Counter Intuitive
Buying real estate can be a wacky, convoluted process. To avoid surprises and disappointment, you can count on Michaela as your guide, translator and strategist. As a Realtor® and Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR) with 7+ years of happy buyer clients who refer their friends, family and colleagues to Michaela for help with their real estate needs, you can be confident that you are in the BEST hands with Michaela as your Buyers Agent. Click here to see Michaela’s testimonials.

Consult, No Commitment
In order for Michaela to find out more about you and your needs and for you to find out if Michaela is THE Buyer’s Agent for you, an introductory meeting is the first step. Typically about 60 minutes in length, this is time well spent in determining if you feel comfortable with and confident in Michaela’s skills. It also gives Michaela a chance to determine whether or not you are serious, realistic buyers that she can invest her time and resources in representing.

Buyer Agency Contract
There is a Buyer Agency Contract recommended by the Greater Boston Real Estate Board that some agents require you to sign upon meeting. Do not sign this, or any other document under pressure. Michaela does not require execution of this contract until you have had a chance to view property together on more than one occasion. It is important that you have ample time to decide if you want Michaela to exclusively represent you and for her to determine if your needs are realistic. Once executed, the Buyer Agency Contract binds you as buyers to your agent as determined in the contract.

Fees
There should not be any cost in hiring a Buyer’s Agent. When a seller executes a Listing Contract to sell their property, the Buyer Agent fee is defined in that contract and disclosed to the Buyers Agents in MLS. A typical Listing contract is for 5% - 6% of the net sales price. The Buyers Agent typically gets 2.5% - 3% of the net sales price. The Buyers Agent does not get paid until the transaction is closed and complete. The Buyer’s Agent may get paid 50% - 95% of the fee according to their company’s pay scale.

Multiple Attempts
Negotiations are key to saving you money and getting you the property you want for a price that you want. In the current Real Estate environment (2008 – 2009), the first property you make an offer on is not necessarily the one that will close. It is sometimes necessary to keep an open mind in order to secure the 2^nd or 3^rd property of your choice. Your Buyer’s Agent should see you through each transaction with the utmost of professionalism until your Real Estate goals are met. The Buyer’s Agent does not get paid until a transaction is closed and complete.

Fiduciary Responsibilities
Your Buyer’s Agent owes you the same Fiduciary Responsibilities that the Listing Agent owes to the seller. Make sure that your Buyer’s Agent explains all 6 Fiduciary Responsibilities to you.

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