Services
Offered
Information And Counseling:
•Explain
the forms of agency available to you and explain how different
relationships may affect the level and type of service a Buyer
may receive from a real estate agent.
•Offer to enter into a written Agency Agreement with the
Buyer. The agreement will include beginning and ending dates,
and the responsibilities of both parties.
•Pledge absolute confidentiality to a Buyer when representing
him/her.
•Counsel the Buyer regarding his/her financial qualifications
and assist the Buyer in finding and working with mortgage lenders.
Searching
For A Property:
•Discuss preferences in size, areas, styles,
age, floorplans, and develop a property profile.
•Search the entire real estate market, including the Multiple
Listing Service (MLS), properties for sale by owners, and new
homes (where appropriate).
Contract
Offer:
•Inform the Buyer about any defects or
problems he/she has observed or discovered regarding the property.
•Prepare a comparative market analysis, to determine the
property's fair market value.
•Explain the choices available in each section of an offer
to purchase and explain the alternatives available to the Buyer.
•Advise the Buyer to seek legal counsel where appropriate.
•Prepare the offer to purchase in a manner which will
protect the Buyers interest.
• Will provide proper disclosures regarding agency representation
and any other matters as required by law.
•Develop negotiation strategies with the Buyer, including
pre-set limits on key points of negotiation when the Buyer wishes
to do so.
•Counsel the Buyer regarding the time requirements in
the contract and encourage the Buyer to have professional inspectors
inspect the property if the contract is accepted.
After
The Offer To Purchase Is Accepted:
• Will counsel the Buyer about home inspections,
and provide the names of real estate inspectors. Will encourage
the Buyer to be present during inspections.
•Will explain options available to the Buyer regarding
items in the inspection report.
•Where appropriate, will notify the Seller or the Seller's
Agent in writing of inspectors' findings and the Buyers choice
of any options available to the Buyer.
•Maintain contact with the title company and mortgage
company to insure that the Buyers interests are being protected.
•Will review the settlement statement with the Buyer at
or before closing.
•Will attend the closing with the Buyer and be prepared
to answer questions the Buyer may have. |