Buying your first home is an
exciting time, but the important first step in finding your dream home is to
find a great estate agent to help you navigate the process. A good real estate
agent will help you secure a loan, as well as find a great new home.
Take these steps to ensure it’s
a positive process, and you end up happy in your new home:
Look for experience. It’s the difference between finding a great real
estate agent and a mediocre one. You want to search for a buyer’s agent, one
who works with your best interests in mind, who has worked for at least a few
years. You’ll have more confidence in an agent who proves to be competent, reputable
and has successfully closed many properties.
Get referrals. Contact agents who people you know such as friends, relatives and
co-workershave worked with in the past. If he or she did a terrific job for
someone you know and trust, you can be confident you’ll get similar results.
Ask for References. Also, don’t forget to ask the agent for
references and check those references out.Make sure he or she is a licensed
Realtor, and is a member of national, state and regional real estate
organizations. Be sure to ask other real estate agents you meet if they know
and respect the real estate agent you select.
Talk to several agents. Take your time when making a final decision on
the agent you select. Some agents will tell you anything to get you to sign
with them. Look for an agent that is realistic, not one attempting to sell you
a pipe dream.
Take your time selecting a Real Estate Agent. A hasty decision in choosing
an agent could end up being costly in terms of wasting time and money, not
getting the home you really want or paying more than you should. Sign a buyer’s
agreement only after you are comfortable with an agent after looking at
properties for several hours.
Search for a
web savvy agent. Choosing an agent that actively
is online is critically important. Statistics show that more than 85 percent of
buyers first learn about their home while surfing the web. Experienced,
competent real estate agents use laptops, tablets and their mobile phones to e-mail. They also text and send listings to potential
buyers, and they have open communication lines with sellers.
Find a local
market expert. This
type of agent will be familiar with the nuances of your desired geographical
location. For example, they’ll know that the nearby neighborhood high school
has a great football team for your teen sports enthusiast; will be able to find
unlisted properties, as well as a variety of MLS listings in the neighborhoods
you want that meet your price point. They’ll also be good at knocking on doors
or using sites such as Craigslist to find unlisted or sell-by-owner properties.
Call Conquest Real Estate Group for More Info: (248) 569-1486
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