My phone rings on a daily basis with folks who are interested in purchasing a home in Murrieta California and the surrounding cities of Temecula and Menifee plus Wildomar and Lake Elsinore. This is all well and good as our Southern Riverside County Valley is full of wonderful homes and offers a lifestyle second to none in all of California. From the Single "A" Lake Elsinore Storm Professional baseball team through the world renown wineries of Temecula to the fantastic fishing of Lake Skinner and Diamond Valley Lake plus 12 golf courses we something for all to enjoy.

 The thing that puzzles me is the fact that many folks call for information but then state they have an agent who is not from the area who is representing them. Yesterday I had a call from a very nice lady who was driving around Menifee looking for a home and she saw my sign on a listing. Beautiful home and I informed her it was already in escrow but I let her know there were other homes still on the market and I would be glad to meet with her to go see them. That's when she said she was working with an agent, 120 miles away, and that she would still like to see my listing as she had no idea as to the floorplans of this particular development.

 Seems her "agent" had instructed her to drive around the area and get into the ones she liked and then give the agent a call. Talk about a lack of buyer representation plus the fact she is going about the home buying process in the completely wrong and hard way. After explaining the facts that working with a local agent who knows the market and has access to all the available listings Ms. Buyer decided to keep searching in the same manner. Too bad as she nor her "agent" has a clue to value in our area.

 If you are looking to purchase a home do yourself a huge favor and allow a Realtor who knows the area work "for" you and find the home that fits your needs. Different areas are specialties in their own right and no agent knows them all in a manner that will work to your best interests. Agents are at their best in areas they know but are lacking in expertise for the areas they don't understand and work in as their predominate market.

 I have a great Dentist who is a friend but if I should ever need heart surgery I'm going to see the Doctor who specializes in that field. Simple but true.

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cameron.wilson@century21.com