 Homeowner's Bill of Rights
The Right to Equal Representation
Purchasing a property without your own real estate agent is like being in a tennis match with you on one side and three people on the other! Your money provides the funds for the closing transaction. You deserve to have an agent on your side of the court.
The Right to Full Disclosure
If your agent is not a buyer broker, that agent is working for him or herself as a transaction broker or for the seller as a seller's agent, not for you. You are that agent's customer, not his client. "Let the buyer beware" should no longer have a place in real estate today.
The Right to Freedom of Choice
You have the right to choose. If the agent is not working for you as a buyer's agent, he cannot help you determine that a property is overpriced or give you advice about offering less than the asking price. He cannot reveal the seller's motives.
A seller's agent must treat you fairly and can't misrepresent any aspects of a property, but he must try to get the most moeny and best terms for the seller. He must, by law, tell the seller everything he has been able to find out about you.
A transaction brokoer is no one's agent and will only handle the paperwork. He can't give you advice or direction of any kind that might favor your position over the seller.
As your Buyer's Resource Agent, I pledge to:
Show you the entire inventory of available homes on an equal basis, free from conflicts caused by in-house listings or selling bonuses.
Discover and disclose to you all reasonably available informatino to ensure you have every advantage in making the right decision.
Be your advocate and advisor through all the negotiations to help you buy the best home at the best price and terms consistent with your needs and abilities.
Place your interests above all others, even my own, when negotiating and conducting business on your behalf.
Call to learn more about how you can benefit from the most important consumer movement in real estate today...
For more information contact Bill Gardiner at (800) 370-5222 or (207) 878-7770 or email william@firstportland.com. |
