Comments on: New Home Buyer Beware http://www.mackperryhomes.com/buyer-beware-2/ Atlanta Real Estate Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:09:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mack http://www.mackperryhomes.com/buyer-beware-2/comment-page-1/#comment-101 mack Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:54:17 +0000 http://www.mackperryhomes.com/buyer-beware-2/#comment-101 Ken - It is good to hear from you my friend. Some new home agents are just so likable the buyers just can't imagine that these agent's do not have the buyer's best interest at heart. A group of subdivision agents came to our office meeting the other day and one of them had the nerve to state that if we would just send the buyer to him we wouldn't have to do anything he would handle it all and send us our copy of the contract. Now if I were to take him up on that offer, it would almost be like stealing a commission check because I performed none of the duties that I should in order to earn my pay. For this agent to be so blatant, i can see how he would be the one to put sellers in the situation you mentioned. Ken – It is good to hear from you my friend. Some new home agents are just so likable the buyers just can’t imagine that these agent’s do not have the buyer’s best interest at heart.

A group of subdivision agents came to our office meeting the other day and one of them had the nerve to state that if we would just send the buyer to him we wouldn’t have to do anything he would handle it all and send us our copy of the contract. Now if I were to take him up on that offer, it would almost be like stealing a commission check because I performed none of the duties that I should in order to earn my pay. For this agent to be so blatant, i can see how he would be the one to put sellers in the situation you mentioned.

]]> By: Ken in Chicago http://www.mackperryhomes.com/buyer-beware-2/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Ken in Chicago Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:36:14 +0000 http://www.mackperryhomes.com/buyer-beware-2/#comment-100 Mack it is amazing how many buyers purchase new construction without any representation. The numbers are actually skewed as there are a number of places like inest that would be counted as the buyer being represented by an agent when in reality they still don't get representation. Buyers for some reason feel they can learn it all by doing some "research" online, or worse they feel the builders salesperson in some way is working for them. On more then a few listing appointments I have heard from sellers that they "never should have bought this home". When I ask why they did it was due to the sales tactics used by the builders salesperson. It costs the buyer nothing to have representation so why wouldn't they have someone working for them? Mack it is amazing how many buyers purchase new construction without any representation. The numbers are actually skewed as there are a number of places like inest that would be counted as the buyer being represented by an agent when in reality they still don’t get representation.

Buyers for some reason feel they can learn it all by doing some “research” online, or worse they feel the builders salesperson in some way is working for them. On more then a few listing appointments I have heard from sellers that they “never should have bought this home”. When I ask why they did it was due to the sales tactics used by the builders salesperson.

It costs the buyer nothing to have representation so why wouldn’t they have someone working for them?

]]> By: mack http://www.mackperryhomes.com/buyer-beware-2/comment-page-1/#comment-99 mack Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:23:17 +0000 http://www.mackperryhomes.com/buyer-beware-2/#comment-99 Bill - Thanks for your thoughts. I work with both buyer's and seller's and can not think of a good reason for either one to be unrepresented. These statistics about buyer's purchasing new construction 50% of the time without representation just blew my mind! Bill – Thanks for your thoughts. I work with both buyer’s and seller’s and can not think of a good reason for either one to be unrepresented. These statistics about buyer’s purchasing new construction 50% of the time without representation just blew my mind!

]]> By: Hopkinton Massachusetts Real Estate http://www.mackperryhomes.com/buyer-beware-2/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Hopkinton Massachusetts Real Estate Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:02:34 +0000 http://www.mackperryhomes.com/buyer-beware-2/#comment-98 Mack - I could not agree with you more. Although I mostly work with sellers, it makes pefect sense that a buyer should have representation. I have been around new contruction my whole life and there is lot more thought, energy, and knowledge needed in purchasing a new home. Having an advocate in your corner when purchasing a home makes good business sense! Mack – I could not agree with you more. Although I mostly work with sellers, it makes pefect sense that a buyer should have representation. I have been around new contruction my whole life and there is lot more thought, energy, and knowledge needed in purchasing a new home. Having an advocate in your corner when purchasing a home makes good business sense!

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