REAL ESTATE
by Jim Coleman, REALTOR®
SMART BUYERS USE REP TO FILL CHRISTMAS STOCKING
Buyers can take measures to assure that their Christmas stocking is filled with the right stuff for this Holiday Season of home buying.
Much has been said about it being a buyer's market. To use some well used expressions of this time of year as it relates to the opportunities the buyer is currently enjoying, the stocking is stuffed with inventory and bargains galore to please the heart and be made merry with good cheer.
Just as prices are dropping for those last minute Christmas shoppers, prices are still dropping on homes as well. However, just as many of the good Christmas shopping has snatched up some of the more desirable items, likewise many of the good deals of real estate have been picked from the tree.
As the market adapts and adjusts, the services of a good Buyer's Representative is very important to the consumer in evaluating and deciding on those properties that make good sense meeting the objectives and capabilities for the investment move. As part of the preparations and qualities for smart buying moves, the consumer would be well served to select carefully the competent agent who will work to the benefit and advantage of the buyer.
Among the tools available to the buyer in order to take advantage of this buying cycle, a major stocking stuffer is for the buyer to choose the agent who has the knowledge and experience to help the buyer negotiate to his or her best advantage. Part of this process involves the idea of selecting properties where the seller has agreed and authorized the seller's agent to split the commission to pay the buyer's agent for services rendered for the buyer in making the transaction possible.
The buyer can benefit from the qualified counseling of the trained, seasoned buyer's representative in such a manner as to choose and evaluate inventory wisely. But just like the Christmas shopper often looks at the money aspect of the good Christmas bargain of that special gift purchase, it is not uncommon for the home buyer to count the financial benefits and impact of one property over another, and that is where the skills of the buyer's representative is so valuable to the buyer to assure the best pricing deal.
Buyers taking advantage of last minute, year end home purchases may receive the satisfaction of careful planning and situational needs of sellers to make this purchase the one that will really stand out as the memorable great deal that will make a difference in the personal and family life now and the immediate future, much like the satisfaction derived from the one special gift bought or received at Christmas that stands out above all the others.
St. George REALTOR® Jim Coleman is Associate Broker and Partner/Owner of ERA Brokers Consolidated. He works with Buyers and Sellers and Specializes in Residential, Investment and Commercial Real Estate, including Resort and Second Home properties. He holds National Designations of Accredited Buyers Representative (ABR), Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) and Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES). You can contact him by e-mail at Jim@RealtorJimC.com. Call: (435) 674-0600; or write: Jim Coleman, 201 East St. George Boulevard, St. George, Utah 84770. This and other columns are available at www.RealtorJimC.com/articles.