As An Un-Represented Buyer I have More Choices
This is what a prospective Cheshire CT real estate customer said to me as we were looking through one of my listings. It was also how they responded to me when I asked them if they were working with an agent. I didn't pursue the statement at the time, and just proceeded to show them my listing.
As we were chatting, they offered that they had missed a couple of homes in their value range because they had learned of them late and had delayed getting over to look at the homes. Not a surprise as they are an Unrepresented Buyer in Cheshire CT.
I asked how they found the homes they wanted to view and they offered up a bunch of different syndicated sites that they log onto, various other agency sites, and juts driving through neighborhoods where they think they would want to buy. Such a waste of energy and time, and it breeds frustration.
We chatted further and I offered to create a focused search for them, which would require a commitment from them. There was hemming and hawing.
Making a commitment to an agent does not decrease your options. It's just the reverse. By making a commitment to a real estate professional, the advantages greatly outweigh the disadvantages.
Home Search: The real estate agent can create a special search on the MLS for the home that fits your needs for price, location and even special features. When there is a change due to new inventory coming on the market; price changes; additional photos, etc, an email is sent to alert the prospective Cheshire CT home buyer. The buyer has the information first, before it gets syndicated to other Internet sites and it would be current information.
Knowledge: By committing to a real estate professional you gain their knowledge of the market, techniques to ensure that a deal would flow smoothly; access to their network of professionals for mortgages, inspections, closing assistance, and any other type of professional needed to gather sufficient data to make that purchase.
Cost: Free! As a buyer's representative, there is seldom any type of fee associated with getting a deal to closing. Commissions are usually paid by the seller, except for some sales done outside the MLS with Owner sales.
Lock-in Period: The time to be committed to a buyer's agent is always negotiable, and if the relationship is incompatible, the process of dissolving the contract does not require an act of congress.
In short, working with a dedicated agent, who's allegiance is to the buyer, can be less stressful, more efficient, faster, cheaper on gas and gets one into a home to their liking with far less complications.
Want to ewaste a loy of time trying to buy that special house in Cheshire CT? Continue with your process!
Want to make that home purchase fun and more productive? Find an agent that will do the work for you.
As An Un-Represented Buyer I have More Choices.
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