What an agent like me can do for you absolutely free

If you are thinking of buying a new home by yourself you need to be ready to deal with the abundance of irrelevant information, risk of overpaying, potentially buying a flawed property, handling of all the contracts, getting the mortgage and negotiations.

Working with a Realtor® can help to avoid the headaches absolutely free. You need to know that an agent is paid by the seller and buyer is not responsible for any costs. Allow me to explain in more details what problems you might encounter and how a Realtor® like me can help:

Assessing needs:

While some people have an idea what home they want a lot of times they can’t think precisely on details such as schools, shops, hospitals. A Realtor® can help you to develop a game plan and can help to identify not just the right home, but the right neighborhood and a price range.

Abundance of irrelevant information

While trying to look for a home of your dreams you can look on the countless ads, websites, and lawn signs. Most of the times these ads aren’t focused on what are you looking for. At many instances you will be exposed only to a small amount of the information about the property instead of getting all the details you need. In some instances properties can’t be found privately.

On the other hand a buying agent like me has tools like MLS (Multiple Listing Service) to perform an extensive research to identify all the homes on the market that suit your specific needs. An agent will also have full information such as specific address, how long the property is for sale, type and the history of a home.

Risk of buying a flawed property

While buying a property a law doesn’t bind a seller to tell what is wrong with the property. Certainly, hiring the home inspector helps. However, finding the right one that will provide you with accurate information can be costly and time consuming. Furthermore, it is not always evident what type of inspection should be performed in a specific home at a particular neighborhood.

Realtors see and evaluate property everyday for the living. They are experienced in finding most of the flaws in property, and are able to decide on what type of inspection should be done. Moreover, through experience I and other Realtors can refer you to one of the best home inspectors.

Risk of overpaying or not getting the home you want

In order to put a reasonable offer and get the house you want without overpaying you need to perform comparative marketing analysis. This analysis includes sales of properties in near past, type and the condition of the property, how long it have been on sale and current market trends. To do it all by yourself is extremely time consuming, and at times is impossible.

Buying agent do these analysis for the living. That’s why Realtor® usually can provide you with accurate pricing information in a short amount of time. Also Realtor® will be able to give an assessment of a future resale value, and the property and maintenance costs you will incur while owning a home.

One of the most common conceptions is that agent is always trying to sell the house for the top dollar, because they are working on a commission. Regrettably, some agents do practice this approach. I and my colleagues follow different principle: earning customers for life by serving in their best interests, is better than getting $250 by hiking a price of a home by $10,000.

Dealing with contracts and mortgages

Contracts can be very complicated and include such clauses as when home inspection can be done, restrictions, who else can use the property etc. Dealing with the paper work of an ownership transfer is an exhaustive task by itself. Furthermore, getting the right mortgage is not that straightforward and the amount of the paperwork is incredible.

Realtors were taught how to deal with these contracts and help their customers and clients to get approved for the mortgage everyday. That’s why working with an agent will eliminate the necessary headaches and also will do it in a timely and professional manner.

Negotiations

Asking price is just an asking price. Negotiating a fair price can be very stressful experience especially when you don’t posses a right research at your hand.

A Realtor® serves as emotional buffer in negations. We also have the experience and training in negotiations. Furthermore, if a Realtor® does his or her job well he or she will have right research on their hands to support the price offered.

The bottom line is that working with a right agent like me will help you to save time, money, and most importantly your nerves. It is absolutely free why not try it? If you would like more information contact me or read further about the common myths of working with agents.