How a Real Estate Agent Can Help You? (First Time Home Buyers)
If you're in the market to buy your first home, you may be wondering if you need your own real estate agent, or perhaps you're curious as to how an agent can help you. You are about to embark on a very important decision for your future, a great investment of both time and money.
Buying a home for the first time can be overwhelming. Don't go it alone. Work with a professional Real Estate Agent! Remember, the seller will most likely have an agent. You should have your own agent, i.e., a buyer's agent to protect you and represent your best interest. You'll soon discover that there are so many ways an agent can assist you. For now, I would like to bring your attention to the following:
10 Ways a Real Estate Agent Can Help You!
A real estate professional can...
01 | Help establish a plan for a home that fits your needs
02 | Help you find a good mortgage consultant to have you pre-approved
03 | Guide you through the entire process, serve as a buffer and take care of a lot of the behind-the-scenes tasks
04 | Help you research neighborhoods and houses
05 | Find the right home for you
06 | Help you gauge market values and best determine a range where your offer should be
07 | Help you write up offer (and counter offers) and negotiate the best terms and price for you
08 | Provide you with a list of key professionals (e.g., real estate attorneys, home inspectors, pest inspectors, etc.) that you'll need in a real estate transaction
09 | Help you feel comfortable with the closing process and go with you to closing
10 | Follow up with you after the sale
Remember, these are just some ways that a qualified real estate agent can help you in your journey towards buying your first home. For more information or assistance with your first home purchase, please contact me. I have a wealth of knowledge, as well as hands-on experience educating and helping first time buyers like you. I'd be happy to answer your questions, as well as assist you with purchasing your first home in my service area, or refer you to qualified professionals from a nationwide network of agents.
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Letitia, great job and good luck attracting some of those buyers.
Cal
Letitia, Thanks for posting this. I will definately use some of these tips for my first time home buyers!
Letitia - good information but it is written towards a home buyer and posted to members only.
Hello Letitia - that is great stuff, but I think you want to get that out to the public. See if you can update your post to make it so it isn't members only. And best up luck to you!
And that's just the top 10.
Good points, Letitia. I think there are many more things we bring to the table, but you made an excellent start!
Good post, some good points. However, being a members only post, it will not reach the public, or be indexed in the search engines. Make the post public!
Good post Letitia. If you are not a paying memeber of Active Rain, the post can only go to Members Only, and you really need this to go out to the public.
Great Post Letitia!
Letitia, I agree with Cyndi. Get this message out to prospective buyers. Great Advice for first time homebuyers.
I join the group in saying-Post this to the public. This is a great list of answers to a question that comes up often.
All posts are Members Only if the writer has a free membership. But go ahead and write and post - you'll have a nice body of work for that day when you do decide to go for the full membership!
@ Everyone - Thanks for your wonderful comments!
@ Cal - Hope you had a great weekend! Looks like you were MIA for about a week (i.e., no posts on AR)... must be busy with clients. :)
@ Collette - You're more than welcome to use them!
@ Charita & Chuck - So true... there are so many things we bring to the table. I have an extensive list that I put in my monthly FTHB Seminar packets and give out at buyer consults. Trying to keep it short here - I typically try to keep my lists on posts to 20 items or less.
About Member Only... My posts typically start off as member only because I like to come back and read them again (with a fresh set of eyes), maybe add a photo and sometimes tweak them before I release them to the public. This is especially true when I post at night, that is, when I have only one eye open (LOL).
Thanks Again! Have an Awesome & Productive Week!!!
Letitia,
I like the clarity in your post. It answers the basics...although some buyers still think they can go it alone. but, many eventually come back to the Realtor, after they have encountered problems.
Hi Letitia,
This is great and accurate advice. I am curious why you made it memebers only? This would be a post I would like to re-blog as I'm sure others would, for our local areas. Great input nonetheless.
Happy Monday!
Tamara
This is a great post....so make it public. Good luck with the first-timers!
Great list Letitia, Good Luck getting those Buyers.
Good post. People need to understand the value that a proffesional in your corner brings you.
Well written for your target market. Good job.
Short, concise and to the point!
Hi Letitia -- This is an exceptional post. Most first-time home buyers don't have any idea how much is involved in order to make an exceptional decision and your post succinctly points this out.
First time buyers definitely need the guidance of a caring and thoughtful real estate agent.
Letitia: Great list! Thanks for sharing. Carrie
Thanks again for all the wonderful comments!
When conducting my FTHB Seminars, I find that many first time home buyers don't understand how an agent gets paid, more specifically how do I "the Buyer" pay the agent? Do I or the seller pay the agent?, etc.
I usually go over this and explain, "In most cases, the commission is paid by the seller. However, it can be negotiated any number of ways, and that includes the possibility that the buyer could end up paying some or all of the sales commission. Commission should be discussed, understood & negotiated upfront, before signing Buyer Agency Agreement."
I find that once FTHB buyers are educated in this area, they are quick to get their own representation.
Good information, Letitia. Thanks.
This is great information especially since so many first time buyers are just confused about what they need to do to get into their first home.
Thank you Letitia ... and not just for the first time buyers ... Len
All true and a great, concise piece on what we do. Thanks!!
Thanks for stopping by & sharing your thoughts!!!
Hi Letitia - Buying a home is, if not the largest, ONE of the largest purchases a family will ever make. Having a buyer's agent in your corner to be your advocate and help you through the process is invaluable.
This is a good list Letitia. Good luck to you.
Great little article, Letitia. Good advice on both sides of the border...so good that I re-blogged it!
Cheers!
Hi, there. Thanks for the informative post. I believe that dealing with real estate market requires special knowledge and since the real estate agents are trained professionals, it will be a good choice of home buyers can opt for their services. Selling and buying of homes involve many legal procedures and it is not always possible for an ordinary person to know about these legal terms and their importance. A real estate agent is not only well equipped to handle laws on behalf of the clients, but can also make the buyers understand what they are getting into. I would advise first time buyers to choose an agent who is sensitive to their needs and desires. Opt for an agent who listens to you rather than one who boasts of making tons of money. For more information, you can visit www.revealty.com.