| There's a lot of money involved when buying a new | | | | initially offer you high-priced homes which seem to be |
| home, especially money that you will pay on the long | | | | within the area of your budget range (if you |
| term. You can expect that since this is a big financial | | | | stretched yourself thinly). Ask specific, pointblank |
| obligation on your part and possibly one of the major | | | | questions about whether they have access to a |
| financial decisions you will make, buying a piece of | | | | wider database of national listings and if they can |
| real estate will be interesting for a lot of other people | | | | give you information about a specific price range that |
| involved. Finding a real estate agent could be a tricky | | | | you had in mind. Never let the real estate agent |
| part of the process. Some people have the | | | | control your decision. Before meeting with them, |
| unfortunate experience of working with a real estate | | | | know what questions you want answered and write |
| agent who sold them a lemon house or an overpriced | | | | them down. It may seem silly at first, but when the |
| property, or made the entire buying process a | | | | agent brings you house shopping, it's very easy to |
| headache. | | | | forget some questions you made a mental note of |
| Keep in mind that agents are working for the seller | | | | asking. Writing them down helps make sure that you |
| and it is in their interest if they can sell you the | | | | don't forget asking these questions while in the flurry |
| property they are selling preferably at list price. From | | | | of looking through prospective properties. |
| a practical point of view, a real estate agent only | | | | Do your own research. |
| makes money when they sell real estate properties, | | | | Take all information with a grain of salt. Do your own |
| so it makes perfect sense that they would want to | | | | research about values of property within the area |
| make as much profit as they can make out of you | | | | you want to buy a home in to check whether your |
| buying your home through them. It's not exactly a | | | | agent is offering you something fair or not. It's |
| wrong thing, but you have to keep in mind that the | | | | pretty reckless to totally rely on other people for |
| person who should be most interested in giving you a | | | | information on such things. |
| good deal is you, and not to depend on your real | | | | Be straightforward with your agent. |
| estate agent for that. When dealing with a real | | | | Sometimes when your agent is making the whole |
| estate agent, keep a few things in mind: | | | | buying process difficult for you, it's best to be honest |
| Know what questions to ask. | | | | with them and tell them that if this kind of |
| Your agent will probably not show you the more | | | | relationship continues, you will be forced to look for a |
| affordable homes off the bat. Most agents would | | | | new agent. |