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The House You Want to See in Person

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Real Estate Agent with KW Keller Williams Realty -Esperanza Butler-DRE 01797405 CalBRE-01797405

Why You Should Now Hire a Buyers’ Agent BEFORE You Find a House You Want to See in Person

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       Esperanza Butler   Realtor®

 

         

 

Serving the Woodland Hills, West hills, Winnetka, Canoga Park, Northridge, Chatsworth, Granada Hills and just about anywhere in the San Fernando Valley.

I want to be the person you come to for help in buying or selling your home.

Michael Elliott
Fathom Realty - Burlington Township, NJ
Burlington, New Jersey Residential Sales

Great post, I can see many buyers signing a one time or three day agreement in the near future. 

Aug 18, 2024 12:13 AM
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker
Great information, thanks for sharing.  I hope you have a great day.
Aug 18, 2024 05:17 AM
Bill Salvatore - East Valley
Arizona Elite Properties - Chandler, AZ
Realtor - 602-999-0952 / em: golfArizona@cox.net

great information. Thanks for sharing it.

Have a super fantastic week!

Bill Salvatore, Realtor- Arizona Elite Properties

Aug 18, 2024 05:25 AM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good Morning Esperanza. The path of real estate will be in a state of flux as agents figure out how to approach this. And, the public will have to become accustomed to buying real estate this way. The strong will survive and thrive. Enjoy your day.

Aug 18, 2024 05:30 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Esperanza Butler® 818 926 5425 I have always felt Realtors were foolish not to have Buyers sign a Buyers Agreement, so I think this is a plus not a minus.

Aug 18, 2024 03:31 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

We always had Buyer Broker agreements, but few of us signed them with the buyers, now we have to all good, Endre

Aug 19, 2024 10:06 PM
Esperanza Butler® 818 926 5425

About 15 years ago, a young person called about several properties. The next day, I asked him to sign the buyer broker agreement, but he refused, saying he was helping his broker mom find properties for her clients. I told him to have his mom preview the homes herself since he was working for her, not me

Aug 19, 2024 11:00 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Loved your comment Esperanza Butler® 818 926 5425  indeed I told a few to take a hike too over the years and now that it is mandatory it actually makes my life easier, Endre

Aug 19, 2024 11:03 PM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

Esperanza - I read the comment you made in response to Endre's comment.  I know that feeling of having someone wanting to see several properties. I've been in that position only to learn they were either an out of town agent, without lockbox access, or were aiding another agent, who had a fulltime job, other than real estate.  

Aug 25, 2024 02:20 PM
Esperanza Butler® 818 926 5425

Hi Myrl, Thank you for your comment. Most of the time changes are good. This is a huge change in the Real Estate industry. I believe that it will beneffit everybody, Brokers, Buyers and Sellers. 

Last year I had an out of town Zillow lead, this person said she wanted to buy the property she requested to see. I asked her if she had an agent helping her. She said no, and if I like the house you will submit an offer for us. To make a long story short. I showed the property, she said it was exactly what she was looking for, she will call me tomorrow to get together to submit an offer. This was very quick after 20 minutes her agent called me asking for more information and wanting to submit an offer. Isn't this crazy? Just because they saw the property on Zillow, she thought I was the listing agent. No more assumptions. No more lies.

Aug 25, 2024 04:30 PM