Imagine this: You’re on a football team. Your opponent’s team has 2 coaches, 30 players, an extensive playbook, a training schedule, AND a game plan! The team you’re on has no coaches, a few extra players, and a couple plays. Would you feel comfortable going into the game knowing that? I know I wouldn’t.
The same holds true for when you buy a home in Jacksonville North Carolina.
The seller has a real estate agent that has pledged to work for him. This means he has a “coach” on his team that is giving him advice, looking out for his best interests, and protecting him, with his experience and knowledge, from getting into a bad situation. He also has access to his real estate agent’s contacts, a sphere of professionals that work well together and have lots of experience. His real estate agent has educated him on the market and what to expect and given him tips on how to buy a home. His real estate agent has also made sure all the legalities are thoroughly minded and that he won’t be sued for inadvertently doing something unlawful. So as you can see, he’s in a pretty comfortable place. Now, imagine if you will, being on the other team with no coach and going into the game with no game plan, no real knowledge of football, and no knowledge of the other team’s game plan. That is essentially the position you put yourself in when you choose to buy a home without a real estate agent, or without making sure a good real estate agent is representing you.
But you can have all the great tools your opponent has! A real estate agent who works for you will provide you with all things necessary to make sure you find the perfect house for you AND they’ll walk you through every step of the process when you buy a home.
Here’s the best part—you aren’t responsible for paying your real estate agent‘s fee for their services! You get all the benefits of an experienced, knowledgeable real estate agent, looking out for your best interests, and the other team gets to foot the bill! In Jacksonville North Carolina, until you hire a real estate agent by signing a contract with them to buy a home, they are not allowed to advise you in any way that wouldn’t be representative of the seller. Here, every real estate agent works for the seller BY LAW until they are hired by a customer to become their exclusive buyer’s agent.
So, make sure you have a great real estate agent on your side to help you navigate the exciting—and sometimes overwhelming—road to home ownership!
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