Reference Library Archive - Agents for Home Buyers

Testimonials

Quicklinks What Our Clients Say… First Time Buyers Very easy to work with, flexible, and professional. Even for a first-time home buyer, the Agents for Home Buyers team made it easy and stress free as possible. Very easy to work with, flexible, and professional. They provide you with a lot of analytics and data on the market, which really helps you understand the overall market and gets you looking at properties in areas you would like to investigate. Since they work as a team, it’s easier to schedule and view properties. The people they recommended for the home inspection and

July 6, 2018

1.2.6 Under Contract to Closing

Under Contract to Closing Once you Under Contract Once you are under contract with an owner to purchase their home, we have a lot of work to do getting to closing. Above all, our job is to ensure it’s a good purchase for you and that we get you to closing without a hitch. There are many documents and deadlines that need to be met during this time. First, we will arrange for the home inspection and negotiate repairs with the seller. Then, we’ll deliver the important documents that your lender requires so they can get the appraisal done on

September 26, 2017

1.2.5 Make an Offer and Win the Contract

Make an Offer and Win the Contract Is This the One? You’ve found a home that you think you want to buy! Now what? You’ll need to make an offer and hope to win the contract. First, we’ll help you evaluate the property and put together an offer. We’ll never push you to make an offer, nor will we tell you what price you should offer. Our job is to help you weigh the positive and negative features of the property and point out any problems that we have observed. If we think you might have a problem with resale, we’ll

September 26, 2017

1.2.4 The Focused Home Search

The Focused Home Search Your Personal MLS Portal Assuming you won’t find your dream home in the first few days of looking, we begin a more focused search process. We will take into account the things that you liked/disliked to create your unique home search criteria. Then, you will be set up with a personalized portal to the MLS, this is the Realtor database of homes for sale. The MLS will automatically notify you of new listings as they come on the market. We will also monitor resources where properties being sold by owner and by home builders are listed

September 26, 2017

1.2.3 Touring Homes

Touring Homes Seeing Homes Firsthand To get a real feel for the homes for sale in your preferred neighborhoods and price range, you need to get inside and walk through them. Touring homes helps you see firsthand the kinds of housing options that are available. Just seeing them in person helps you think through what you like or dislike about them. Walking through a wide range of homes helps you zero in on the size and style of home that works best for you. While it’s possible you might find your dream home on the first day or two of

September 26, 2017

1.2.2 Our Proprietary Mapping System

Our Proprietary Mapping System Mapping Properties Our proprietary mapping system will help you understand your location in the current market. We provide detailed information on all the properties that match your needs and plot those properties on maps. Therefore, you’ll quickly get a feel for the types of homes available in your price range and the neighborhoods they are located. What do the Proprietary Maps Include? Using your unique search criteria, we will put together street level maps locating three categories of relevant properties. The first category has all of the homes that are actively for sale. The second includes

September 26, 2017

Street map of Boulder, Colorado and nearby communities. Knowing the neighborhoods is important when buying a home for sale.

1.2.1 Communities We Cover

Communities We Cover Our office is located in Boulder, Colorado. However, we routinely cover communities all around the region. We work with clients searching for houses, condos and townhomes in many cities and communities across the Colorado Front Range. For a map view, click here. Boulder County Communities Boulder Nederland Louisville Gunbarrel Niwot Superior Lafayette Longmont Lyons Hygiene Unincorporated Boulder County Broomfield County Communities Broomfield Western Weld County Communities Erie Firestone Frederick Dacono Mead Jefferson County Communities Arvada Golden Adams County Communities Westminster Thornton Northglenn Larimer County Communities Berthoud Loveland

September 26, 2017

1.2.0 Our Game Plan to Help Clients

Our Game Plan to Help Clients Accommodating Your Specific Needs Our game plan to help clients buy real estate is to adapt our approach to accommodate your specific needs and circumstances. For example, we’ve successfully worked with many out-of-state clients hoping to buy properties in Boulder County and the surrounding areas. Because we give these clients all the information they need, they can zero in on desirable properties from a distance. By sending photos and videos of promising properties, they are able to decide whether to fly out to see homes for sale first hand. For local clients with only

September 26, 2017

1.1.2 Why Exclusive Buyer Agency?

Why Exclusive Buyer Agency? True Believers Exclusive Buyer Agents are true and committed believers in Exclusive Buyer Agency. To operate as a true EBA office, all agents must agree not to market homes for sellers. As a result, we pass up a huge source of visibility and potential income that taking listings provides. EBAs sacrifice this potential income because we want to offer the best service and representation possible to home buyers. We know that we can only do that by declining to represent sellers in our practice. Exclusive Buyer Agents are a Rare Breed EBA companies are a rare

September 26, 2017

1.1.1 Why the Commitment to Buyer Agency?

Why the Commitment to Buyer Agency? Buyer Agency vs. Transaction Brokerage At Agents for Homebuyers, we have a strong commitment to buyer agency. If you are considering asking a real estate broker to help you find a home, you can choose to have that broker work with you either as a “buyer agent” or as a “transaction broker.” The difference is both simple and dramatic. A buyer agent (BA) commits to representing you and your interests. A transaction broker (TB) must remain completely neutral between the buyer and seller. In Colorado, neutral transaction brokerage is the default position. This means

September 26, 2017

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