| When buying a new home, using a Realtor won't cost | | | | Having a real estate professional when shopping for a |
| you anything. He or she works for you for free. The | | | | home makes the task easy, convenient and even |
| benefits are unlimited however. In fact, searching for | | | | fun. Your Realtor will keep you up to date as to |
| a home without a Realtor doesn't make sense at all. | | | | what becomes available when it does. They will walk |
| These days most home buyers begin their search | | | | you through the process of buying from finding a |
| on-line looking through the many different Internet | | | | house, to inspections to closing. |
| sites that offer MLS services and real estate sites | | | | Many new homes come on the market and get sold |
| such as Zillow, Yahoo Homes and Trulia. If your on | | | | off every day. You never know when that perfect |
| your own sometimes there is a number provided to | | | | house is going to come along so it's nice to have |
| set up showing appointments, sometimes not. So | | | | someone knowledgeable about the industry |
| right there your limited. | | | | constantly scanning the market for you. When it's |
| Most times the number listed puts you directly in | | | | found your real estate agent can notify you right |
| touch with the sellers agent. This isn't necessarily a | | | | away and immediately set up a time to show the |
| bad thing but it leaves you at the mercy of that | | | | home to you and your family thus insuring you never |
| agent. As a seller agent they are responsible to look | | | | miss an opportunity when it's ripe. |
| out for the best interest of their client. As your | | | | I know here in Wichita Kansas the housing market is |
| buyers agent they are also responsible for your best | | | | very competitive. Homes can hit the market and |
| interest. That presents a conflict. | | | | have a contract the same day. It happens often. |
| In a situation when the same broker is handling both | | | | Many times a potential home buyer will see a house |
| sides of the transaction that puts him as a deal | | | | he likes only to find it's been contracted that very |
| maker, or broker. In the Real estate business this is | | | | day. With all the tools available to a Realtor these |
| called a transaction broker. You can have two | | | | days it makes finding the perfect home for you a |
| different agents, one representing the buyer and one | | | | real possibility and not just a dream. |
| representing the seller, both working under the same | | | | Remember your Realtor is your friend. He gets paid |
| broker. The best interest of both parties is | | | | when your happy and not by you. Someone out |
| presumably represented by each different agent. He | | | | there has worked it into the price of a house to find |
| or she must be honest, ethical and completely non | | | | them a buyer. They are willing to pay to turn the |
| biased. This doesn't present a problem as long as you | | | | equity they have in their house into cash. The Realtor |
| feel comfortable with the person making the deal for | | | | brings you and that person together and brokers a |
| you. | | | | deal where everyone's happy and gets what they're |
| You can see how having your own Realtor is to your | | | | after. |
| advantage. | | | | |