Zillow Advice: Home Buying - First time buyer, but this just doesnt sound right!

wow, pull up a nine month ...

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:42:00 GMT

wow, pull up a nine month old thread just to spam.

You want to always be working ...

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:49:00 GMT

You want to always be working with an expert in your area (there are many many poor agents that don't know how to advise you properly or negotiate effectively) who works primarily with buyers.

Good luck,

Cameron Novak
Corona Real Estate Agent
http://activerain.com/cameronnovak

I think you should make an ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:13:00 GMT

I think you should make an offer on the other house. It sounds better.

Lisa

Kudos to you for doing your ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:23:00 GMT

Kudos to you for doing your homework and doing what ALL BUYERS should be doing!! The world will be a better pace because of this.

Image all the people who ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:03:00 GMT

Image all the people who didnt do that and took the word of a realtor as honest truth...
You get the picture, and its why we have a mess in RE today....

You know that a Seller's Agent is responsible for selling property at price as dicatated by Seller. The Agent would actually be breaking his/her agreement with Seller, by acknowledging to potential Buyer "oh yeah, but market is way lower you should be purchasing the property at this price." This might be a good reason to get a "Buyer's Agent", but you don't believe in those either.

You can't have it both ways.

Susan, no job gives you a ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:39:00 GMT

Susan, no job gives you a gaurantee of anything....... there are plenty of Realtors who will work with a buyer without signing a contract with them........ and you know that.

Steve, by all means let your ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:02:00 GMT

Steve, by all means let your realtor come up with what he/she thinks you should offer but do your own due diligence as well. Look at the listing on ziprealty.com. You can check out everything on the MLS within 1/2 mile of your property. Look at the value estimator. It will give you zillow, cyberhomes, and up to 25 recently recorded sold properties in your area. Pay attention to the pricing trends too. It will also tell you when your property last sold and for how much. That may give you a good idea of how much is owed on the property.

Zip is a great site and it's free. Use it! Good luck.

Hi, Steve! Again, I have ...

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:42:00 GMT

Hi, Steve! Again, I have to say I feel bad for people who have had bad experiences with real estate agents. Corona Nick says you'll be "stuck" with an agent if you sign a contract. Not true. Each contract gives buyers AND agents a way out of the contract if anyone is unhappy. The contract means you are hiring that agent to work on your behalf. It sounds like one agent has already bitten the dust in your transaction. They may have deserved it, I don't know. What I do know is that NOBODY wants to work their butt off with the possiblity they may not get paid. I do great work for my clients as evidenced by my testimonials. I pose this question to Corona Nick, if you went in to your job and your boss said to you, "OK, here's your job and there are several other people doing this work as well. But, only one of you is going to get paid for the work you're doing. Sorry!", how hard would you work? Those who don't value the knowledge and expertise of a professional negotiator, especially those of us who work EXCLUSIVELY in the buyer's best interests are not people I would ever let in my car. I know that I know what I'm doing and what I have to offer is of value to me and to my clients.

Steve, 150K is way too much ...

Tue, 27 May 2008 20:06:00 GMT

Steve, 150K is way too much for a 3bed, 2 bath house in Barstow..... I would start at 100K... or maybe 110K.... ask your buyer agent.... what they think.... and dont sign anything with a buyer's agent, its not necessary.... you will be stuck with that agent even if you want to move on to another...

First of all i didnt ask ...

Sun, 25 May 2008 00:36:00 GMT

First of all i didnt ask any of you to criticise where im purchasing my home. In my defence i work at Fort Irwin 30 mins away from my potential home. Riverside is a awfull drive to fort irwin.

I have contacted a local agent to serve as my buyer agent. It seems that the other agent i was working with in a little butt hurt but.... oh well. I need someone who can put the screws to the seller and squeez the right price out of the seller. Not someone who is starting at 175k to start my offer. The agent i have now say i should start at 150k, makes alot of sence to me and he told me it will most likly counter to 160 and i will take it. Im going to do my research on the heart program. I hear it can save me from having a to put my saving up for the house...

Steve