The Process of Buying a Home

Thank you for the opportunity to "preview" what I can do for you in helping you to find your next home! If we decide to work together, we will be working together as a "team" to find your new home. This means that we will be committed to each other during the home finding process. Larry is an ACCREDITED BUYER REPRESENTATIVE (ABR), which means he has had extensive classes and certification in working with and representing buyers.

GETTING STARTED

At our first meeting, we will discuss Buyer Agency and go over the process of buying and selling a home.

After our initial meeting, we will go out and look at several homes, in several areas, based on the criteria you have given me. This first trip is an opportunity to get acquainted, find out more about each other, and decide if we will be compatible working together. It is very rare for me to not get along with a client, but remember, this is a "team approach", so I want you to be 100% satisfied working with me!

On our second meeting, we will be acknowledging a Buyer Agency Agreement. This agreement explains that I will be working exclusively for you, not the seller, and it implies certain responsibilities and obligations. In Colorado, we have been operating under Buyer Agency for about 8 years now, so this is not a new concept, and is for the protection of both parties. In locating a new home, you want to work with an agent who represents YOU, and not the interests of the seller!

FINDING YOUR NEW HOME

We will be using every available means to find you a new home. This includes: Multiple Listings, the internet, ads, open houses, driving around neighborhoods and areas, and networking with other agents (extremely important!!). If you find a potential home, through an open house, ad, driving by, a flyer, a recommendation from a friend or relative, the internet, or other means, PLEASE call Larry for additional information! If you call the number on the flyer, internet, ad, etc, PLEASE REMEMBER, THEY WORK FOR THE SELLER! The information you receive may not be to your advantage. Let me do the calling, and I will get the right information for you. We recommend that you NOT call the listing agent (on the sign), and that you NOT have that agent show you their listing. They have been hired by the seller to represent THEM, not you. Their fiduciary responsibility is to the seller. They only owe you honest and fair dealing. Since they represent the seller, it is unlikely that you will get your best deal on the home, as YOUR interests are not THEIRS!  Call us instead!

AFTER WE FIND A HOME

Now my work REALLY begins! I will prepare a written offer and negotiate an acceptable contract in price and terms based on my counseling and YOUR input. If time permits, I will do a market analysis of the home to make sure we are offering "the right price" to get the home, without overpaying for it!

I will be using my team of professional office staff to track the closing, do problem prevention and solve problems as they come up. Many things happen once a house goes under contract. Title work has to be ordered, property inspection(s)  scheduled, inspection issues resolved, appraisal, survey, and loan commitment, among others. It is important to have a professional team working for you who will track all of these requirements, remove contract contingencies, protect your interests, and get you to the closing table. Our goal is to make this as "stress-free" as possible for you.

CLOSING AND BEYOND

Over 86% of my business is from referrals! Therefore, I will work very hard to earn your business now, and the business of your friends, relatives and new neighbors whenever they have ANY real estate need. I WANT TO BE YOUR LIFETIME REALTOR!

Quality Service Commitment

Quality Service Commitment (QSC) is an independent survey company that surveys each and every client from each transaction The Emerson Team represents, whether as a seller's agent (listing agent), or as a buyers agent. We are ranked by satisfaction in all aspects of the transaction.

The Emerson Team is proud to have a 97.6% satisfaction rating!  When you consider the current market conditions, all of the stresses of moving, and the many facets of each transaction, we are extremely proud of our rating. We guarantee your satisfaction!