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Pete
Clay, REALTOR®,
has the experience and resources to assist
you in reaching your real estate objectives.
If you're thinking about a buying any type of property, contact Pete
anytime to discuss your thoughts, or to
arrange for a showing of any property for
sale in the market area. Buying a lake
property requires special knowledge and
expertise in the particular market, as there
are unique situations with docks, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineer rules and many other
circumstances that beg for an agent with
lake experience. Pete Clay has the
experience to handle your lake or golf
property search with confidence. With Pete,
there will never be pressure to buy,
so you don't need to make a decision until
you are totally satisfied that the
one for you has been discovered.
If you do not
have a particular property in mind, or
perhaps are not familiar with the market
area, Pete will listen carefully to you about your
requirements and desires in a home and
neighborhood, and will begin the process of
researching the available properties that
may fit. If you like to search the internet
for choices yourself, that's good too. Your
selections will be helpful, and combined
with those Pete comes up with, the search
can be narrowed and refined as you start to
actually see the homes.
Every effort
is made by Pete Clay and Solid Source Realty
to assure that your home buying experience
is as smooth and pleasant as possible, and
that you time spend "looking" is effective
and rewarding. Pete spent many years on the
corporate side of employee and executive
relocation, working with real estate
companies and his transferees through third
party relocation companies, so he
understands how it works and how to take
much of the anxiety out of such an important
period in anyone's life.
Pete wants
to
represent you as "Buyer's Agent", but will
not represent both buyer and seller
at the same time, on the same property (know
as a "dual agent"). Even though it is legal
to do so in Georgia, both
Pete and Solid Source Realty, Inc. feel that it is
impossible to adequately and fairly
represent both buyer and seller in the same
transaction.
Most buyers
will find that engaging Pete Clay as a
Buyer's Agent is the only smart way to go and that
it provides substantial advantages and
safeguards. Keep in mind that in Georgia,
the law requires that you sign
a Buyer Agency Agreement before you can have
a Buyer Agent represent you. If you do not
sign a Buyer Agency Agreement, your agent may be
required by law to represent
the interests of the seller, and not yours!
If you decide not to engage buyer agency,
you will not be represented by your agent to
look out for your best interests. The Buyer
Agency Agreement will be thoroughly reviewed
with you by Pete Clay before you get serious
about a property.
Pete Clay
and Solid
Source
Realty will
represent
your
best
interests!
This is
customarily free to the
buyer as the
seller
pays
commission
to both
agents.
Using a
buyers'
agent allows
you to feel
comfortable
knowing you
are making
an informed,
educated
decision.
Many buyers
feel they
can
negotiate a
better price
by entering
into a
transaction
without
agent
representation.
Unfortunately,
some learn
the hard way
that the
skill and
knowledge of
a buyers'
agent would
have been
substantially
beneficial.
Having
access to
detailed
market
information
typically
available
only to
licensed
real estate
professionals
saves valuable
time and
money.
When sellers
sign a
listing
agreement
with the
listing
broker, the
commission
is
contractually
agreed upon
at that
time. This
commission
is generally
6% - 7%,
depending on
the level of
service.
With Pete
Clay, the
level of
service is
always first
class,
regardless
of
commission
agreed to,
and chances
are, it will
be less than
6%.
Usually 3% -
3 1/2% is
paid to the
seller's
agent and 3%
- 3 1/2% is
paid to the
buyer's
agent.
If a buyer
comes in
without an
agent, it
does not
change the
negotiated
6% - 7% the
seller has
already
agreed to
pay if the
listing
agent sells
the home.
While some
agents will
compromise a
small
percentage
of their
commission
if a buyer
is without
representation,
many will
not. Even if
the listing
agent does
agree to
reduce
his/her
commission
1% - 1 1/2%
for a buyer
without an
agent,
chances are
your own
buyers'
agent is
savvy enough
to have
negotiated a
better deal.
Remember, it
is a full
time job for
the real
estate agent
to know the
market and
negotiate
the best
deal based
on the
factors
affecting
the
transaction.
Regardless
of how many
homes you
have listed
or purchased
without an
agent, there
are many
areas of
real estate
in which
only a
licensed
real estate
agent can
excel.
What are
your rights
if the
seller
defaults on
a signed
contract? What
can and
cannot
legally
be asked
for during
the
inspection
period? Should
you order a
survey of
your
property? What
should
concerns
should you
have
during the
final
walk-through?
Other
reasons to
use a
buyer's
agent
include:
-
An agent
will
manage
your
offers
and
counter-offers.
-
An agent
is
familiar
with the
market
and can
direct
you to
information
on schools,
property
values,
utilities
and
other
information
relative
to
your desired
community.
- An
agent
can
recognize
potential
problem
areas in
a home
and can
help you
avoid properties
that
turn
into
"money
pits".
- An
agent
can
offer
recommendations
for home
inspector,
home
warranty and
contracting
services.
Purchase
a home with
the
confidence
that you are
well
informed and
have
negotiated
the best
deal
possible.
Contact
Pete Clay,
REALTOR®
at your
earliest
convenience,
and get
started on
finding that
wonderful
new home!
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