Why use a Real Estate buyer agent?

In short, the reason is to get you a better deal than you would have gotten without one. It's really as simple as that! This means getting you exactly what you want, keeping you from what you don't want, saving you time and hassle, saving you money by finding underpriced homes and negotiating an even lower price, making sure all papers are written to your advantage to save you 2% of the cost of the house in fees, keeping you in control, and seeing that everything is handled until the sale actually closes. Having a buyer agent is the difference between having a repair manual (seeing homes online) and having a mechanic (actually buying one). This means that if you aren't in the real estate business, you won't be familiar with the ins and outs of buying a home (meaning no offense to you). You also won't be familiar with how to make it work for you. The listing agent will use this fact to get the seller a better deal at your expense. Just because an agent is likable and is driving you around doesn't automatically mean he is working for you! Unless you have an agreement otherwise, he is the SELLER'S agent, not YOUR agent, and will work to get the seller the best deal!
A buyer agent is trained in real estate and can make sure everything works for the home buyer, such as:

Finding a "pool" of homes for sale that have the features the homebuyer wants using the sources of information the Realtor has developed

Ablity to identify which of these homes are also sweet deals, so you don't overpay

Getting a good idea of a house's condition and any defects it might have just by looking at it, which will save the homebuyer a lot of trouble

Many agents preview homes for sale, so they have seen many of them in person (not just on a computer screen), know their condition, and can save you time

Knowing what is normal and negotiating the most favorable price and terms for the home buyer, which can obviously save you thousands of dollars on your purchase

Making sure all of the numerous necessary real estate forms and disclosures are handled and written to your advantage

Knowledge of various companies who will work best for different situations such as title, inspections, appraisals, surveys, insurance, flood insurance, and other matters handled from acceptance to close

Knowing a few mortgage officers who have shown themselves to be competent, hardworking, and able to do what they say up front

Handling all the many day-to-day problems that need to be done to get the transaction completed and that most people don't have the time, willingness, or knowledge to handle. Some of these problems will delay or even derail a closing and disrupt your plans to move - obviously causing you many problems and costing you money - and your moving van can't unload until all i's are dotted and t's are crossed.

How do you know that a Real Estate agent is working for the buyer?

If you don?t have a WRITTEN buyer representaion agreement with a real estate agent, then that agent will be working for the home seller BY DEFAULT and will get the best deal for them (maybe at your expense.) The typical scenario works like this: The Realtor says that the owner doesn't want to negotiate on terms. Why? Because he is trying to get THEM the best deal, not YOU! Is he showing you listings that aren?t what you want? That?s because he is trying to sell the houses that are listed with his company ONLY! (Can?t blame him, that?s what he is contracted to do.) Did the sellers find out that you were willing to pay full price? That?s because THEIR agent told THEM what you said! (He HAS to do this. He is THEIR agent, not YOUR agent.) You wouldn?t think of going into a courtroom and expecting the other guy?s lawyer to be looking out for you, would you? The same idea applies to real estate agents.

What are common reservations to hiring a Buyer Agent?

1. You want to do it all yourself

2. You don't want to pay for an agent

3. You don't want the hassle of dealing with an agent

Consider:

1. Are you sure you know everything you need to know to get the home you want, get a good price on it, and write the papers so things work your way? Are you "in the know" when it comes to current real estate information? Do you have the pulse of the market? Do you know about real estate procedures and which forms to use? Do you have the desire to be a martyr, or the desire to buy a home? The Realtor has already learned all this, both out of the book and through experience.

2. There is usually no additional charge for a Buyer Agent to work for you - the listing agent will split his fee with the Buyer agent. As a side note, if an agent works for the seller, they get paid EXACTLY the same thing, and he didn't even negotiate a better deal for you!

3. A buyer agent reduces your hassle: without one, you will spend long hours looking through ads or online listings, making calls for showings, not getting callbacks, driving out to see houses that turn out to be not what you want, feeling awkward in other people's houses, spending time on papers, making multiple calls every day to keep things on track, dealing with lenders who need a daily 'nudge', requests for information (and knowing what information they are talking about), coordinating closing, running across town for documents, and doing everything at odd hours on weekends. (Ahhh, the pleasures of buying a home!) The buyer agent does all this and just reports the highlights to you. The simple reality is that you will be working with an agent no matter which home you buy, whether from a private owner selling his/her house through a real estate agent who represents THEM (not you), or from a builder?s representative (the agent who is in the sales office on the new home lot), who represents the BUILDER (not you). Or, you can work with an agent who looks out for YOU. Which do you prefer?

Posted by John Miranda on December 13, 2008 at 12:00 AM

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ZIP Codes for Moorestown, New Jersey	08057
Area Code for Moorestown, New Jersey	856
Time zone for Moorestown, New Jersey	EST

Other Area Cities: Moorestown, NJ Pennsauken, NJ Audubon, NJ Barrington, NJ Bellmawr, NJ Burlington, NJ Camden, NJ Cinnaminson, NJ Clementon, NJ Collingswood, NJ Delran, NJ Edgewater Park, NJ Evesham Township, NJ Haddonfield, NJ Highland Park, NJ Lumberton, NJ Maple Shade, NJ Medford, NJ Cherry Hill, NJ Marlton, NJ Mount Laurel, NJ Voorhees, NJ Willingboro, NJ Gibbsboro, NJ Mullica Hill, NJ Paulsboro, NJ Runnemede, NJ Stratford, NJ Tavistock, NJ Mount Holly, NJ Riverside, NJ Philadelphia, PA

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Moorestown originated as a Quaker town. It is not certain when the first white settlers came here, but it was in 1682 that the road from Burlington to Salem, passing through what is now Moorestown, was laid out. Dr. John Rodman bought 500 acres of land in 1686 in what is now the western section of Moorestown, but was called Rodmantown at that time. What is now the east part of Moorestown was called Chestertown. The name Moorestown didn't come into use until the mid 1800's, named after Moore's Tavern. The first meetinghouse was built out of logs in 1700, but burned down in 1720. Another meetinghouse was built out of stone, but was erected in 1802 for a burial site. Until 1867, the only form of transportation from Moorestown to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was stagecoach, until a railroad was built. Before this, Coles Hotel was a major resting point. The Historical Society of Moorestown was formed in 1969. Moorestown today remains alcohol free. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

New Jersey 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Moorestown	New Jersey	United States
Population	13,860	8,414,350	281,421,906
Median age	41.1	36.7	35.3
Median age for Male	39.9	35.5	34
Median age for Female	42.1	38	36.5
Households	5,250	3,064,645	105,480,101
Household population	13,603	8,219,529	273,643,273
Average household size	2.59	2.68	2.59
Families	3,826	2,154,539	71,787,347
Average family size	3.07	3.21	3.14
Housing units	5,440	3,310,275	115,904,641
Occupied units	5,250	3,064,645	105,480,101
Vacant units	190	245,630	10,424,540

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