Category: Viewing Houses with a Buyers Agent

Tips on finding the best real estate agent

Home Buying Tips



April 30, 2020It is very easy to get caught up in the excitement of a home purchase. Especially if you are trying to get in early on some of the remaining good deals.   Many areas still have some bargains. However, some of the markets are already 'hot' and are seeing very competitive bidding wars on diminished inventories.  Here are a few steps to take that will help keep you in the middle of the road. Get...
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Using A Buyers Agent For Relocation



April 29, 2020Using a professional buyers agent to assist you with the search, purchase and actual real estate transaction is always a prudent decision. However, there are some circumstances in which a buyers agent is particularly useful. When A Buyers Agent Can Be A Critical Asset Many companies across the country are engaged in formal restructuring.  This may include employee relocation. In that...
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Buyers Agent Education 101



April 22, 2020We would like to offer some easy to understand information about buyers agents in our Buyers Agent 101 series.  Those in the real estate industry may be well versed on real estate lingo. When it comes to designations and certifications, the consumer’s ability to distinguish the difference in qualifications and skills quickly slips into an abyss.  Consumers are becoming more skilled at...

3 Ways to Interview Your Buyer Agent



July 22, 2010Choosing your buyer’s agent is like hiring someone to work for you. You have several opportunities to determine whether the agent is a good fit before you sign your buyer agency agreement.   Take advantage of these interview opportunities. There is a great list of questions to ask your agent before working with them.  In addition to these questions, here are a few other “tests.” 1) How...

Home Viewing Advice: Tips For Finding Your Dream Home



June 25, 2010Develop a "Dream Home List." My husband and I had developed a list of characteristics to help find our future home when we first started house hunting.  We defined “must” haves and “want” to haves.  The list included everything from price range, to age of home, to location, to basic floor plan.  We each wrote our own list, without consulting the other, and then combined lists to come...

Top 5 Things to Look for When Viewing Houses



June 1, 2010After looking at what feels like a million homes with our exclusive buyer’s agent, we became very efficient house hunters.  At first, it was hard to strip away the bad decorating or the incredible upgrades to the bathroom and see the house for what it really was.   Over and over again, I keep hearing this advice “Look at the things that you can’t change.”  Again, I have to go back to...

First Day of Viewing Houses with our Buyer’s Agent



April 28, 2010Our House Gained Twenty Pounds since the Listing Picture was taken. I realized that house hunting through listings is probably what it’s like to use an online dating service.  Yeah, you look incredible in your profile picture- but that was taken when you’re 18 and now you’re 40.  Or, it says here that you like long walks on the beach… but, you look like you haven’t gone on a walk in...