Monday, February 21, 2011

What Does A San Antonio Home Buyer's Agent Do?

Each month, the SanAntonioHomeQuest.com Realty Solutions Team answers many questions about all things related to homes for sale in the San Antonio area.

Here’s a good one.

Q: What does a home buyer’s agent do?

A:  Things to know about buyer agency:

■The buyer agent’s duty is to represent the buyer by putting the buyer’s interests first in all respects.

■The buyer agent’s role is to find and show properties, advise the buyer regarding acquisition strategies and offering prices, help with the process of obtaining financing, write the offer and associated documents, negotiate the purchase terms and conditions, and generally oversee and facilitate the purchase from inception to closing.

■The buyer agent is typically paid a percentage of the commission that the seller has agreed to pay the listing broker. But the source of the commission isn’t an issue, because legally, professionally, and ethically, the buyers agent represents the buyer, not the seller.

Putting it in simplier terms, the buyer’s agent serves the buyer’s realty needs and protects the buyer’s interests.

We’re Stephanie and Randy Kelley and Missy McBee, Realtors®, sanantoniohomequest.com, at Keller Williams Legacy, San Antonio, Texas. If you have questions, need San Antonio realty or mortgage loan advice or assistance, or just want to chat, please call us at (210) 863-2661 for Randy, or (210) 867-8763 for Stephanie, or (210) 288-9810 (se habla español) for Missy, or E-mail us at swkrealtor@aol.com, or kelleybus@aol.com, or missymcbee@kw.com (se habla español).

Our SanAntonioHomeQuest.com Realty Solutions Team is always ready to help you with your home buying or selling needs.

If you have more questions about the role of a a San Antonio home buyer’s agent, please contact a member of our team.

1 comment:

Susan MacEwen said...

Great Post about Buyer's Agency - simple & easy to understand.