quickly. find out whether your sellers want a quick close or maybe they want a later close if you can be flexible, that s a good way to make your offer stand out. reporter: and know how much you can afford experts recommend getting your finances in order early, including mortgage pre-approval so you can act quickly and consider carefully if you are asked to waive any contingencies like a home inspection desiree davis waived her inspection and has buyer s remorse. she s saddled with thousands in repairs. including a raccoon infestation in her chimney that she didn t know about we were in a time crunch and we did what we had to do and what everyone is doing, which is waiving inspections. it s just not right. reporter: there is some light at the end of the tunnel for home buyers. prices are still rising but not as fast as before. and more homes are going for sale kate steph, thanks we want to welcome a new member of the nbc news family. correspondent blayne alexander and her hus
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