When it comes to buying a home, what you don’t know can hurt you – or at the very least, hurt your wallet! Fortunately, Exclusive Buyer Agents and Exclusive Buyer Brokers provide advocacy, education and fiduciary representation to protect you. Today we’re sharing examples of the valuable information we make available to the public – often for free, or at little cost!
Our own e-book, “How to Buy a Home Like a Pro” walks you through the home buying process and explains how to avoid common pitfalls! It also shares why standard purchase contracts and typical “dual agency” brokerages can’t protect you like we can. This e-book is available to you absolutely free and without any obligation. You can download it right now through this link!
We also recommend, “Not One Dollar More! How to Save $3,000 to $30,000 Buying Your Next Home” (2018 edition) by Joseph Éamon Cummins. Mr. Cummins is a consumer advocate, organizational psychologist, educator, author and speaker. The book includes contributions by Tom Wemett, founding member and a former president of the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents. The Kindle e-book edition is a mere 99 cents, but the information you receive is priceless!
This book gives you real-life examples of proven negotiation strategies. It tells you how to avoid falling for high-pressure sales techniques used by typical agents. It also explains how to avoid “showing all your cards” to sellers and seller agents, so that your motives and financial abilities don’t get used against you!
Plus, it has commentary by top Exclusive Buyer Agents and Exclusive Buyer Brokers from around the country, explaining why they choose to represent only buyers. I’m honored to be included in this section! Here’s what I had to say, condensed for space:
“We get the best price and terms for the buyer, while guaranteeing no conflicts of interest, no insider trading, and no double-dipping on the sales commission! This is why a career as an EBA is so satisfying and rewarding – personally, professionally and deep down at the core. We are not traditional salespeople that flip-flop on both sides; we are home buying consumer advocates, advisors and counselors. The mindset of an EBA is different from a traditional agent.”
While there are countless books out there about home buying, very few give you the hard truth about the disadvantages home buyers face in the market – and why most of the real estate industry prefers to keep it that way. We encourage you to read the above books, and reap valuable gains from the knowledge!
Ready to find your new Central Ohio home? As your Exclusive Buyer’s Broker, we serve your best interests at all times! Unlike real estate agents and brokerages who represent sellers, as an Exclusive Buyer’s Broker, we only represent you, the buyer, getting you the best price and terms with no conflict of interest.
Understanding this distinction could literally save you thousands of dollars not only on the purchase price and terms, but also on seller concessions and home inspection issues, whether you are a first-time homebuyer or an experienced homeowner!
Contact us with your home buying questions! Remember, we are with you every step of the way…all the way home!
Andrew Show
Broker, CEBA-M, CNE, CSP, PSA, CREM, e-PRO, ABR-M, AHWD
Buyer’s Resource Realty Services
Serving Metro Columbus, Ohio with Exclusive Buyer’s Agents
7100 North High Street, Suite 204, Worthington, Ohio 43085
614-888-4110 | 888-888-4110 Toll Free | 614-839-4110 Fax
