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My daughter is buying a house in Yonkers NY, She was handed a exclusive right to represent agreement to sign. Should she sign it and what does it mean? Thank You
Dear Sam;
The exclusive right to represent simply means that the agent is not competing with any other agent to represent your daughter in the buying of a home. The agent will represent her best interests. However, the daughter should make sure that the agreement has a provision whereby she can end the association if she is displeased with this agent and if she doesn't feel well represented with no further responsibility to the agent.
A common mistake is that buyers don't want to sign an agreement thinking that they should keep their options open. However, an agent feels less like working hard for someone when they don't have exclusivity. If they are never sure that their work will be compensated then why work at all? By guaranteeing that they are exclusively working for a buyer, the agent is far more likely to perform in a professional manner.
I hope that this helps answer your question.
~Jessica Bryan
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Jessica Bryan
Expertise
buying and selling process such as:
General questions from first time buyers
How to market a home
Why choose a REALTOR
How do I find a REALTOR
Should I consider buying or selling without a REALTOR--how much can I save
Should I remodel or move
How much can I expect to gain by fixing up my home before selling
Helpful tips when selling
Helpful tips when buying
finding a good mortgage loan
what is the difference between banks, mortgage bankers, and mortgage brokers
Questions from the general public, people thinking about getting their real estate license, newly licensed.
Fellow professionals who have interests in networking and how to get started
What is a market evaluation and how does it differ from an appraisal what are the different loan programs
services a REALTOR can perform
when to use a lawyer
when to use escrow
what are the regional differences in the buying and selling process
what is the MLS and how does it work
how can the layman access information on the web--listings and other information
These are just a few of the questions. I can suggest that if I am unable to answer a question I will refer the inquiry to a source that can.
Experience
Anyone who is in this business and who dedicates oneself to professionalism has continued to take classes and along with it,additional credentials, awards and honors. I can list a host of them, but my greatest accomplishments happen to be those of getting first time buyers (who didn't think they could afford to buy a home)into a home of their dreams. The look on their faces when I hand over the keys is worth all of the hard work.
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