In a slower market, your committed agent's ability and willingness to hammer out the best possible deal for you, and negotiate favorable price and terms with the seller on your behalf is of great value to you. You can expect your agent to aggressively represent your interests throughout the entire transaction. We can do price research on comparable properties, check fully into neighborhoods, schools, employment and property sales history. We can look at the property with the critical and experienced eye that most buyers need. We can point out defects, recommend inspections, suggest offering price and terms, and take care of the myriad details involved in increasingly complex real estate transactions on behalf of our buyers.
Many persons think they can do a better job at finding their property than an agent.
This may be fine for some, but is not the best course for those who want aggressive, committed and expert representation of their interests in one of the major decisions of their lifetimes. A good agent deserves your business and loyalty. They will make themselves available to your schedule, devote their time and effort to your interests, and willingly forego their quality of life on your behalf. A good agent is not going to be willing to devote much effort to a buyer they believe is not serious or loyal. The proper way to use an agent is to make them earn their money.