through a friend, relative, or neighbor.
Only about 3% to 4% of home buyers find the actual home they purchase through a yard sign or open house, according to data from the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR)

So HomeSmart technology places your home to over 1000 websites for maximum exposure! We also use YouTube syndication and property websites to help you use the power of the Internet to work for you!