Monday
Oct082012
You are not a serious homebuyer if....
Brian Donlyuk - Vista Filare Specialist
Occasionally I meet folks who profess that they want to buy a home. Some have been looking for years. Some complain agents calls them back. Most of the time they are first time buyers, but occasionally agents get a call by a looker who bought a home sometime in the past. Why would anything be different now? Well, Mr. Buyer, in real estate things change about every six months!
Experienced agents know that in order to give 100% service to their buyer clients, they must have a good understanding of the buyers' wants and needs and motivation.
Here are some of the comments expressed by buyers whom I have met and who broadcast like a billboard that they are not serious homebuyers:
Buyer: I will call a lender to get a pre-approval when I find the right house.
Agent thinking: By then it's too late. You will lose that hot deal.
Buyer: I do not want my lender to run my credit because I want no dings on it.
Agent: Okay, that was the first time I heard that one.
Buyer: My parents (spouse, friends) want me to buy now
Agent thinking: Unless the BUYER wants the house, no contract will ever stick
Buyer spouse: My husband handles all the financial matters. He told me he would send you the proof of funds and lender pre-approval
Agent thinking: Husband does not respond to email follow-up. Never called the lender he said he would do "tomorrow morning"
Buyer: We are not in a hurry. We have been looking for two, three, five years (pick one)
Agent: Where are the hills? Quickly. Let me run there!
Buyer: I will only buy if it's a good deal
Agent thinking: It's a HOT market. Get in line and write the best and highest offer
If you recognize yourself in any of these comments, you may not be a serious homebuyer. But maybe you ARE and don't know it. Let me help you process the whole home-buying thing. I give you the facts and all the information you need to make a buying decision. Sometimes the first home you see is THE ONE, and sometimes it takes eight months to make an offer stick. If YOU are serious, so am I. And I have clients who can back up that claim.
Happy hunting!
Experienced agents know that in order to give 100% service to their buyer clients, they must have a good understanding of the buyers' wants and needs and motivation.
Here are some of the comments expressed by buyers whom I have met and who broadcast like a billboard that they are not serious homebuyers:
Buyer: I will call a lender to get a pre-approval when I find the right house.
Agent thinking: By then it's too late. You will lose that hot deal.
Buyer: I do not want my lender to run my credit because I want no dings on it.
Agent: Okay, that was the first time I heard that one.
Buyer: My parents (spouse, friends) want me to buy now
Agent thinking: Unless the BUYER wants the house, no contract will ever stick
Buyer spouse: My husband handles all the financial matters. He told me he would send you the proof of funds and lender pre-approval
Agent thinking: Husband does not respond to email follow-up. Never called the lender he said he would do "tomorrow morning"
Buyer: We are not in a hurry. We have been looking for two, three, five years (pick one)
Agent: Where are the hills? Quickly. Let me run there!
Buyer: I will only buy if it's a good deal
Agent thinking: It's a HOT market. Get in line and write the best and highest offer
If you recognize yourself in any of these comments, you may not be a serious homebuyer. But maybe you ARE and don't know it. Let me help you process the whole home-buying thing. I give you the facts and all the information you need to make a buying decision. Sometimes the first home you see is THE ONE, and sometimes it takes eight months to make an offer stick. If YOU are serious, so am I. And I have clients who can back up that claim.
Happy hunting!
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