Reiterating the Need for a Buyer’s Agent

I have already explained in this post, why it is important to hire an agent to represent you on the buying side of the transaction. But I wanted to elaborate a little more, because I just don’t think most people get it.

First off, the service that a buyer’s agent performs is free. It costs you nothing. If you want to look for homes on your own, by all means do so. In fact, I have provided you the way to do just that on my website. But rather than attempting to contact every single seller’s agent, just tell me which homes you are interested in and I will arrange times for you to see every one of them. I will walk you through every step of the process. If you don’t use me to help you and try to contact these agents on your own, you are walking into the transaction unrepresented. The seller’s agent is contractually bound to represent their client’s interest only. They are not your agent, but only work for the seller. In a situation like that, you don’t have an agent.

But lets say you are just looking and not ready to make an offer. I can almost guarantee you that every agent you contact is going to try and make you their client. Why not just skip all of that, and allow me, someone who is working for free, to help you in the first place?

Don’t be afraid of me as if I am some type of vacuum salesman. The fact is, I can’t sell you anything. My job is to work in your best interest, and your best interest always means allowing you to make this very important decision without influence.

You might wonder why I am offering you a free service, and why anybody would do such a thing. The fact is, I do get paid if a deal is closed, but my commission is paid by the seller, not you. It is important to remember that if you work with a buyers agent for a long period of time and then stop in somewhere and buy a home without your agent, your agent gets nothing. Being good people, you would never want to do that to someone that has been working hard for you, would you?

People, the bottom line is this. If you are relocating to this area, or you are a first time buyer, hire a buyers agent. It’s a free service. Hopefully you will hire me, but regardless, hire somebody. Never enter into a real estate transaction unrepresented.