CHAPTER 1 How Real Estat eal Estate Agents e Agents Help Home Buyers
I’ll come right out at the start and tell you I’m a real estate Broker/ Owner/Agent — proudly so! Nice to meet you! I’m not trying to sell you anything, but I’m pleased to be of service. I’m giving you the benefits of experience and advice I have gleaned throughout my career, helping clients in their Real Estate needs and all the details of being in real estate transactions — for both sellers and buyers. If you want me to help you find a house, we can talk. Call me if you need me. Technology has changed the way homes are sought and bought today. In this “Information Era,” most buyers are first introduced to the home they eventually purchase via the internet, through Houston Association of Realtors [HAR.com], Realtor.com, Zillow, Trulia, Yahoo! Homes, & or one of hundreds of other real estate websites. So that means there’s no real need for a buyer’s real estate agent, right? Using a real estate agent is to find a home and show homes available for sale, right? If a buyer can find and visit a home on the web all on their own, why involve another party?
WHY HOME BUYERS NEED A REAL ES UYERS NEED A REAL ESTATE AGENT
Ah, not so fast, friend. The reasons to use a real estate agent today are as valid as yesterday. The ease of online transactions and the proliferation of services to assist buyers in handling their 2
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