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New Home Buyer
Caution--Caution--Caution--Caution
If you have decided to purchase
a new home you need to have Buyer Representation. The on-site agent represents the builder and/or developer.
Frequently, the on-site agents know their job well and things go
relatively smoothly.
However, that is not always the case.
(The stories you see on the news are usually about new home buyers that
did not have Buyer Representation.)
Outlined below are three situations where I was able to accomplish for my
new home buyers something that, I believe, would not have happened without Buyer
Representation.
1)
As a
Buyers Agent, I verified the promised completion date with the on-site agent
just one week prior to the scheduled closing date. The home was not ready on the Friday we were promised; it was
so far from completion that the county would not give us a Certificate of
Occupancy. My buyers had to
vacate their current residence. I
was able to negotiate with the builder for my buyers to move their belongings
into the garage and basement of the new home.
Furthermore, the builder reimbursed my buyer for hotel and eating
expenses until the closing day.
2) The home my buyer selected had a deck built off of the back of the house
and just beyond the deck was a steep slope. My buyer felt that the deck was not secure.
We met with the builder and the subdivision superintendent. They stated
that the deck was very secure; and if it wasn’t they would fix it when a
problem was discovered. A structural
engineer was consulted and this engineer verified my buyers' concerns and the builder repaired the deck prior to
closing.
3) My new home buyer
bought a pre-sale. We chose carpet,
paint, cabinets, etc. and put down the large builder deposit (not earnest
money). Four months into the home
building, just three weeks before closing, my buyer decided to quit his job and
move to Tennessee to become a pastor. I
got his money back for him.
Until the laws changed in
January, 1994, all real estate agents in Georgia represented the Sellers.
Now you, the buyer, can have someone look out for your best interests.
Buyer Representation is a right most experienced and educated buyers choose.
Interview me today!!
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