exclusive buyer agent: What My (former) Clients Did . . . FOR ME!! - 06/14/08 05:03 PM
In real estate, agents always seem to taut the little niceties they do for their clients. Maybe sending them a bouquet of flowers, a "Welcome to Your New Home" sign of appreciation, or some other gift to show how nice it was working with them. I think a show of appreciation is a good thing. I'm not sure how … (7 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Always Hire a Home Inspector, Lyn Sims (847)230-7324 RE/MAX Suburban - 06/02/08 01:26 PM
"Upon Further Inspection"
One of the most important steps in the home buying and selling process is often overlooked: the home inspection. While many buyers and sellers alike are wary of inspections (for fear of finding the dreaded "deal-breaker"), in reality thorough and timely inspections help smooth the process and … (0 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Need a Buyers Agent? Advice from Lyn Sims (847)230-7324 at RE/MAX Suburban - 05/19/08 01:54 PM
How an agent can help you ....
If you are currently in the market for your first home, you may be interested in how a real estate agent can help you. You are about to make a great investment of both money and time. I have a wealth of experience … (1 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: What should a buyer look for before choosing an agent to represent them? - 04/17/08 12:47 PM
What should a buyer look for before choosing an agent to represent them? 1. Ability to help a buyer evaluate homes 2. Skill in negotiation 3. Undivided Loyalty 4. Proof of savings and past client satisfaction. An Exclusive Buyer Agent covers the negative aspects of a home as well as the … (7 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: The Ummel Verdict Is In - Buyers Need to be Careful in Choosing Their 'Buyer Agent' - 04/17/08 12:06 PM
The Ummel Verdict Is In - Buyers Need to be Careful in Choosing Their 'Buyer Agent'
Good article. Exclusive Buyer Agents go way beyond analyzing comps (which is a given) - to looking at recent market trends and statistics, neighborhood information, city plans, community plans, and helping the buyer do Due … (5 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: New Headquarters for our Exclusive Buyer Agent Association - 04/16/08 03:19 PM
I guess it isn't a big deal to most of the bloggers here who just belong to NAR, but for our little group of Exclusive Buyer's Agents it is nice to have a bigger real office to call our own.NAEBA, the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents, now has moved its … (0 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Curious about Closing Costs? Advice from Lyn Sims at (847)230-7324 RE/MAX Suburban - 04/15/08 02:40 PM
Common Closing Costs for Buyers - Lyn Sims (847)230-7324 RE/MAX Suburban
You'll likely be responsible for a variety of fees and expenses that you and the seller will have to pay at the time of closing. Your lender must provide a good-faith estimate of all settlement costs. The title company conducting the … (0 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Perception: stylish outfit and fancy car - then there is me. - 04/02/08 03:27 PM
How much business am I losing by not being stylish and driving a fancy car. I drive a 5 year old Town and County. Not fancy by any means but it will seat 7 total if I need it to. It is functional. Will a new one get me more business?As … (18 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Another Article About The Buyers's Market - 03/13/08 09:02 PM
I enjoy reading various articles that supposedly knowledgeable journalists write - because there are usually quite a number of mistakes or gross generalizations in every article that need to be picked apart...
We agree - buy smart & buy cheap and read Ilyce Glink's
"100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should … (0 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: The Definition of an Exclusive Buyer(s) Agent - 03/11/08 11:19 PM
Exclusive buyers' agent: A licenced real estate practioner who represents only buyers and neither accepts listings nor works in an brokerage which represents the interests of sellers or accepts listings.Exclusive buyer agency 1. A real estate brokerage that employs only buyers' agents and never engages in the agency representation of sellers. … (13 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Dual agent or dueling agents? Will your agent duel for the deal? - 03/11/08 07:51 AM
Can you imagine the result if both parties to a proposed duel named the same person as their "second". That, of course, would not do - at all. It would make the second a 'Dual Agent". Since one of the duties of the 'second' is to take the place of the … (14 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Safety 101 - 03/05/08 10:10 PM
\As an Exclusive Buyer Agent, I've been through a lot of listings lately. Here's a list of some of the lovely things I've come across lately. Don't they look pretty! They smell pretty too. (not) Mr. and Mrs. Seller, please don't leave these burning unattended in your home. Can you spell … (3 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Do your new buyers know what USDA garden zone they live in? - 03/04/08 10:24 PM
I work with buyers relocating to the Omaha/Council Bluffs metropolitan area from places as far away as Hawaii and Alaska. When they get here and buy a home they are sometimes excited about starting their gardens in this new area with new choices available to them. But, if you look on … (11 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Government homes may be a good deal - or not. - 03/04/08 07:44 PM
Often HUD and VA foreclosures are a good deal but they should be looked at with a critical eye. Lots of buyers are ready to pounce on them without looking at other homes on the market...Just because someone got foreclosed and the government ended up with the home does not mean … (2 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: How many brain cells are you willing to give up for that property? - 03/02/08 08:42 PM
After talking with colleagues in different parts of the country, I've come to the following conclusion: If there is a relocation company involved in the transaction, before I show the property I need to ask the buyer, how many brain cells are you willing to sacrifice for your new home? If the … (3 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Who is an EXCLUSIVE Buyers' Agent? - 02/29/08 02:22 PM
Real estate is a "Me Too" business. "I have a fax machine!" -- Me too!"I have my photo on my business cards!" -- Me too! "I have a computer!" -- Me too!"I have internet access!" -- Me too!"I have a cell phone!" -- Me too!"I have a web site!" -- Me too!"I … (4 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Due diligence and the path to home ownership. - 02/15/08 05:39 AM
I think of myself as a buyer’s “due diligence” tool. Due Diligence: It is more than “to be diligent”. When one enters into a contract they should not do so blindly. Yet, they generally don’t have the background to personally make a complete or sufficient evaluation of all the things they … (0 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Buyer agents (Exclusively) NJ - 02/14/08 09:32 AM
It has been many years since I worked for a company that listed homes for sale. I know. In real estate classes they say, and, indeed the conventional wisdom in the industry is: "The money is in the listings." Heck, almost all members of the National Association of Realtor's, Real … (2 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Why you should always have an agent representing you in a real estate transaction - 1 example - 12/20/07 01:05 AM
Suppose you find a home of interest and the Listing Agent tells you they will reduce the price of the home by 3% if you choose not to use the Buyer's Agent you have spoken to, but have not yet signed a written agreement with.
What have you benefitted if you … (6 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: What is it going to take to get the Martha's Vineyard real estate market rolling again? - 11/29/07 03:57 PM
There is one thing for sure, wishful thinking is not working. Neither is the constant stream of anemic price reductions week after week. How about those incentives and broker bonuses? You know what I'm talking about; the three-year old Range Rover in the driveway, the 24' sailboat, a 60" LCD TV, … (0 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Link to Kiplinger's Personal Finance Article - In a Market Where Negotiation Counts.... Find an Exclusive Buyer Agent - 11/26/07 05:53 PM
Kiplinger's Personal Finance Article - In a Market Where Negotiation Counts.... Find an Exclusive Buyer Agent
The article states, "In a market in which negotiation counts, you'll do well to hire a buyer's agent to help you identify good prospects and to frame and negotiate your offer (to find an exclusive … (0 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: This Realty Times Article Highlights Information That is Valuable to Home Buyers - 11/26/07 04:48 PM
This Realty Times Article Highlights Information That is Valuable to Home Buyers
Including a link to The National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents
It talks about the disadvantages of "one stop shopping" (as I also mention in my my recent blog post) -- how agency disclosure is at very low levels, … (0 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: No SPAM . . . is GOOD Spam!! - 10/17/07 05:46 PM
There is no question that in the majority of regions around the nation, sales are off. Real estate in my area has taken on more then 20 days of active market time (DOM = Days on Market) from last year-to-date statistics show.
A home that took 41 DOM is now taking 61, … (4 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: What Buyers Do Wrong! - 10/07/07 01:50 PM
This is a statement, not a question. Buyers make all types of mistakes that can cost them money, or ultimately weaken their negotiation position. WHAT DO BUYERS DO WRONG!?!Talk TOO Much!I've never been arrested, but from being an avid viewer of reality TV cop shows I do know one thing . … (1 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Nice Article About Negotiating in a Buyer's Market - 08/26/07 10:08 PM
Here is a nice article about negotiating in a buyer's market.
When we submit an offer - we always justify that offer with data and facts - to help take the emotion out of the situation.
Information is power in negotiation - and we ALWAYS collect information about the seller's situation … (2 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: NEW HAMPSHIRE CONSUMER BROCHURE - 07/31/07 06:02 PM
I volunteered to do way too many things this year... my work with the New Hampshire Real Estate Commission has been most rewarding! I have been working on two very exciting projects. The first project was the new Consumer Disclosure form which I reported on previously. The Disclosure form became effective on May … (17 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: The Real Estate Shell Game - 07/18/07 01:03 PM
By Peter C. Fyler with editorial input from Jon Boyd, 2007 President, National Association of Exclusive Buyer's Agents© 2007 SplitRock Real Estate, LLCI'm an exclusive buyer agent on Martha's Vineyard and my job is representing buyers; that's it plain and simple. I have no allegiance or responsibility to sellers beyond the … (0 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Newsweek Article on the Advantages of Using an Exclusive Buyer Agent - as Opposed to a Buyer Agent - 07/08/07 02:38 PM
There's a new article in Newsweek about the advantages of using an Exclusive Buyer Agent - as opposed to a "Buyer Agent."
The article references - "If there isn't one in your neighborhood, you can use a selling agent as a buyer agent, but do some screening." I'd have to agree … (26 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Buying A Home On Martha’s Vineyard Should Be Fun - 06/15/07 06:11 AM
House hunting on Martha's Vineyard can be fun, and I make sure it is fun. However, I find many buyers new to the market get caught up in things that are irrelevant while failing to consider what's really important. They may base their decision on a Japanese Maple tree in the … (0 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: A day in the life of an Exclusive Buyer Agent - 05/30/07 09:45 AM
As an Exclusive Buyer Agent with my own business, I have a lot of freedom of how to organize my day. Here are some of the things I do on a typical day:
Check my emails and weed out the junk mail folder --- careful, sometimes a legitimate email from a genuine lead … (6 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: What can an Exclusive Buyer Agent do for you? - 05/15/07 11:34 AM
Traditionally real estate agents have always represented the seller in real estate transactions. By law the listing agent owes fiduciary duties to his client, the seller, and has to get the best price and terms for his client. This often comes at a price for the buyer, namely that the listing … (5 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: CNN Money Article on Why Representation by an Exclusive Buyer Agent is Best for Consumers - 05/13/07 12:24 PM
A new article on CNN Money talks about how people should use an Exclusive Buyer Agent.... Unfortunately - the terminology they used was "buyer agent" in this article at CNN Money But the point is clear... use an agent that is on your side - and the only type of agent … (0 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: CNN/Money Recommends Exclusive Buyer Agents - 05/12/07 10:44 PM
Exclusive Buyer Agents are featured in the CNN/Money.com Spring Home Buying Guide. Tom Early, past President of the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents, is featured in the article, as is a link to the NAEBA website. This appearance in the CNN/Money Spring Home Buying Guide follows favorable comments in both Kiplinger's Personal Finance and Consumer Reports, … (0 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: All Real Estate Is Local, but that has not been the perception? - 04/23/07 11:36 AM
In David Lereah's new book, "All Real Estate Is Local", he references the investment mistakes his Grandpa made by listening to the national news instead of paying attention to "local influences and activity" He goes on to say, "Whatever the national trends are with regard to real estate - whether they … (0 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Kiplinger's Personal Finance - Recommends Using an Exclusive Buyer Agent - 04/17/07 11:54 AM
Kiplinger's Personal Finance - Recommends Using an Exclusive Buyer Agent in this March, 2007 article. (They have written many along the same lines in previous years..) Consumer Reports, Money Magazine, CNN Money, the Wall Street Journal, Medical Economics Magazine, the Consumer Federation of America, and many others have all done the … (1 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: The National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents (NAEBA) - 03/30/07 01:31 PM
There is an association for Exclusive Buyer Agents - called The National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents (NAEBA)Not all Exclusive Buyer Agents are members however. NAEBA has certain ethical guidelines that it enforces within it's ranks - so that the public can be assured that they are dealing with a true … (1 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: The Difference Between an Exclusive Buyer Agent and a "Buyer Agent" - 03/30/07 01:23 PM
Unfortunately - most of the general public isn't aware of the distinction... In the 1990's NAR defined the difference in one of their brochures - but that is the last we've heard from them in terms of the definition. Only two states proactively let the public know that Exclusive Buyer … (0 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: WHAT NEW HAMPSHIRE BUYERS SHOULD KNOW BEFORE THEY PURCHASE A CONDOMINIUM - 03/30/07 09:09 AM
BUYER ALERT - Read this BEFORE purchasing a Condominium.
A Condominium is a type of joint ownership of real estate. There are a lot of things you need to know before you decide if a Condominium is right for you.
Typically, the Buyer owns and is responsible for everything within the walls of … (21 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: How to be taken seriously - online. - 03/27/07 02:41 PM
Last year I had a potential client tell me he didn't select me because I didn't have my own website. I work in a small office so I had always thought our company website was enough. He said he couldn't take me seriously if I didn't have a web presence. I … (4 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: NEW HAMPSHIRE BUYERS ~~~HIRE A BUYER AGENT - 03/25/07 11:02 PM
CAN YOU GUESS WHICH AGENT IS THE EXCLUSIVE BUYER AGENT?
Buyers -- BEFORE you begin to search for a home, hire an agent that specializes in the representation of buyers.
Selecting an agent to represent you should not be left to guess work. Not all "Buyers Agents" are the same.
Make sure that the agent … (14 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Exclusive Buyer Agent and Agent Mockery - 03/17/07 11:07 AM
I've been noticing that many Agents / Buyer Agents are marketing themselves as "Exclusive" Buyer Agents and it's a Mockery!Several definitions: "exclusive": 1. shutting out all others from a part or share; 2. admitting only members of a socially restricted or very carefully selected group; 3. limited to the object or objects designated. "mockery": … (3 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: EBA's Highlighted in Kiplinger's Personal Finance - 03/14/07 05:26 PM
Exclusive buyer agents and their trade association, the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents, are highlighted in the March 2007 Edition of Kiplinger's Personal Finance. The article, "Hire Your Own Agent", states the following: "Unlike traditional agents, EBAs don't work for listing brokers, so they avoid the risk of dual agency -- when one … (0 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Exclusive Buyer Agency Discussed in Realtor Magazine Online - 03/12/07 05:59 AM
REALTOR® Magazine convened a roundtable of what it describes as some of the nation's most innovative and successful residential brokers to get their views on where the real estate business is headed. The first question posed concerned Exclusive Buyer Agency, specifically, "Where do you see exclusive buyer agency going in the years to … (24 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: The Types of Representation Available to You in Real Estate - 02/08/07 01:47 PM
Traditional Agent: (Listing or Seller’s Agent) Works on behalf of the seller and represents their interests during the sale. When you walk into an Open House - that agent is fully on the sellers side - and not yours. They will try to gain as much information about you (the … (1 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: New Hampshire buyers - What New Hampshire Buyers need to know before buying real estate- AVOID DUAL AGENCY - 01/24/07 04:48 PM
NEW HAMPSHIRE BUYERS
BEFORE YOU START TO LOOK FOR A HOME HIRE AN AGENT THAT WILL REPRESENT YOU~
New Hampshire Buyers -- If you don't have an exclusive buyer agent representing you ...you could lose out on the following:
1. The Buyer loses the right to have an advocate who will fight for the … (20 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Do you REALLY want an 'exclusive' Buyer Agent? - 01/17/07 03:01 PM
Please hear me out before you slam me.There are several agents in our marketplace who purport to be Exclusive Buyer Agents. They refuse to take listings at all, period, end of discussion. Their reasoning for this is that it's better for buyers if you're completely, totally focused on one end of … (9 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: The Benefits of An Exclusive Buyer's Agent - 01/16/07 08:23 PM
Are you a perspective homebuyer looking for a new home in the Charlotte, NC? area? If so, you will benefit tremendously with the assistance of an Exclusive Buyer's Agent. Why, because Exclusive Buyer's Agents are skilled professionals who specialize in representing buyers achieve their real estate goals. Now, you may already … (4 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Have We Seen the Last of Real Estate Markdowns? - 01/03/07 01:21 PM
I realize the Boston market is not Martha's Vineyard, so the demographic ingredient of people moving out of Massachusetts doesn't affect our market. However, I think you will find the speculative forecasts given by three diverse professionals -- an economist, an architect and a real estate broker, to be interesting. (Click … (0 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: A Look Back at the Real Estate Market on Martha’s Vineyard. - 01/03/07 01:18 PM
Now that 2006 is just a memory, and for some not a very pleasant memory, we look forward to what 2007 holds in store. Will it be more of the same or a better year for real estate and the economy? Employment still remains high and unemployment benefit claims have been … (0 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Martha’s Vineyard REALTOR® earns Resort & Second-home Property Specialist designation - 01/03/07 01:01 PM
Peter C. Fyler, REALTOR® Broker/Owner of SplitRock Real Estate, LLC, and an Exclusive Buyer Agent with 20 years of fulltime experience in the Martha's Vineyard real estate market has earned the designation of Resort & Second-home Property Specialist. As one of the first 250 REALTOR® members nationally to earn the designation … (1 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Exclusive Buyer Agency Makes Sense for Consumers - 01/02/07 09:41 AM
While the subject of real estate agency relationships is confusing and often misunderstood, even by many real estate licensees themselves, the practice of exclusive buyer agency seems to be gaining awareness in the mainstream media, with recent favorable mentions from the likes of Consumer Reports, Money Magazine and the Wall Street Journal.
One of … (7 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Conflict of Interest......... - 08/20/06 10:08 AM
Recently I was working with a buyer, while riding too our next showing appointment, in conversation she disclosed to me that her last purchase (which was years ago), was a new construction home and it was never disclosed too her that the real estate agent representing her was also the spouse of the builder, … (0 comments)
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exclusive buyer agent: Buyer Agent designations - 08/11/06 08:10 PM
Do you like working with buyers?? Maybe you should consider becoming an ABR or an EBA.
ABR is the acronym for "Accredited Buyers Representative" while EBA stands for "Exclusive Buyer Agent"
An ABR usually works for a traditional real estate firm that both takes listings and sells them; an EBA however only … (4 comments)
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