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The Buyer´s Guide to Real Estate Buyer Services/ Buyer Representation/ Buyer Advocate Prudential Our desire to serve our clients also includes our commitment to have a beneficial impact on all the communities where we do business. Since its inception, the various Foundations that we support have provided grants in excess of $1 million, to local charities and groups that promote health, education, community, and the environment. Buyer Services We pledge to: 1. Help you find the right house or property to purchase.
2. Help you with price negotiations, tell you what comparable properties are selling for, prepare your offer, and explain terms of the purchase contract. § Prepare a CMA (Comparable Market Analysis) for properties that you are seriously considering making an offer § Provide Property Profiles for properties that you are seriously considering making an offer § Provide contracts, forms, business and negotiation strategies § Prepare and present all offers and counter-offers § Negotiate all terms of the purchase, including all contingencies for appraisal, loan, inspection, hold-over, possession, exclusions, lease-back (if any), increased deposit (if any), tax deferred exchange or a sale contingency (if applicable). 3. Help with your paperwork. Yes, we help do your "homework"! § We work with a Transaction Coordinator who manages the file, while the agent is out of the office to ensure the paperwork flows smoothly toward a successful closing. § Offer you reliable escrow, lending and title services at competitive prices from our affiliate companies, Pickford Escrow Company, California Title and First Capital/First Financial. § Our agent will provide you with all contracts and required State, local, and area disclosure forms. § Our coordinators will plan a time line of your contingencies and actively track their performance. 4. Help you to determine what you can afford and arrange for financing. § Place you in the best negotiating position, by taking loan contingencies out of the negotiations. With a pre-approval from First Financial, our affiliated mortgage company, you´ll be just like a cash buyer! For your convenience, our Lender can take on line loan applications ? Click Here if you are viewing this on your computer or log onto First Capital at www.Mongraingroup.com § Assist with any credit issues. 5. Help give you Peace of Mind by reducing your risk and anxiety. § We will provide you with information and resources about products and services related to your purchase as well as the moving process that includes: Inspectors (home, radon, mold, asbestos, termite, lead-based paint, soil and geology) Title Company and Title insurance with our affiliate company [California Title Company] Homeowners Insurance companies Home Warranty policies Appraisal services Real Estate attorneys Home Improvement service providers (contractors, electricians, plumbers, landscape designers, gardeners) Moving companies and professional organizers Permit search services Homeowner association directory Utility hook ups and appliance repair/sales/service vendors Temporary housing and storage providers Retrofitters § We practice risk management. Every agent has Errors and Omissions Insurance (E&O) Our agents have the support of full-time non-competing management to assist in problem solving and participate in multiple offers. Our agents have access to our legal division and legal "hotline" to prepare special contract language (if required) 6. We provide you the convenience of Exclusive Representation. § Nearly half of all homebuyers in the United Sates who used the services of a real estate professional made a "buyer´s representative " agreement with their agent. This statistic was even higher among repeat homebuyers. Satisfaction with a real estate professional is directly related to the level of understanding that a homebuyer has of the role and obligation of their agent. Knowing what to expect is helpful to both the homebuyer and the agent. Your Buyer Representation Agreement will define the tasks and duties to be performed by the buyer and Broker. It will also make you a priority and preferred client! You get their exclusive attention and commitment. |
