Ready To Get Started Searching For Your New Home?
As you begin this journey you are faced two two important decisions.
Your first decision is agency. All agency means is “type of representation”. There several different types of representation that you will need to understand
- Presumed Buyer Agency
- Buyer Agency
- Seller Agency
- Dual Agency
- Intra-company Agency
Your second decision is agent? Who will represent you. You’ll want to choose your agent based on
- Skill
- Integrity
- Knowledge of the marketplace
It’s your decision as to the type and timing of representation and who you want to represent you. Before you have hired an Agent to represent you, you are a Customer. After hiring an Agent you’re a Client.
As a Customer, the Agent’s job is to show homes and sell you a house. They use pressure tactics to sell, close, sell some more, try to close again, and continue to sell and close until you purchase. Agent’s treating you as a Customer are here to sell you a house and collect a commission
As a Client, the Agent’s job is to help you make good decisions and guide you through a special decision process. Our job as Agents are to
- Understand your needs and wants
- Decide if and how we can help you
- Showcase how we assist Buyers like you
Then, it’s your decision to decide if and when you will hire us to help you in your search for a new home.
So as you start on the journey to purchase a home, you faced with many decisions, the first of which is agency. You may also have questions about the benefits of working with a realtor, about how long the home buying process takes, seeing a home offered by sale by owner, and the benefits of working with a REALTOR® when purchasing new construction. To learn more about these topics and more, follow the links below:
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