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Jessica,
My husband and I called a realtor last month to see her listing (her sign was in the yard.) She showed us the house, but we made no move to purchase it. Since then, we met a second realtor while driving through a different neighborhood. She has shown us a few houses that I found online.
The first house we saw with Agent #1 has "Contingent" listed on it now, but if it comes back to an available status, my husband and I are thinking about making an offer. Do we need to go through the second agent, or can we go directly to the original one. We have not signed any paperwork with either. Thank you. (it is a short sale.)
Hi Christine;
Since you have not signed paperwork with the second agent you are free to 'employ' the first agent to work for you but since she is representing the seller you might actually want to bring in your own 'Buyer's Agent' who will look out for your best interest. My suggestion is to discuss it with the listing agent and see if she is willing to cooperate with a Buyer's agent since she was the original procuring cause and may not wish to share the commission.
Best wishes,
Jessica Bryan
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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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