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Buyers, Agents And Mortgage Brokers... Oh My!
Dear Home Buyer
Did you know there is a "one month marriage" you must enter when you are in the process of buying a home?
This will shock you, but it is true. When you decide you are in the buyers market there are two people you must "marry" from the moment you decide you want to buy a home until the day of closing. These are your agent and your mortgage broker. And guess what? not only you have to be in a "marriage with them but you must establish harmony among them! Crazy, Isn't it!I wish every Home Buyer knew this, and practiced it. It would bring so much understanding to the "buying process"of a home, and take away the nightmare out of it.  
The Agent will come to you (when you have a Buyers Agreement which is so important), as an adviser. He or she will guide and show you the inventory. They will provide you with an arsenal of tools that are going to facilitate the process of acquiring that piece of home you will come to love. Also they provide you with lists of vendors and services necessary establish if the home you want is the ... more

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