Advantages of Exclusive Buyer Agency Representation

·         You will have undivided loyalty from a common law fiduciary agent like a trustee to a trust.

·         Your confidential information will only be used for your benefit.

·         You receive advanced counseling on how best to finance your purchase including aid in selecting a lender, loan product and getting fully approved for financing to give you maximum purchasing power.

·         You are counseled on how to select the best negotiating strategy for the property chosen.

·         You are counseled on how much to offer. Neither a seller's agent or a dual agent may do that by law.

·         You are assured that the real estate professional helping you write your offer is ONLY considering your rights to determine the true condition of the property and your best interests.

·         You have an experienced negotiator on your side.

·         You will know everything we know or can discover about a property.

·         You have a professional managing the escrow process through acceptance of an offer to closing on the transaction.

·         Your agent is a specialist for buyers and spends no time listing and marketing for sellers instead using all their time for finding, negotiating, and closing the best property for you.

A Real Estate Buyer’s Broker will typically advise a Real Estate BUYER that they need:

1.         A Professional Engineer to evaluate engineering issues concerning the property including Title V Septic System Inspection Requirements, Wetlands Protection Regulations, Waterfront Licensing,  Stormwater Drainage,  U.S. FEMA Flood Elevation Certification.  If you are buying land or new construction,  your Professional Engineer can advise you on matters such as groundwater table,  structural engineering, site grading and drainage,  street access, etc.

2.         A Professional Land Surveyor to review and/or perform a Property Line or Easement Survey and at a minimum, prepare a Mortgage Plot Plan,  review Zoning building setbacks for possible future building expansion issues.

3.         An Attorney to review legal matters associated with the purchase of a house (Contract Offer to Purchase, Purchase and Sale Contract Agreement, Subdivision Homeowner’s Associations,  property restrictions, Loan Commitment Agreement, Form of the Deed,  Land Title issues, Transaction Closing, and Recording, Homestead Act Registry Filing). An Attorney can also review Zoning use matters for possible building expansion or other use matters (such as possible in-law apartment expansion).

Having an Attorney is so important that Massachusetts Regulations state that No broker or salesperson shall advise against the use of an attorney in any real property transaction, Professional Real Estate Standards of Practice.

4.         A Construction/Engineering Inspection of the Building and Premises.  This inspection of the building and premises can detect problems with the construction of the building such as, water intrusion, plumbing defects, foundation  and other structural issues, etc.

BUT WHY USE A BUYER’S BROKER THAT IS SIMPLY GOING

TO TELL YOU TO FIND AND HIRE THESE NEEDED PROFESSIONALS?

Glenn can perform all these services for a Buyer.  This eliminates the hassle and confusion for Buyers to have to find these professionals and to get them to work together effectively and timely.   Also,  Glenn can save a Buyer thousands of dollars by not having to hire separate professionals..

A word of caution for Home Buyers

Unless you engage a buyer’s broker to represent and assist you in buying Real Estate,  you can not be assured that the broker is protecting your best interests.  This means that you should never give important information about your motivation, financial capacity, time needs, etc, to a Seller’s listing broker.  The Seller’s listing broker is obligated to tell the Seller everything that the listing broker knows about a prospective buyer.

Glenn will give you unbiased information on all listed, for sale by owner, and available unlisted properties he can find in your market area. Glenn assures you that he has no obligation to any sellers and will represent only you in one of the largest and maybe the most important financial transactions in you life.

Choose Glenn as your agent and benefit from Exclusive Agency Representation.

Important Real Estate Links

Massachusetts Board of Real Estate

Massachusetts Real Estate Dual Agency Consent Form