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Why Do You Need a Buyer’s Agent?
Having a trusted advisor, like Luke, as your Buyer’s Agent, is a prudent decision when you begin to navigate your Home Buying journey. Below are just a few of the reasons to entrust Luke with your buying needs.
Problem Resolution and Risk Management
Throughout the buying process, issues can arise, such as problems with inspections, appraisal discrepancies, or financing challenges. Luke is experience and has handled many of these exact situations and can resolve these issues effectively and guide you through any potential pitfalls, minimizing risks and ensuring a smoother transaction.
Assistance with Financing and Referrals
Luke has relationships with trusted mortgage brokers, lenders, and financial advisors. A good team is crucial
Legal and Contractual Expertise
Buying a home involves a significant amount of documentation and contractual obligations. Luke deals with the contracts and addenda associated with them everyday and will ensure that the terms of the contract are properly drafted and that all requirements are met.
Emotional Support and Objective Perspective
The home-buying process can be emotional and stressful. Luke provides not only professional advice but also emotional support. He is able to offer an objective perspective, helping you make decisions that are in your best interest and keeping you focused on your goals.
Strategy
A real estate transaction has many moving pieces and getting an early start building a team of trusted advisors, including your real estate agent, helps to solidify a financially solid and personally rewarding journey.
Contract to Closing
Buying a home involves many finely detailed steps, searching for properties is just the first of many steps to get to the closing table. Properly handling paperwork, coordinating inspections, navigating repairs, property associations and managing timelines is crucial to a successful transaction. Luke will can manage these tasks efficiently, saving you time, reduce stress and help avoid contract breaches.
Expert Knowledge and Market Insight
Luke has an in-depth knowledge of the local market, including current trends, property values, and neighborhood specifics. He provides valuable insights into which areas might be best for your needs and preferences, and will help you understand the market dynamics.
Skilled Negotiation
Luke is an experienced negotiator who advocates on your behalf to secure the best possible price and terms. They can handle counteroffers and navigate complex negotiations, which can be particularly useful in competitive markets.
Construction and design
With a solid background in construction and design, Luke offers invaluable insights into property potential and quality. Trust Luke to guide your decision with expert knowledge, ensuring you find a property that meets both your needs and your dreams.
Expert Guidance on Pricing and Value
Luke can provide a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) to help you understand a property's fair market value. This expertise helps you avoid overpaying for a home and ensures you make a sound investment based on comparable sales in the area.
Problem Resolution and Risk Management
Throughout the buying process, issues can arise, such as problems with inspections, appraisal discrepancies, or financing challenges. Luke is experience and has handled many of these exact situations and can resolve these issues effectively and guide you through any potential pitfalls, minimizing risks and ensuring a smoother transaction.
Assistance with Financing and Referrals
Luke has relationships with trusted mortgage brokers, lenders, and financial advisors. A good team is crucial
Legal and Contractual Expertise
Buying a home involves a significant amount of documentation and contractual obligations. Luke deals with the contracts and addenda associated with them everyday and will ensure that the terms of the contract are properly drafted and that all requirements are met.
Emotional Support and Objective Perspective
The home-buying process can be emotional and stressful. Luke provides not only professional advice but also emotional support. He is able to offer an objective perspective, helping you make decisions that are in your best interest and keeping you focused on your goals.
Strategy
A real estate transaction has many moving pieces and getting an early start building a team of trusted advisors, including your real estate agent, helps to solidify a financially solid and personally rewarding journey.
Contract to Closing
Buying a home involves many finely detailed steps, searching for properties is just the first of many steps to get to the closing table. Properly handling paperwork, coordinating inspections, navigating repairs, property associations and managing timelines is crucial to a successful transaction. Luke will can manage these tasks efficiently, saving you time, reduce stress and help avoid contract breaches.
Expert Knowledge and Market Insight
Luke has an in-depth knowledge of the local market, including current trends, property values, and neighborhood specifics. He provides valuable insights into which areas might be best for your needs and preferences, and will help you understand the market dynamics.
Skilled Negotiation
Luke is an experienced negotiator who advocates on your behalf to secure the best possible price and terms. They can handle counteroffers and navigate complex negotiations, which can be particularly useful in competitive markets.
Construction and design
With a solid background in construction and design, Luke offers invaluable insights into property potential and quality. Trust Luke to guide your decision with expert knowledge, ensuring you find a property that meets both your needs and your dreams.
Expert Guidance on Pricing and Value
Luke can provide a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) to help you understand a property's fair market value. This expertise helps you avoid overpaying for a home and ensures you make a sound investment based on comparable sales in the area.
Problem Resolution and Risk Management
Throughout the buying process, issues can arise, such as problems with inspections, appraisal discrepancies, or financing challenges. Luke is experience and has handled many of these exact situations and can resolve these issues effectively and guide you through any potential pitfalls, minimizing risks and ensuring a smoother transaction.
Assistance with Financing and Referrals
Luke has relationships with trusted mortgage brokers, lenders, and financial advisors. A good team is crucial
Legal and Contractual Expertise
Buying a home involves a significant amount of documentation and contractual obligations. Luke deals with the contracts and addenda associated with them everyday and will ensure that the terms of the contract are properly drafted and that all requirements are met.
Emotional Support and Objective Perspective
The home-buying process can be emotional and stressful. Luke provides not only professional advice but also emotional support. He is able to offer an objective perspective, helping you make decisions that are in your best interest and keeping you focused on your goals.
Hiring Your Agent
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Hiring Your Agent
1.
First, we will have a discussion, which I like to describe as a strategy session, where we begin to outline the plan to get you into your new home.
2.
Prior to touring homes, we will enter what is called a “Buyer Agency Agreement.” This document outlines our broker’s fee schedule and explains how our brokerage is compensated. Buyer Agent Brokerages are paid at settlement and buyers are under no obligation to pay my brokerage up front or at any time during the buying process. If you don’t buy, we don’t’ get paid. It’s that simple.
3.
Buyer Broker Agency Compensation fees can be paid in a number of ways:
- Often times, as part of the listing strategy of the seller, they may be willing to offer what is called “Cooperating Compensation.” The seller agrees to allow agents form other brokerages to show the property and the listing agent brokerage agrees to “cooperate” with a buyer agent. The listing brokerage then gives a percentage of their fee to the buyer agent’s brokerage. In many cases, this “Cooperating Compensation Agreement” will fully cover our buyer agent brokerage fee.
- If the cooperating compensation amount does not fully cover the buyer brokerage fee, additional compensation requests can be included as part of the contract negotiation process.
- In the event the listing agent brokerage is not offering “Cooperating Compensation,” we have the option, as part of the contract negotiation, to negotiate for the sellers to pay some or all of the buyer agent brokerage fee.
- If a listing agent brokerage is not willing or able to offer “Cooperating Compensation,” you have the ability to pay the buyer agent brokerage in your closing costs.
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