Buyer's Agent = Buyer's Employee
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I recently met some interested home shoppers who asked me the question, "We heard that it is a better deal if we just use the same agent who is selling this house." I said, a better deal, for who? For the seller's agent maybe. The fact is, if you are considering buying a home, you should absolutely use a buyer's agent. Introducing some reasons why:
Reasons to use a buyer's agent:
Why would the seller pay the buyer's agent a fee to do all this?
Simple, they WANT to sell their home.
Reasons to use a buyer's agent:
The seller pays the buyer's agent to work for you.
The buyer agent's function is to negotiate with (read "negotiate against") the seller's agent, and get you a deal representing your best interest.
The seller's agent can't possibly be 100% committed (to represent the best interests) for both buyer and seller simultaneously.- This is how a normal real estate transaction works anyhow.
- Finally: I address this in my podcast
Why would the seller pay the buyer's agent a fee to do all this?
Simple, they WANT to sell their home.
