The Ultimate Home Buyer's Guide

LET’S “SHAKE ON IT”

Do you want to hear some good news / bad news?

The good news is, as a buyer, you won’t have to pay for our service upfront. We get paid at the end of the transaction after the sale has been completed. As the buyer’s agent, we get paid in one of several ways. This will be determined through our Buyer’s Agreement Contract and the offer or Purchase Contract we submit to the Seller.

The bad news…

Unless we agree beforehand, we don't get paid until and unless you find and buy a home.

Hmm, sounds more like good news / good news...for you! Not so much for us. LOL!

Pretty lopsided, huh? That’s just how it works in this business. You get our time, thoughts, advice, and skills with little or no risk to you, but all the risk is on us.

That probably doesn't sound too bad to you, right? But here’s the thing…

It does hurt many real estate buyers because they end up not trusting the advice and motives of the agent they have hired to protect their interests.

Think about it... would you trust an agent who invests so much time, effort, thought, and skill for you without charging?

Of course, they want (and need) to get paid. Otherwise, a client always questions whether the advice their agent gives is good, right, and true... or just an attempt to get paid, get paid more, or get paid more quickly.

We take pride in the time, thought, and advice we give to our clients, and the last thing we want is for you (or any other client) to question our motives.

That's why we like to view our relationship with clients as: we are “partners” in this together.

We will bear the risk of not getting paid until you successfully close on a home.

All you need to do is be serious and committed to buying a home, and loyal to us as your agent!

This means you will need to do some initial research to get pre-qualified or pre-approved for a loan, be prepared to make an offer if you find the “right” home, and follow our advice on pricing and negotiations.

In rare cases where the seller refuses to pay a commission to the Buyer’s Agent, we will ask you, the buyer, to compensate us for our services. This is very uncommon. In all our years as real estate agents, we have never had to ask the buyer for compensation.