Buying Tips
How I Can Help You Buy a Home
Whether it’s your first home or if you’re an experienced buyer, purchasing a home is a complex process.
By working with us, you’ll find a home in the neighborhood where you want to live,
one that fits your budget and meets your goals for features, quality and value.
Once you’ve found the home that’s right for you, We will guide you through the process of making an offer;
negotiating the terms of the sale; getting your potential purchase inspected, repaired and appraised; and closing the sale.
When you work with us, you will:
- Be more likely to find the home that meets all your criteria
- Lessen the amount of time it will take to find your home
- Understand all the terms, processes and documents used when buying your home
- Have up-to-date market information that will allow you to make informed decisions
- Have a skilled negotiator working on your behalf, one who is committed to looking after your best interests
- Enjoy peace of mind, knowing that all the details of your purchase are being taken care of by an experienced and knowledgeable professional
Selling Tips
How We Can Help You Sell a Home
Helping find a buyer for your home is only one facet of a real estate professional’s job. There are many more aspects including explaining the basic real estate practices and principles and all the related paperwork, Performing a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) to help determine your home’s value, helping to prepare your home for sale, listing your home, marketing your home, keeping you informed throughout the process. When the sale begins, it’s important to work with someone who will assist you with the paperwork, negotiate on your behalf, make sure deadlines are met, and work with the escrow company.
By working with us, you will:
- Be more likely to realize the highest return on the sale of your home
- Reduce the number of days your home is on the market
- Become familiar with all the terms, processes and paperwork involved in selling your home
- Have confidence that your home will enjoy exposure to more buyers and agents with qualified buyers
- Receive regularly updated market information that will enable you to make informed decisions
- Have a skilled negotiator working on your behalf
- Have peace of mind knowing that all the details of your sale are being handled properly by a licensed and trained professional
Buyer's Brokerage Representation
Top 5 Reasons Home Buyers Need an Agent
Navigating the complex terrain of real estate transactions requires guidance from an experienced real estate professional like us. With a Coldwell Banker affiliated buyer’s agent by your side, you’ll gain a seasoned guide who can inform you at every step. Here’s how using Coldwell Banker as your trusted advisor is the key to unlocking your dream home.
#1: Experienced Professional Guidance
We’ll sit down with you to understand your needs and goals, help you get pre-approved for a loan and establish a budget. Together, we’ll navigate your search with confidence.
#2: Local Market Knowledge
We are your local market guide, armed with deep insights into market trends, pricing dynamics and neighborhood specifics
#3: Time-Saving Convenience
We're here to streamline the home-buying process for you – handling all the research, leveraging cutting-edge technology to expedite your search and coordinating offers, inspections and viewings.
#4: Negotiation Skills
We’ll advocate for you, ensuring you get the best deal possible, using my market knowledge and negotiation strategy to your benefit.
#5: Peace of Mind
Throughout your home-buying journey, we are here to alleviate stress, answer your questions and navigate any challenges.
Buyer’s Agent Compensation
Please note that commission is not set by law and is fully negotiable. Below are examples of how a buyer’s agent can be paid.How a Buyer’s Agent is Paid if Seller Offers Compensation
#1: The seller of the property you are interested in has offered to pay the commission due from you to your agent. In this case, your commission obligation to your agent will be paid by the seller out of funds you pay to purchase the home.
#2: The seller has offered compensation consisting of only a portion of the commission you have agreed to pay to your agent. This would require you to pay any portion of your agent's commission not paid by the seller. Alternatively, you could condition your purchase offer on the seller paying all of your commission obligation to your agent.
How a Buyer’s Agent is Paid if Seller Does Not Offer Compensation
#1: The seller has not offered to pay any portion of the commission you would owe to your agent. In this case, you can include a requirement that the seller pay your commission obligation as part of the offer you make on the property.
#2: The seller will not agree to pay a buyer’s agent commission, in which case you would be responsible for the agent's commission.
