I'm in the process of buying my first home, and it's been hugely helpful to have an agent. Services include:
- Tours of homes; seeing something online and seeing something in person is an impressive difference. Some houses look amazing online and terrible in person, or vice versa. Cannot possibly overstate the value of this.
- Negotiation; he's a professional negotiator, and he has years of experience negotiating in the exact market that we're buying in.
- Documentation; there's a RIDICULOUS amount of paperwork to file, and all I have to do is read/sign it.
- Inspections; he has handymen and inspectors on file, and knows that they're trustworthy.
- Knowledge; he's done this dozens/hundreds of times. He knows about how long things take, he has reasonable estimates of how much things will cost, and he has the patience to answer all of my questions.
- Tours of homes; seeing something online and seeing something in person is an impressive difference. Some houses look amazing online and terrible in person, or vice versa. Cannot possibly overstate the value of this.
- Negotiation; he's a professional negotiator, and he has years of experience negotiating in the exact market that we're buying in.
- Documentation; there's a RIDICULOUS amount of paperwork to file, and all I have to do is read/sign it.
- Inspections; he has handymen and inspectors on file, and knows that they're trustworthy.
- Knowledge; he's done this dozens/hundreds of times. He knows about how long things take, he has reasonable estimates of how much things will cost, and he has the patience to answer all of my questions.