Why use a Real Estate buyer agent?

In short, the reason is to get you a better deal than you would have gotten without one. It’s really as simple as that! This means getting you exactly what you want, keeping you from what you don’t want, saving you time and hassle, saving you money by finding underpriced homes and negotiating an even lower price, making sure all papers are written to your advantage to save you 2% of the cost of the house in fees, keeping you in control, and seeing that everything is handled until the sale actually closes. Having a buyer agent is the difference between having a repair manual (seeing homes online) and having a mechanic (actually buying one). This means that if you aren’t in the real estate business, you won’t be familiar with the ins and outs of buying a home (meaning no offense to you). You also won’t be familiar with how to make it work for you. The listing agent will use this fact to get the seller a better deal at your expense. Just because an agent is likable and is driving you around doesn’t automatically mean he is working for you! Unless you have an agreement otherwise, he is the SELLER’S agent, not...