Do you really have to work with a REALTOR® when buying your first home?

Family with sold sign in their yardI’m the first one to admit that I have a “do it yourself” attitude when it comes to shopping on the internet. You can research, compare and buy just about anything you want online these days and you can do it all by yourself. I know that many of you have the same attitude when it comes to shopping for a home. I’m a huge fan of folks who empower themselves by spending their time learning about homebuying, researching neighborhoods, checking statistics, driving around and looking at homes on their own… I really love that!

So why would I tell you to stop what you’re doing and call a REALTOR®?

Just three of the reasons right off the top of my head…

  • Value! Not just being able to provide data and sales information to determine the value of the home you want to buy, but the value of an advisor who has knowledge about the process and how to avoid the pitfalls [and there are plenty of them] even in simplest real estate transaction.
    • Mortgage Financing
    • Interest Rates
    • Down Payments
    • Closing Costs
    • Home Inspections
    • Title Policies
    • Home Warranties
    • Surveys
    • and the list goes on and on…
  • A Resource!
    • Do you want your kids to go to a specific school?
    • Do you want to live no more than 20 minutes from Downtown Orlando?
    • Need easy access to the 417, 429 or I-4?
    • Do you want to live at least 45 minutes from your mother-in-law?
    • Do you want Lake Access, but not a lakefront home?
    • Don’t know what you want?

The help you need to move in the right direction, so that you get exactly what you want. The amount of trivial information that I have stored up is astounding and it helps me serve you better.

  • No Cost To You! If this is your first time buying a home, you may not know that your REALTOR® is paid for by the seller.  Homes that are listed in the MLS [Multiple Listing Service] or that are NEW being sold by a builder include an offer of compensation to your REALTOR®. It’s simple, you get all the benefits of someone representing you and you get them all at no extra cost.

#4 – It’s a bonus! I’ll reward you – Up To $1000 – for working with me [Your REALTOR®] – Click here to find out more about my homebuyer rebate program.

If you have questions about buying your Lake Mary home, please call, text, email, Facebook, tweet or send a carrier pigeon my way and I’ll do my best to help you!

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