Category: Buyer’s Agent Basics

Buyers Agents Will Take You Across The Finish Line!



May 9, 2013Top Buyers Agents will help you all the way through your home buying process - click below to watch our...

What Is it Like to Work with a Denver Buyers Agent



April 20, 2012Two years ago, I worked with a Denver Buyer's Agent who was a member of both the Colorado and the National Associations of buyer's agents.  Since it is now the beginning of "home buying season" (many home sellers put their home on the market in the beginning of the summer), I wanted to recap the highlights of what working with a buyer's agent  was like when we purchased our home in the Denver/...

Why Work with a Buyers Agent (Besides Saving Money)?



April 16, 2012This morning I was going to write another blog about the ways our buyer’s agent saved us money- preventing us from making bad deals, helping us find good ones, pointing out significant structural damage or repairs before we got to the inspection phase (or worse, ownership phase), and using his experience to recommend special inspections that were unusual but helpful in our area (sewer line...

Why are exclusive buyers agents so important to negotiating the best price and terms?



November 23, 2010For the most part, when a person wants to purchase a home, the goal is to get the best possible value for their money.  Each step of the home search process ultimately affects the value of your deal, because each step ultimately affects the price of the home. For example, the time that you decide to buy affects the price of your home as market values change.  The time you decide to buy also...

buyer’s agents Help Buyers Find the Right Home



November 22, 2010According to the National Association of Realtors survey of home buyers that purchased a home within the last year, 88% worked with a realtor to purchase their home.  Home buyers reported that the two most important things that the realtor helped them do were find the right home, and negotiate sales price and terms. Why is working with an exclusive buyers agent so important to finding the right...

Colorado buyer’s agent Association Matches Home Buyers With Buyers Agents In Good Standing



November 8, 2010Take the time to research and find a good, knowledgeable, trustworthy buyers agent when you are looking to buy a house.  There is a saying that goes something like “If you don't have any friends who are real estate agents, you probably don't have any friends at all."  It’s kind of a weird way of saying- there are a lot of agents out there.  Just like with anything else, there are good...

Everything You Wish You Knew BEFORE Calling a Listing Agent



October 22, 2010I am interested in a home I found online.  Should I call the listing agent and set up a viewing? Nowadays, many home buyers begin their home search from the comfort of their own home using online home search tools.  These sites also conveniently provide the contact information of the listing agent so that you can schedule a home viewing. What the sites conveniently don’t tell you (and...