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Great Business and Family Charlotte Links Let's Look at Some Homes! All Homes. Lets Look at Neighborhood Real Estate* *After a brief look around you will be asked to provide your name and e-mail. It is safe and won't be sold to anyone.
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BUYING A HOME? First, if you want the best deal, YOU NEED a buyers agent!* I'll SAVE YOU time and money. If you can wait for a custom home to be built, 6-9 months, I'll help you select the builder/lot/community that makes the most sense for you and your future. If you'd like to buy new, but don't want to wait 6-9 months there is an alternative, called the Inventory Home. And here you can find bargains, especially in the fall and winter. * Why do you need a buyers agent at a new home site? Simple, some of the biggest and toughest fights I have are with new home builders-- they are tough negotiators and they have to sell bad lots. Check Here for more details. What we do is simple, we identify the bargains each week. We'll help you identify the ones that might best fit your needs and if you purchase one through us, we'll rebate the Bonus to you. Interestingly, these are the homes the builders are most eager to sell... So we'll be looking only at homes that builders are willing to deal on. So, often we can negotiate a much better price for the property, and then pass on a bonus to boot! So which builders offer these bonuses and why? Well you would be surprised. Competition between these builders is fierce and some well known builders offer bonuses (typically $500) on every home we sell for them, others offer more substantial bonus on particular homes. ($1500- $8000) But we have felt for sometime that this was disingenuous. Particularly for home buyers who use "buyer" agents who are supposed to be working for them--doesn't that mean attempting to secure the very best deal for them? Well how can it be the "best deal" when there is a $5000 selling bonus attached to the home, in addition to a regular real estate commission?It is important to note that the default setting for North Carolina Real Estate Agency law is that agents always represent the Seller in the absence of signed papers making them a buyers agent. Said another way, if you are working with an agent on the purchase of a home, and you have NOT signed buyers agency papers, you are working with the sellers agent and you have no representation at all. Not only that, the sellers agents are required by law to disclose everything they know about you to the seller when communicating an offer. Hmmmm! When you visit a new home site on your own, no matter how friendly the sales person, never forget who they work for and who they represent... It is not you! It used to be that finding a home was the biggest problem a consumer faced, and the biggest need a real estate agent filled. Sometimes it still is, but in today’s buyer’s market and with the use of the Internet, you/I/ we can usually find a home if you know what you want, many times in just a few weeks. Those of you who need more will take a little more time, never the less, the ability to search 24 hours a day from the comfort of your home has not only shortened search times it has increased customer satisfaction. Interestingly, consumer satisfaction for those who use the Internet is double those who do not. Also, those who use the Internet use agents more often than those who don't use the Internet. So then, what are my primary responsibilities?. So, if I am your buyer agent, what does that mean and what do I do for you beyond what you can do for yourself? For the services I provide for an immediate new home need, see above. All others, here's what we'll do for you. Step1: To help find the best house, I have extensive contact with community agents.Step 2: I know the builders, the communities and the schools. Want water within a golf community? Do you have an athletic son or daughter you'd like to see at a specific school? Football and baseball, that's Independence HS. basketball- that's different. Public school or private, with 4 having gone through both public and private, I know schools! Is golf your life? Want to be intown, or out of town, acreage or a larger home, or both? Or maybe you are single and and want one of the great new condo's Uptown? Step 3: Prior to making an offer, I'll get you pre-qualified then pre-approved. This will give your offer strength in competition with other offers and make your offer more qualified, whatever the price. Also important, in this day of rising rates, I can get a 90 day rate guarantee on your mortgage. Your lender or mine, the pre-Approved letter is key in today's market!Step 4: I’ll run the comp, the proper comps to help determine the market value in helping you come up with an offer amount. I'll present and argue that offer on your behalf. I have negotiated more than 500 contracts and I work all the terms: "includeds," occupancy, seller considerations for tax advantages, and more to get the edge for you.Step 5: From contract to closing, I'll be with you every step of the way. I'll work with you through the inspection negotiations to give you the most flexibility and protection in this frequently all important phase. I'll work with your lender and attorney to help you settle on time.Last but not least, If I represent you as your exclusive buyer’s agent, I will work for you every day until your real estate needs are met! Of course, I represent you and only you, and I am bound by law and ethics to get you the best deal possible. Believe me when I say that is a duty I accept gladly, it is what makes the business fun!
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