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Buyer Services
Initial Buyer Consultation
- Discuss buyer’s goals and timeline
- Go over the home buying process
- Create a “must-have” and “want” list
- Offer neighborhood and market area expert advise
- Connect buyer with a reputable lender
- Assist with the pre-approval process
- Preview market activity
- Prepare disclosures and broker documentation
Home Search
- Prepare client’s custom home search Portal
- Check the market daily for new and changed listings
- Send the buyer relevant listings
- Review and collect pertinent information on buyer-approved listings
- Coordinate with buyer on upcoming showing appointments
- Schedule and approve showing appointments
- Create showing itinerary
- Supervise each showing appointment
- Ongoing effort to answer buyer’s questions, go over all options and offer professional advise
- Collaborate with the buyer
- Update buyer’s “must-have” and “want” list as needed
Prepare an Offer
- Prepare a Comparative Market Analysis
- Collect property disclosures, flood history, property archives, etc.
- Contact the listing agent to determine seller’s goals and possible competing offers
- Report to the buyer on all pertinent information
- Collaborate with the buyer on a strategic offer
- Prepare offer documentation
- Update lender pre-approval letter as needed
- Present the offer to the listing agent
- Ongoing follow-up on offers
- Execute contract
Under Contract
- Send contract to title company and buyers’ lender
- Schedule inspections
- Oversee inspections
- Negotiate repairs and other terms
- Order survey, if applicable
- Order home warranty, if applicable
- Coordinate appraisal
- Reconcile any possible title or appraisal issues
- Schedule closing date and time
- Obtain loan approval
- Confirm “clear-to-close”
- Verify accuracy of closing documents
- Collect property keys, remote, warranties, etc.
- Prepare buyer for moving in
Closing
- Supervise closing
- Deliver keys, remotes, warranties, etc.
- Update MLS status
- Order collection of yard sign and lockbox
- Follow up with seller’s agent
After Closing
- Follow up on any pending items
- Thank the seller for their busin