Why You Should Hire Us When Buying A Home

 

Buying a house is a very exciting time and for which you should be prepared.  Whether it’s shopping for houses, or starting the mortgage process making a mistake when buying a house can lead to many future headaches.

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Most houses that are being sold will have an agent representing the seller, which is frequently referred to as a listing agent or sellers agent.  The listing agents legal responsibility is to make sure the sellers best interests are being protected at all times.

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So, need to protect your best interests. You need to hire a buyer’s agent.  There are many reasons why it’s extremely important when you’re buying a house that you hire a buyer’s agent.

 

1.) It’s Free To Hire Us as Your Buyer’s Agent

One of the most obvious reasons to hire us when buying a house is that it’s free.  There are very few circumstances where it costs money to hire a buyer’s agent.

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Since 99.9% of the time it’s free to hire a buyer’s agent, it’s an obvious choice to hire a professional to represent your best interests in the purchase of a house.  As your Buyer’s Representative our number one duty, by law, is to represent your interests first.

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2.) We Know What To Look For When Viewing Houses

Whether you’re buying your first house or tenth, chances are you don’t physically look at houses on a daily basis.  We physically look at dozens of houses each and every month.  Therefore, we know what to look for when viewing houses.

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There are certain red flags to look for when buying a house, many of which you may not be aware of.  We will be able to point out to you specific items and features within a house relatively easily.

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3.) We Understand The Local Real Estate Market

Each and every location is different.  Real estate markets can differ from town to town and even neighborhood to neighborhood.  It’s extremely important when buying a house that you consider the local market.

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4.) We Can Help You Evaluate & Secure Financing

The world of real estate financing can be very confusing and complex.  One thing to expect when you hire us when buying a house is help with evaluating and securing the best financing for your circumstances.

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We can help you navigate through the various financing options and help you decide which type of mortgage is best.  In addition to helping you understand the various options, we will be able to help you secure financing through a mortgage broker.

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5.) We Will Coordinate Showings

A great reason to hire us when buying a house is we’ll be responsible for coordinating viewings of potential properties.  Depending on a buyers house search, it’s possible that we will be coordinating a large number of showings in several different towns at a variety of different times.

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If you’re buying a house and have interest in a dozen properties, we are responsible for making sure that you have the opportunity to view potential properties if they’re available.  This may mean making a dozen phone calls, figuring out the best route for the showings, and making sure they provide you all of the pertinent information about the properties.

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6.) We Know How To Write Real Estate Contracts

Even if you’re buying your tenth house, it’s unlikely you’re familiar enough to navigate a real estate contract.  When you hire us when buying a house, you’re hiring a professional who knows the ins and outs of real estate contracts.  The Texas state contracts change all the time.  You want to hire someone who keeps up with the changes.  I am constantly reviewing any changes so that I know, understand and protect my clients.  Don't you deserve that care?

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There are many parts to a real estate contract and having an experienced professional to guide you through the contract is vital.

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7.) We Have the Experienced Professionals You Needed During A Transaction

During the course of a real estate transaction there are several professionals that are needed.  When you’re buying a house you’ll potentially need a mortgage originator, a home inspector and a handful of other professionals.

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When you hire us when buying a house, you can expect we’ll have a list of recommended professionals.  

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8.) We Will Be Your Negotiator

One of the most frequently asked questions about buying a house relates to the amount you should offer for a home.  A huge benefit that you’ll receive when you hire us is that we’re negotiating on your behalf.

This will include, but isn’t limited to completing a detailed comparative market analysis proving the house is overpriced or structuring the contract dates to appeal to the seller.

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9.) We Will Keep The Transaction On Schedule

Delays in real estate transactions happen, but this doesn’t mean that it’s acceptable.  A delay in a real estate transaction is frustrating to all parties involved, especially for a buyer and a seller.

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When you hire us, you’re greatly improving the chances that your real estate transaction will stay on schedule.

There are dozens of reasons why real estate closings are delayed, many of which can be avoided.

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We is responsible for making sure that contract dates, such as a written mortgage commitment, are being met.  Other culprits of closing delays include delays in appraisals being ordered or delays in an instrument survey being completed.  We have systems in place that ensures these delays are minimized as much as possible.

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10.) We Can Be Your Emotional Filter

Buying a house is very emotional and can potentially get the best of any buyer.  Since we isn’t emotionally attached to a specific property you may have interest in, we will help keep you from making an emotional and rash decision.  Ultimately you are the final decision maker, but we can help a you weigh the PROs and CONs to potential properties while taking the emotion out of the decision.

 

Final Thoughts

There are many reasons to hire us when buying a house and the top 10 reasons discussed above should make it clear, hire us when buying a house!

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I Know this is is about Florida Realtors, but it applies here too!  Have a look.

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