HOW TO SELECT THE BEST AGENT 

WHEN BUYING A HOME

I believe the best real estate agent to assist you in buying your home is the one that offers you the most services and represents and protects you every step of the home buying process.

Your best real estate agent will provide you with the following services:

  • Promptly respond to your email or phone call
  • Send you a relocation package with lots of information about our area
  • Have an in depth phone call with you (If you desire) to provide any information you want.
  • Ask you lots of questions….listens carefully….then ask more questions to insure the Realtor knows the home, neighborhood and community that best fits you, your family and your lifestyle
  • Provide you with detailed information on homes for sale in the area
  • Thoroughly explain the home buying process
  • Help you get pre approved for a home mortgage before you look at houses
  • Keep you informed on the status of your loan approval
  • Tell you how it’s possible to buy a home with little or no down payment
  • Show you how it’s possible to finance your home with a below market interest rate
  • Show you how it’s possible to buy a home with credit challenges or past financial problems
  • Show you how it’s possible to finance your home if you are self employed and don’t want your income or employment verified
  • Explain different types of financing that are available
  • Show you how you can save $50,000 to $100,000 or more on your home mortgage interest
  • Insure you receive a good faith estimate of the total financing costs of your mortgage
  • Show you how to have the seller pay for all or part of your closing costs
  • Give you an accurate estimate of the total cash required to purchase a home
  • Show you all the different communities and neighborhoods where homes in your price range are located.
  • Show you homes in any neighborhood of your choice
  • Show you any home available for sale regardless of which real estate company has it listed or advertised
  • If relocating from out of town, pick you up at the airport and or recommend hotels and restaurants
  • Show you homes that are not "officially" on the market yet
  • Provide you with the facts on past appreciation rates for homes or neighborhoods
  • Show you all the neighborhood amenities and services including schools, places of worship, recreational facilities and others
  • Set appointments for you to view individual homes
  • Walk through the homes for sale with you and give you an opinion (If you want an opinion)
  • Suggest a thorough home inspection from a reputable home inspection firm and order it for you
  • Insure the property doesn’t have any termite damage or active infestation that is not disclosed
  • Request and order any specialized inspections if required or needed; such as, structural or mechanical
  • Recommend you ask for a home warranty on the property that is paid for by the seller
  • Recommend a quality builder if you are looking for new construction
  • When you find a home you desire to purchase advise you on what price to offer
  • Thoroughly explain all the purchase documents you will need to sign
  • Provide you with an estimate of all of your total cash requirements at closing
  • Write up the offer to purchase agreement
  • Advise you on how much good faith deposit to offer with the purchase agreement
  • Provide you with any information available as to the sellers motivation, what price they might accept or other concessions the seller may provide
  • Represent and negotiate the purchase agreement to have you get the best deal possible
  • Follow up with the sellers agent to insure the sellers are complying with the contract contingencies or requirements
  • Recommend a firm to handle the closing that is thorough and price competitive
  • Accompany you on a walk through inspection of the home prior to closing to insure the home is as represented when the contract was written
  • Be at the closing with you to insure everything goes smoothly and as represented
  • Recommend where to obtain your homeowners insurance
  • Keep you informed of what’s happening along the way between contract acceptance and closing
  • Help you determine when and if you should refinance to lower your interest rate or monthly payment
  • Provide an annual update as to your homes value
  • Provide counseling that can help you send your kids through college or provide you with an excellent retirement program through investing in rental property

I can provide you with these services.

Please contact me if you’d like my guidance and consultation to help you purchase a home…There is no cost and no obligation.