it brings clarity to your relationship with your agent, ensuring that both parties understand their roles and responsibilities. Second, it demonstrates a commitment from your agent to dedicate their efforts to your home search. Lastly, it offers protection by safeguarding your interests and ensuring transparency throughout the transaction. By having a formal agreement, you can proceed with confidence, knowing that your agent is committed to helping you find your dream home while protecting your interests.
MORE ACCESS TO THE REAL ES O THE REAL ESTATE MARKE TE MARKET
A real estate agent will have better access to the market and a special knowledge of local conditions. The agent is a full-time liaison between sellers and buyers. An agent will have ready access to other properties listed by other agents. Buyers’ and sellers’ agents know how to put a real estate deal together. A real estate agent will track down homes that meet your criteria, contact sellers’ agents, and secure appointments for viewing the homes. On their own, buyers have a more difficult time with these things. This is even more so the case when a buyer is moving due to relocation or employment opportunity and does not engage a buyer’s agent to handle matters. This certainly applies to veterans like yourself, who may be purchasing a home in a new location after leaving military service, or retiring to a favorite city or state they were once stationed in, or back to their hometown, where they may not have lived in a while.
NEGOTIATING IS HARDER ON YOUR OWN
A real estate agent will keep the transaction “at arm’s length,” such that personalities and emotions do not become involved. Price negotiations take a special skill and understanding of the psychology of offering and counter-offering.
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