Buying a home is a unique purchasing experience. Whether a first home, retirement home, vacation home, or investment property, it would be wise to take advantage of a Realtor as your Buyer’s Representative for a variety of reasons. First, your Buying Representative can help you find the right property for your needs and budget. Of course, you can buy a house on your own and learn from your experiences during the process or you can take advantage of the knowledge a local Realtor, us! who are well versed in this specific market to avoid purchasing errors and costly mistakes. It will always be in your best interest to have an independent Realtor as your Buying Representative rather than the seller’s agent whose primary loyalty is to their initial client. Learning your needs, respecting your priorities and making your Island home purchase enjoyable is what makes our representation successful.
6 MORE Reasons to Hire a Realtor as your Representative.
1. A skilled professional will be covering your back In real estate transactions, having representation (either as a buyer or seller) means that an industry professional is obligated to protect and promote YOUR interests, including keeping certain information confidential and sharing information with you that might benefit your position.
2. You can get a higher level of service without paying more In the vast majority of circumstances, listing agreements are structured so that a buyer’s agent’s commission is paid out of the seller’s agent’s proceeds. Typical commissions are reflected below:
Customer Payment Splits
3. You’ll be working with an up-to-date expert
A Buyer’s Representative is committed to maintaining their professional edge by staying current on the latest issues and trends in buyer representation.
4. You’ll know your Buyer Representative has proven experience.
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5. You can improve your negotiating results Deciding on an offer price for a house is tricky business, requiring careful analysis of other comparable homes for sale, recently sold homes, and other market and county ruling factors. Plus, your offer price is just one facet of your negotiating strategy.
As a Buyer’s Representative we can advise you on every negotiating detail, including counseling you on the pluses and minuses of various contingencies. We can also present your offer to the sellers in the best possible light and help navigate counteroffers, improving your chances of getting the results you want.
6. You’ll simplify many complex aspects of your transaction Let’s face it. If you aren’t already familiar with complex real estate contracts, disclosure forms, inspections, termite requirements, and mortgage applications, these documents can be confusing and daunting. Most buyers genuinely appreciate having a knowledgeable resource to answer their questions.
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Housing is the one leveraged investment available: “Home-ownership allows households to amplify any appreciation on the value of their homes by a leverage factor”
Owning is usually a form of “forced savings:
“Having to make a housing payment one way or the other, owning a home can overcome people’s tendency to defer savings.”
There are substantial tax benefits to owning: “Homeowners are able to deduct mortgage interest and property taxes from income…On top of all this, capital gains up to $250,000 are excluded from income for single filers and up to $500,000 for married couples if they sell their homes for a gain.”
Owning is a hedge against inflation:
“Housing costs and rents have tended over most time periods to go up at or higher than the rate of inflation, making owning an attractive proposition.”
My personal reasons for buying:
You take control of your lifetime financial choices, not a landlord
Pride in ownership
We all need a lot of powerful long-range goals to help us past the short-term obstacles.
