The home buying process will be much smoother if you interview and hire an agent you trust to represent you and guide you from the start of your home search, rather than doing what I call “agent hopping”. Agent hopping is when you work with multiple agents at once, whether it is intentional or not.
Here are few ways that you can make sure you aren’t agent hopping:
- ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต.
Make sure you interview multiple agents and pick one you trust and get along with to represent you. - ๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐.
If you see a home you like, but your agent is not available, ask if they have a coworker or assistant who can help them show you the home, or if there is an open house you can attend. - ๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
Your agent can get you information on ANY home, even if it is listed For Sale by Owner! The listing agent represents the seller, and you want to make sure you have someone looking out for your best interests as well.
If you happen to be looking at houses online and come across a home that you may not have seen in your home search that your realtor set up for you, ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ก ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ. Ask them to find out more about the home, or if it’s still available! Sometimes our clients end up finding homes that they love ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ of the search criteria that we have set up for them. This may be due to location, or that the home doesn’t have one of their “must-have” features, but they are willing to compromise.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐! We are here to help you every step of the way, so don’t hesitate to reach out if you see a home you like or have any questions!
