First Time Home Buyer Timelines by Julian Michael Aguirre, Residential Realtor, John L. Scott, Bellevue Main Office We want to assure your essential elements and every stage of your home buying process is on time. Your first time home buyer timelines are extremely important and we'll be on top of it! Here's a scenario offering my professional advice to someone wanting to move before Labor Day weekend (first few days of September): If you're serious about moving before the Sept school year starts is to put together a timeline for yourself at least 90-days prior to Labor Day following the rationale below. 1 - Closing date, Speed bumps and Moving time Think about the latest closing date you'd ideally want (let's say Aug 30th for example, Weds prior to Labor Day weekend in 2017) then go backwards at least 45 days to when we'd need to get under contract: this would be July 19th. This allows a 30 to 35-day close (usually [...]