Real Estate Tips

Buyer information Package

Buyers Need Their Own Real Estate Agent- An Agent That Focuses on Their Best Interests, Not The Sellers!

Buying a home is a complex process. There is a wealth of information at your fingertips to help you get

started, including homes for sale, market statistics, and how-to advice. When you add in the guidance

and perspective of a seasoned professional, you have the best chance for a smooth transaction. At HomeSmart Connect-Fox Valley Home, we make real estate transactions easy and relatively stress-free.

To make the best possible home-buying decisions, you should have the best guidance and information.

An experienced real estate agent can assist you through the search process, give you data on

comparable recently sold homes, help you craft an offer and negotiate successfully, and advise you

through the inspection, repair, and appraisal processes. Your agent can help you find the best value,

neighborhood, and quality for your budget and requirements.

To simplify how commissions are handled, sales commissions are paid out of the seller's proceeds,

according to the terms of the listing agreement and/or the sales contract. Thus, the buyers' agent

commission is paid by the seller, as a portion of their listing commission. You will not have to pay

a penny out of your pocket for the services of a buyer's agent.

If you are at all tempted to go directly to the listing agent for a home that interests you, keep in mind that

the listing agent has a fiduciary duty to the seller. This means they are obligated to act in their clients'

best interests. If you try to use the listing agent of a home to help you write an offer, they can only

represent you if they act as 'dual agent' and get written permission from the sellers to do so -and in that

case, the agent can't advise either side on price or negotiation strategy. If they help you write the offer

without acting as a dual agent, you have NO representation as a buyer, and no one to advise you or look

after your interests.

So, call me today and I will present my buyer package and how I will prepare you to present your offer to be the best offer that sellers will want to accept.

Michael Stefanski-HomeSmart Connect Real Estate Professionals-Fox Valley Home 630.728.8440