Dare To Buy a Home Without Your Barrington Buyers Agent

If you find a Barrington home and fall in love, would you try to buy it without the help of your Barrington Buyers Agent?

Let me tell you a little story. A recent client of mine was referred by a loan officer for this very reason. They seemed OK with using the listing agent, they loved the house. The buyers were indeed friends of the loan officer so were perhaps more inclined to take his very strong suggestion that as buyers it cost them nothing to have a buyers agent so why wouldn't they.

New buyer client relationship formed and we get on famously. That always helps and I think that's what they were more concerned about, trying to find some-one they felt really comfortable with. We spend time together looking at the property to make sure we would have a good working relationship.

Our offer is written and after 1 and a half hours of explaining everything in detail, because that's what I do, it's presented to the sellers agent. Lot's of questions, expected for first time buyers and I have the patience to answer them all thoroughly.

No problems, right? Wrong. During our attorney review period there's a problem. I wont bore you with the details but let's just say this is the one point where they really needed their buyers agent. Someone to take control of the issue, make the phone calls, push the other side a little, report back to them, talk to their attorney. It's not a big deal but we had hit a stalemate so it needed a little cajoling of the listing agent, something that would not have happened if my buyers were without their Barrington buyers agent.

We are moving forward again and look to be on target to close.  I even joked about how they wanted to go alone on this and the comment was, "Yes what were we thinking!"

Hire yourself a buyers agent. Don't feel obliged to use a listing agent.  Our commission is paid by the seller not you. I love working with buyers. To be on your side and get the job done. Call me : Corinne 847-363-3686