180 closings
Verified transactions over the prior five years, 112 of them buyer side.
A military relocation to Albuquerque usually means buying a house you have never stood in, on a timeline somebody else set.
Melissa Salazar closes an unusually high number of these. Buyers who see the house for the first time days before closing are a normal week here, not an exception.
She shoots the walkthrough video herself, attends the inspection, and does the final walkthrough for you.
Most agents send you the listing photos and a cheerful FaceTime.
Melissa photographed real estate professionally before she was licensed, so her walkthrough video is shot to inform rather than to sell. She points the camera at the water heater, the roof line, the crack in the stucco and the neighbour's yard, not only at the good rooms.
The point is that you do not arrive at closing and feel misled.
Four Hills and the southeast quadrant sit closest to Kirtland. The Northeast Heights costs you ten or fifteen minutes and gives you far more to choose from. The west side and Rio Rancho mean crossing the river twice a day.
Over a three year assignment that difference is hundreds of hours.
VA financing can require nothing down, which is the headline. The part that matters more is the appraisal's minimum property requirements.
Peeling paint on an older home, a roof near the end of its life, an unpermitted addition: these fail, and they fail after you are emotionally committed and the clock is running. Knowing which houses will not pass before you write an offer is most of the value.
Report dates slip. Tell her early and the contract gets written to survive it, with timelines and contingencies set accordingly.
Verified transactions over the prior five years, 112 of them buyer side.
Total verified sales volume across those transactions, averaging $423,100.
Licensed in New Mexico since 2018, and a professional real estate photographer since 2016.
Yes, and it happens constantly here. Melissa Salazar closes an unusually high number of purchases where the buyer does not stand in the house until shortly before closing. She shoots the walkthrough video herself, attends the inspection in person, and does the final walkthrough on your behalf.
Four Hills and the southeast quadrant are the closest residential areas to the base. The Northeast Heights adds ten to fifteen minutes and offers far deeper inventory. Rio Rancho and the west side mean crossing the river, which is the longest commute at peak hours.
Yes. VA financing can require nothing down, and the appraisal carries minimum property requirements that will kill a deal on the wrong house if nobody is watching for them. Knowing which properties will not pass before you write is most of the job.
Say so early. It changes how the contract should be written, including the timelines and which contingencies are worth keeping. It is a normal conversation here, not a problem.
Tell Melissa what you are trying to do and when. If the answer is that you should wait, she will say so.