Buying real estate is more than just looking at properties and picking one that works. It’s also about finding the right home, at the right price, in the right location, while avoiding inconvenience and costly mistakes–not always an easy task! The best way to achieve these objectives is to work with a professional REALTOR® who understands your needs, wants, time frame, and budget; but most importantly, knows how to negotiate on your behalf to achieve the best possible outcome.
Top reasons to retain a Buyer’s Representative
In most cases, buyers’ agents are reimbursed by the seller.
- To obtain invaluable details about the properties you’re looking at: historic sales data, comparable properties, a second opinion of value, and potentially other information about the property that the seller’s representative can’t legally provide.
- An exclusive buyer’s agent can negotiate on your behalf and suggest what to offer based on experience (the seller’s representative cannot do this – they must work in the seller’s best interests).
- A buyer’s agent can help you find foreclosures, exclusive listings, expired listings and other properties that may not be listed for sale on the open market.
- Discretion, confidentiality, loyalty, and obedience: the pillars of solid representation.
- The services of a Buyer’s representative could save you thousands of dollars!
- The services of a Buyer’s representative usually won’t cost you anything! (In most cases, buyers’ agents are reimbursed by the seller. The particulars of each relationship must be discussed and disclosed by your agent prior to completing a purchase.)
What you can expect from me as your agent
I start by learning about you. Your needs become my guide for ensuring a positive experience. I want to know what’s important to you.
I work around your schedule, travel requirements, and style of shopping. Days, evenings, and weekends are all fair game.
Communication is my business. With listing agents, sellers, and most importantly, you! My staff and I are always available and we go the extra mile to ensure you stay informed.
More than just the initial offer, negotiations are often ongoing from point of first contact with a seller to the sold sign going up. I know the approaches to take to ensure my clients get a great deal.
A sale is never over for me. I’m always available after keys change hands, to help with questions after the fact. And when you’re ready to sell in the future, I’ll be here for you.
Download my First Time Home Buyers Guide or my Guide to Buying Real Estate in Nova Scotia for Out of Province Buyers. Or set up your own custom listing search to receive direct emails when properties meeting your criteria hit the market.
Why RE/MAX
RE/MAX was founded on the belief that by providing the best training, administrative, and marketing support possible to independent business owners, they would be free to focus on what they do best – sell real estate and operate dynamic brokerages.
For over 20 years RE/MAX has been the number one real estate organization in Canada and continually has the number one market share in virtually every region. RE/MAX has always believed in staying on the forward edge of the real estate industry, adopting and adapting the latest technology, and creating innovative marketing and productivity programs.
Woven into the fabric of RE/MAX is a deep commitment to community. Over the past 20 years, RE/MAX Banner Real Estate and its agents have contributed in excess of $150,000 to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and the Children’s Miracle Network (IWK).