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Why A Buyers Agent

Your home is probably the most expensive purchase you'll ever make. Do you want to take the chance that you will overpay, or that you don't get everything you think you're buying? Do you want to find out about a defect that could cost you thousands of dollars AFTER you've bought the home?

Traditionally, all residential real estate agents represented the seller. Whether the agent listed or sold the home, all were legally bound to represent the seller. Buyers had to make the most important financial decision of their lives virtually without guidance or proper information.

Today, this is no longer the case. You can choose to be represented by a Buyer's Agent. Now you, just like the seller, can have someone working on your behalf. As your advocate, a Buyer's Agent can provide you with essential information so that you can make an informed decision. HOW DOES A BUYER'S AGENT GET PAID?
The buyer's agent is generally paid from the transaction commission. This is the same commission which the seller agrees to pay his listing broker. Most listing brokers agree to pay a "co-operating" fee to any broker who obtains a buyer for the seller's property. This is the same commission amount that would be paid to any real estate agent who obtained a buyer for the seller's property. So it doesn't cost the buyer any more to be legally represented by a buyer's agent. In fact, many times it will cost the buyer less, because the buyer's agent is working to get the property at the lowest possible price for the buyer! With a Buyer's Agency Your Interests are the Bottom Line.Order your free Home Buying Relocation Guide today to find out more.

Jodi Shibler and JR Gehrmann
Abbey Realty, Inc.
4621 Lacey Blvd, Lacey, WA 98503
360-701-2595