Your Alaska Home-Buying Journey
It's not just a house.
It's your corner of Alaska.
Finding the right home in Alaska is about more than square footage. It's sun angle, wood stoves, well water, snow plow easements, and which neighborhood feels like yours. We know the difference.
Talk to a buyer specialist — (907) 268-6505The 8 steps from "maybe" to moved in.
Pre-Approval
Secure financing first so you can move fast on the right home.
Buyer Representation
100% of our clients choose exclusive representation. It's your negotiator.
Home Search
Ask our AI search anything — "3-bed under $500K with a garage" — or set alerts and get a text the moment a match hits the MLS.
The Offer
We pull comparable sales and help you write a winning, sensible offer.
Earnest Money
$1,000 to 1% of the purchase price, held in escrow to show you're serious.
Negotiation
Price, repairs, personal property, closing date — all on the table.
Inspection
Contingent on a satisfactory inspection. Alaska adds radon, arsenic, well & septic.
Closing
Sign the papers, pick up the keys. Welcome home.
There's a step zero we don't put in the brochure
Before you tour the house, we've already read the paperwork.
Disclosures, surveys, inspections, HOA docs — plus the same docs from every prior time the property was listed. Our system pulls out findings, quotes them with page numbers, and builds a year-by-year disclosure timeline so you see what changed.
"Roof description differs between 2019 and 2026 disclosures" — with the exact quote from each doc.
2015 · 2019 · 2026 side-by-side. Septic repair? Roof replacement? We catch it.
We surface what the documents say. We don't tell you what to think — that's your agent's job.
Standard on every BHG Dream Makers listing. No other Alaska brokerage does this.
Search the way you actually think
Ask for what you want. No filter chips required.
Our AI-powered search reads intent, not just fields. Ask for "a 3-bed in Wasilla under $500K with a garage and a yard for the dog" and get back real listings that match.
The right home might not be listed yet
We'll text you the moment it hits the MLS.
Save your search once. When a listing matches — new, price drop, back-on-market — you get a text before your agent even has a chance to call. No app, no spam, just signal.
The Alaska difference
Things your out-of-state buyer's guide won't tell you.
Inspections that actually matter
- Radon testing$200
2-day minimum process, essential in Alaska
- Arsenic testing$75
Critical for well water — common in AK groundwater
- Well & septicvaries
Most homes on >0.5 acres have private systems
- Heating systemsvaries
Oil, wood, propane, electric — needs specialist eval
Loan types, explained
- Conventional3–20% down
PMI if under 20% down
- FHA3.5% down
Always has PMI — great for first-time buyers
- VA0% down
For veterans. Funding fee 2.3–3.6%
- USDA0% down
Rural Alaska (Kenai, Mat-Su). Great zero-down option.
And after closing?
You join the Dream Makers family.
Free Box Truck for Life
15' enclosed truck with ramp, available to lifetime clients for any move — not just the one we helped with.
Annual Lawn Party
Our summer celebration. Food, family, and the clients who became friends.
Pumpkin Pie Event
Every fall we thank our clients with homemade pie and hot cider.
BHG Magazine Subscription
A free subscription to Better Homes & Gardens, on us.
Client Portal App
Track your transaction like a pizza order — countdowns, contacts, documents, progress.
Ongoing Support & Vendors
Once you're a client, you're always a client. Contractor recommendations, market questions, anything.