Treat Their Home Purchase As If It Were Your Own
Our job as real estate agents is to guide our clients through their transaction, whether selling or buying. As a seller's agent we give council on home preparation, repairs, pricing and what to expect once a contract has been taken. It can be less involved than we would with a buyer.
As a buyer's agent, we start with making sure they are set with a lender so as to not waste energy and frustration with properties beyond their capabilities. As we come to appreciate their needs we become a unit with them to find the perfect fit.
As we walk through a house with them, we give our full attention and when questioned about something we can offer an opinion within our expertise as agents mindful of not overstepping our limits, which can get us into trouble. However, a trained eye can see issues due to lack of maintenance to a home and sometimes even point out a problem that is very obvious.
For example, in our area, we can go into a basement of a house and there could be telltale signs of excessive moisture resulting from water penetration. A damp basement has a particular smell; water leaves stains on walls and floors; dark spots on walls could be mold, seeing items on the floor on raised platforms could be an obvious sign.
If the basement is unfinished, looking at the structure is easy and even seeing how the plumbers and electricians did their jobs could indicate special care.
The living spaces in the home should have the appeal for the buyers and they are truly the only ones that can make the decision to buy.
The inspection on the property being done by a licensed professional will offer details on the house and advise as to how to perform periodic maintenance as well as areas that should be addressed either by the seller or if they had been disclosed by the seller, by the buyer after they close.
As we are not selling a commodity, we should not consider ourselves sales agents. We bring our knowledge, expertise and experience to a client which makes us professional advisors.
If you are thinking of selling, it is essential to have a sales price on your home consistent with the most recent activity. We offer free market evaluations to assist you in your sale.
If you are thinking of buying and would like information on homes for sale in Central CT please call me at 203-206-0754 or send me an email. I would be happy to assist you or to discuss homes on the market in Central CT.
It's easy for me to offer a service as described within as it was how I looked at houses when I was buying. The result of that ability was the purchase of the home who's photos are offered in this blog. I can try to do for you what I did for myself before I was a real estate professional.
Treat Their Home Purchase As If It Were Your Own
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