Category: Working With A Colorado Buyers Agent

What Do Colorado Buyers Agents do for You… Finding the Best Home



July 6, 2012One of the most important things that a Colorado buyer's agent can help you with is finding the right home. This includes everything from developing realistic and relevant housing criteria for your budget and needs to setting expectations and finding the best house for your money. Our buyer's agents have worked in Colorado for years, and have the knowledge and experience in Colorado real...

What Do Colorado Buyers Agents Do For You… An Overview



July 4, 2012In this series, you will find an overview of what buyers agents do for you.  This includes an overview of how they are paid, what their overall responsibilities are, and the benefits of working with a buyers agent. Overview of Colorado Buyer Agent Responsibilities What Are Buyer Agent Responsibilities? The buyer's agent Fact Sheet Overview of everything about working with buyer's...

Work with Colorado Buyers Agent or Do it Yourself?



July 2, 2012As you set out to buy your home in Colorado, you may be asking yourself if you need to work with an agent or if you can do it yourself. Most Coloradans Work with Real Estate Agents for their Home Purchases. Traditionally, people that purchase or sell homes work with a real estate agent.  Colorado Buyers agents exist to protect a home buyer's rights and work exclusively for home buyers so...

The Importance of Determining the Current Market Value of a Home



May 7, 2012As a home buyer, you want to know that you are making a good investment.   Part of making a good investment means knowing the value of a home, in the current conditions.  This way, you  will know when to walk away from a bad deal. Or, recognize the deal of a lifetime if it shows up. But how do you determine the value of a home?  Is it the listed price or asking price of the home?  Can...

Stay On Track During Home Walk Throughs With Buyers Agent



April 18, 2012Stay informed and don't rely on your emotions. Buying a home is an emotional experience, and you want to LOVE the home you purchase.  But, it’s also an enormous investment and making an emotional decision can be disastrous, or at the very least, a waste of money.   Shopping is naturally an emotional experience, and working with a buyer's agent can protect you from making a bad decision...

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...

Colorado Buyers Agent vs Zillow & Trulia (Part Two)



April 11, 2012Here are the 2 most important steps in buying a home where these great websites fall short...very short. 1.  Choosing an agent: You found a house you like on Zillow or Trulia, and now you want to see it.  Luckily these websites provide you with the contact information agents that work in the area.  But here are some (scary) things you should know before you make that call: * Calling an...