We salute your confidence but would like to point out a few things for your consideration, before you go it alone.
1) COMPLETE MLS ACCESS
First and foremost, we can provide you a quick, complete search with addresses of all listed properties in your chosen areas. By doing this with us instead of a listing broker, you will get the advantages of pure and unrestricted representation.
2) FSBO INVENTORY
More and more people are reducing the cost of real estate transactions by marketing homes by themselves. A thorough search for the ideal home should include a survey of these FSBO's. Traditional brokers resent the impact of expanding FSBO activity on their former monopoly and often avoid showing such homes. Buyer's Resource, however, considers this self-marketing an inevitable trend which will be accelerated by the Internet. We keep track of FSBO's and will gladly help you find and evaluate them. Likewise we have access to data on expired listings and can include them in your search when appropriate.
3) MAKING THE BEST DEAL
We have quick computerized access to data on the completed sales of comparable properties. Thus, once you have selected a home to purchase, we go directly to the computer and get you information on prior sales - knowledge that strengthens your position at the bargaining table. The well informed buyer stands the best chance of crafting the appropriate offer with the appropriate contingencies as safeguards. Our protective role in this process keeps your emotions from influencing your offer.
4) DELEGATING TO LOYAL AIDES
You're busy and understand the value of delegating tasks to trustworthy experts. With loyalty to your interests at every turn, we will efficiently handle for you the numerous components in the purchasing process: evaluation of building inspections results, bargaining for seller concessions when appropriate, researching remediation of building problems such as radon penetration or septic issues, code or zoning issues, even title problems. Our goal is making your home search a pleasant and rewarding one.
For more information contact Bill Gardiner at (800) 370-5222 or (207) 878-7770 or email william@firstportland.com. |
