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What are you looking for? An Agent or an Advocate?

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Real Estate Agent with Home Expo Gallery, LLC (Keller Williams)

Last month, I closed on a property located in Loganville, GA, representing the buyer.  The property was brand new construction; the bank had foreclosed on over one-third of the subdivision.

Even though it was a foreclosure, the bank agreed to pay for:

$5,000 in closing costs
$   480 for a home warranty
$   330 for HOA transfer and assessment fees
$   300 to install two new windows that had been broken
$   400 for a termite bond

As we were closing, the attorney saw those numbers on the HUD and told my client that he might have had a good advocate in the process, and my client agreed with him.  When the closing had ended, the attorney turned to my client and told him that he had closed that morning on a house in the same subdivision, with the same floorplan, for a price $35,000 higher than we were paying.

In these times where everyone is counting the pennies, you need to look not just for an agent who will represent you, but for an advisor who will advocate in your favor during the whole process.  One who will help you to purchase your dream home while looking out for your best interests.

I would like to earn your business by providing you with that same level of service, and have a client for life.  What do you buyers think of this kind of service?  Leave us a comment here and tell us what kind of service you are looking for.

C Tann-Starr
Tann Starr & Associates, Inc. - Palm Bay, FL

Lovely! Looking forward to hearing more about your adventures in real estate and kudos and congrats on a job well done. Wishing you the best with all of your projects. Regards, C. :-)

Jun 20, 2009 09:49 AM
Jim Perry
Jet Realty - University Place, WA
Championing the "hyper local" boutique style real

Good job!  It is always great to beat an attorney!  They think so many times that they are better at doing what we are trained to do.

Jun 21, 2009 07:31 AM
Adriana West
Home Expo Gallery, LLC (Keller Williams) - Roswell, GA

Hi C and Jim:

Thanks for your words of encouragement.  You might be interested in my next article.  It's about Buyers Agents in this market - when the agent has not had a transaction all year...

Adriana

Jul 04, 2009 02:54 AM