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Battle Ground & Clark County Home Buyer Services

 

Buying a Home   Selling a Home

Shopping for a new home or property? Let us help you do it the easy way!

Have you called the listing agent on a home you drove past and loved, only to find it already had been sold or has a pending offer on it? Maybe you found a great looking property in the home book from that little stand outside your local market only to call and find out it too has already been spoken for. Then the listing agent emails you every home located in Clark County in your price range. Though you are only looking for 4 bedroom homes on acreage, you receive mainly homes in subdivisions.

We get together with you and get a complete understanding of just the kind of property you are searching for. We identify the available properties that meet your specifications, set appointments for previewing them, discuss all options in regards to writing the offer, schedule and review home inspections & appraisals, and handle all paperwork necessary all the way to the successful closing of your property purchase. As your buyers' agent we work for you exclusively & for FREE! We will be paid our commission in most cases by the listing agents broker. The following is a chart showing an example of this process. Visit HomebuyingAbout.com for more information on real estate commissions.

Example of a typical Real Estate sales commission
Normally the cost of services is paid to all parties involved with the sale of the property by the seller. This example is based on a 5% fee for the required Real Estate services.  

 Advertising Costs IE: signs, print media, newspaper

 Brokerage Fees IE: Century21 Americana Properties

 Listing Agent ( seller’s agent )

 Selling Agent ( buyer’s agent )

 

This is why a buyer is able to retain the services of a Real Estate agent at no cost to the buyer, or in other words “free”! The sellers of the property in most instances cover the cost of the marketing and the sales commission; as they are compensating the agents involved in the process for locating a suitable buyer for their home and bringing the transaction to a successful close.

 

The 10 Step Home Buying Process

  1.  Meet with us to discuss your home buying needs, desired price-range, financing, and monthly payment amounts.

  2.  Select a lender and obtain buyer's pre-approval letter.

  3.  Select homes or properties of interest for consideration.

  4.  Schedule appointments if needed and view homes.

  5.  Make an offer on a property by completing a purchase & sale agreement including an earnest money deposit.

  6.  Meet with the lender to make a loan application.

  7.  Select a qualified home inspector and schedule a full home inspection and additional inspections if any  are recommended.

  8.  Lender required bank appraisal of the property.

  9.  Closing with the agreed upon escrow agent or title company.

10.  Possession after recording!  

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