This article was produced by the writing team of Eric Badgley & Angee Gardner; specializing in Lake Samish Real Estate and Bellingham Washington Real Estate. http://www.bellingham-realestate.net
You search and search, viewing dozens of properties online, you call on ads from the newspaper and real estate magazines, yet you still haven’t found the right home. What are you missing?
A buyer’s agent!! Why use a buyer’s agent? A buyer’s agent works primarily with buyers; they know the market, the homes in the market and how to find the right home for their clients.
Perhaps there is something you haven’t thought of or overlooked during your search; often times a buyer’s agent may be able to spot patterns or needs that you have not considered, and then place you in a home that you would never have thought to look at.
Buyer’s agent’s work with sellers from all aspects of the market including investors, builders, for sale by owners, and owners looking to sell on an owner contract or lease option. They have areas of locating homes that most buyers do not.
An experienced buyer’s agent knows how to read their clients and how to narrow a home search to work for their buyer, thus cutting the search anywhere from 1/3 to ½ the time. Your time is valuable so let an agent do the searching and hard work for you, after all most buyer’s agents services are free of charge to the buyer.
What else do you get with a buyers agent? In one word, representation! Why go it alone when you can have an experienced professional on your side working on your behalf? Your buyer’s agent will handle the purchase and sales agreement documentation and paperwork, inspection documents, appraisal documents, work with your lender to secure an easy closing and most of all make sure you are informed about the home, market and neighborhood.
Give your buyer’s agent a call today…
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