Why should you have YOUR agent as a home buyer?
Because buying with the listing agent is like hiring your ex's lawyer to settle your divorce.
Of course, there is MLS.CA .... But, did you know that the properties are listed on MLS.CA only 3 days after they are listed on the realtors intranet? Which explains why all these great properties are sold when you call...
Shopping for a new home is fun, and most first-time buyers
enjoy their search for a new home. Regardless of whether you
plan to buy a newly built home or a resale, a real estate agent
can prove very worthwhile.
Before you start looking, create your "wish list"
of everything you want in your new home.
Then, you have a choice: you can
spend months visiting every home listed in the newspaper
classifieds, or you can let me do all the legwork for you.
The
vast majority of home sellers work with agents, and
consequently, their homes are listed in the Multiple Listing
Service, an electronic showplace of every home for sale in your
area. We can identify homes that meet
your criteria and arrange convenient times with the sellers for
you to visit and inspect the properties.
In addition to identifying specific homes, we can be a great
source of information on the community and comparable prices.
But the most important service we provide, once you find a home
you want to buy, is presenting your offer to the seller.
As you will soon discover, home buyers find themselves
involved with notaries,
appraisers, mortgage companies, land surveyors, home inspectors
and others. We can refer you to qualified individuals and
companies to help you through the entire process.
Most home buyers do not realize that "listing
agents" (whose name is on the sign) legally represent
sellers, and consequently, thousands of buyers
pay more than they should for their homes because they lack
representation in the negotiation process. In fact, not only do
they lack representation, the person they think is on their side
actually is a spy for the other team.
Too often, buyers fail to understand this legal relationship.
You can avoid this problem by working with a "buyer's
agent".
The seller already has an agent and their agreement entitles
the agent to a 6% commission. If as a buyer you fail to retain
your own agent, the selling agent's commission isn't cut to 3%,
they just keep the entire 6% for themselves! So don't think you will save money by not hiring an agent. The
commission is built into the price of the home whether you have
an agent or not. The same rule applies to the so-call
"private sales" where sellers try to pocket the
equivalent of the commission... not to discount the price to the buyer.
Working with us actually will save you money, time and energy
and may save you from major (and costly) mistakes.
If you are serious about buying a house, don't worry about
wasting our time. Most buyers inspect 20 to 30 homes before they
buy, but can see only 3-4 in a day.
Suzel Hébert & Michel Lefranc: (514) 483-5800
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