Fiction: Any Real Estate Agent that shows you homes is “your” Agent.
FACT: Real Estate Agents are legally bound to the Seller. They don’t work for the Buyer…unless the Buyer hires a Buyer’s Broker who owes the BUYER, not the Seller, allegiance.
Fiction: It is okay for you, as a Buyer, to give confidential personal and financial information to any Real Estate Agent who shows you homes.
FACT: Real Estate Agents are required by law to reveal to the Seller any financial information the Agent knows about the Buyer…unless the Buyer hires a Buyer’s Broker who represents the BUYER, not the Seller, both confidentially and exclusively!
Fiction: When any Real Estate Agent who showed you homes presents your offer to the Seller, that Agent will always try to get you the best value on that home.
FACT: A Real Estate Agent is required to get the best price they can for the Seller because they represent the Seller, not the Buyer…unless the Buyer hires a Buyer’s Broker who aggressively negotiates on the BUYER’S behalf.
BUY SMART…HIRE A BUYER’S BROKER!