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Ian DeFelice

The Blueprint

A clear path before you ever tour a home.

Most renters aren't just stuck because of money. They're stuck because they don't have a plan. The hard part is the dozen little decisions that show up before the first showing.

The Blueprint slows that down. First, we find your starting point. Then, we build the route from rent to keys at a pace you can actually live with.

No email needed to see your score. If you want the detailed plan, I'll send it after you finish.

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Rent to keys. Five steps before the first real showing.

Why this exists

Showings are not a plan.

I learned that one the hard way. I toured 14 homes in one day, wrote an offer that night, and still sat in the driveway before walkthrough feeling sick.

Some buyers move quickly. Many spend 60 to 120 days in the first four steps before we tour a single home. Either way, we start with clarity.

  1. Step 01

    Readiness Assessment

    Take the 2-min readiness assessment

    A fast readiness check across the stuff that actually decides whether buying feels realistic.

    You leave with a clear score and the one area to focus on first.

  2. Step 02

    Initial Consultation

    Coffee, not a sales meeting

    We meet somewhere familiar and talk through what you want, what feels scary, and what pace fits your life.

    You leave with a personal plan, a realistic timeline, and space to ask questions before making a move.

  3. Step 03

    Pre-Approval

    Comfort over max approval

    I introduce you to Brooke Peters so we can find the payment that feels comfortable, not just the biggest number a bank will approve.

    You leave with a monthly number you can live with.

  4. Step 04

    Needs vs. Wants

    The conversation that saves you weeks

    We sort the non-negotiables from the nice-to-haves before listing alerts start pulling you in every direction.

    Start your wants and needs checklist →

    You leave with neighborhood and home priorities that make showings clearer.

  5. Step 05

    Finding Your Home

    Now the search begins.

    Search, tours, offers, inspection, and closing happen with the plan already underneath us.

    You move forward with a clearer path to your first home.

  6. Start here

    Start with the assessment. Leave with a plan.

    Two minutes. No email needed to see your score. You'll know what feels solid, what needs work, and what your next move should be.

    Start your plan →

Sample report

Your starting plan, on one page.

After the assessment, you'll see where you stand across the areas that matter most: savings, timing, monthly comfort, mortgage readiness, and what you actually want in a home.

The goal is not to overwhelm you with information. It's to show you what feels solid, what needs work, and what your next move should be before we ever start touring homes.

Sample report · for a buyer in Indianapolis

Almost ready.

You've done real homework. Most buyers in this band are 60 to 90 days from their first showing.

Your starting plan

  1. 1

    Get one clean lender read

    In the next 60 days, the biggest unlock is a plain-English pre-approval conversation so you know what is real before you tour.

  2. 2

    Find your real monthly comfort number

    Before you chase a max approval, we map payment, cash to close, emergency cushion, and the rent number you already know.

  3. 3

    Pick your first search lanes

    Choose a few areas and home types to compare. A narrower search gets useful faster than a wide-open one.

Where you're solid

  • Personal readiness You have a reason to move, not just a saved search.
  • Process understanding You already know the broad strokes of how an offer works.

What we'll work on

  • Financial readiness We will sort savings, monthly comfort, and what the cushion really needs to be.
  • Pre-approval A lender conversation before the first showing.
  • Local market insight A few neighborhoods, side by side, before we start touring.

— The point is to know what you're doing before the search begins.

Not ready for the assessment?

Let's grab coffee.

No pitch. Bring the questions you keep circling, and we'll talk through what buying would actually look like for you.