Why should I use Kip Erickson as my Buyer’s Agent?
As a Seller, you establish an agency relationship with the Broker when you list your home. As a buyer, you must choose to be represented in a real estate transaction or to merely act as a homebuyer without representation. If you need help buying your next home, Kip Erickson a Realtor since 2004, will provide you with guidance, market research, loan referrals, negotiating help, and being at your side until closing and long after the closing.
It is customary in Minnesota that the buyer’s agent fee is paid by the Seller at closing. Because of this, buyer representation is FREE, so why not have the advantage of a REALTOR working for you?
When buying a home, your cost is the same if you choose to be represented by a REALTOR or to have no representation. Representation offers far more benefits and greatly streamlines the home buying process. It is therefore, to your advantage to choose representation when buying your next home.
My clients receive a level of service that is unsurpassed in the industry today. As a result of my high standards of professionalism, I rarely work with buyers who choose not to be represented. Please feel free to call me if you have questions about Buyer Brokerage or Buyer Agency Agreements. If you are buying another home after selling your current one, I specialize in not only helping you find your next home, but also in moving you smoothly from one closing to another.
Buyers & Sellers who sign a Buyer Broker agreement can receive emails of every listing that meets their specific criteria so they can drive by and look at homes throughout the listing period. You can contact me about a home you saw advertised or pass by. I am available to show you any of these homes if they are listed any real estate offices for one stop shopping. When your new home goes under contract, your home search will be stress-free because I will make sure you know enough about the market to make an informed decision.
Listening is my business. I want you to tell me everything, down to the smallest detail that describes your perfect home. Is it a window seat, a three car garage or perhaps an office or a whirlpool tub? How does it feel? Open and airy, warm and cozy, bold and dramatic? What type of neighborhood? Are schools important? What is your lifestyle like? Would you like amenities, such as a pool and a tennis court? What are some things you do not want? I will show you via email or in person, EVERY listing that meets your price range and has most or all of the features you desire. Tell me which ones you want to see after you’ve read the descriptions and saw the pictures. It is as simple as that. We look first at the best available homes on the market. In most cases my buyers find their home in this first group of matching properties. My track record has been great here.
Advantages of signing a Buyer Agency Agreement with Kip Erickson
Enlisting the services of a professional Buyer’s Agent is similar to using an accountant to help you with your taxes, a doctor to help you with your health care, or a mechanic to help you with your car. So first the advantage is pretty obvious. If you had the time to devote to learning all you need to know about accounting, medicine, and automotive mechanics you could do these services yourself. But, who has the time. You probably already have a full-time career to which you are committed. This is why you allow other professionals to help you in specific areas of expertise. I have devoted over 5 years perfecting my services to my clientele. It is always better to make an informed decision to buy something than it is to be sold something. When you have me as your Buyer’s Agent your interests are professionally represented and you have more control and peace of mind than if you are simply sold a home you find. Buying a home is a big decision. Let me act as your advocate, even if you find that perfect home yourself. Finding the home is only one step in the entire home buying process.
You get a great home quickly and conveniently. The advantage to signing a Buyer’s Agency Agreement with Kip Erickson is that you will have me find and secure the perfect home for you exactly when you need it. It is nearly impossible to find a home that meets your needs, get a contract negotiated, and close the transaction without an experienced agent. You would have to spend endless evenings and weekends driving around looking for homes for sale. When you tour homes with your personal Buyer’s Agent you will already know that the homes meet your criteria for bedrooms, bathrooms, garage space, basement, square footage, neighborhood, etc. Also I will make sure you are looking at homes within your price range. I would have you pre-approved for a mortgage if needed.
You get a personal specialist that knows your needs. Just as your accountant, doctor, and mechanic get to know your needs through a steady relationship, your Buyer Agent also gets to know your real estate needs and concerns. This type of relationship is built through open communications at all times and by touring homes with me so I get a good idea of your feedback and concerns about each home. If you try to jump from agent to agent you will usually not receive the best real estate service. I like to use this analogy, you go into work one day and your employer would say to you, please work today, but I may or may not pay you for your work! You would not be motivated to work would you? The same goes for us since we work on 100% commission and have large amount of expenses as independent contractors. In closing, trying to find and tour homes on your own will take longer when An agent representing you, can tell you all the details and features about any home for sale before you drive to see it. Buyer representation is FREE and might even save you money.
