How to Hire Your Long Beach Realtor - Long Beach Buyer Advice

How to Hire Your Long Beach Realtor. Do's and Dont's for a successful relationship when purchasing your Long Beach Homes and Condos.

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Do you want a Loyal Realtor?  Be a Loyal Client!

If you want a loyal Long Beach Realtor who will work hard to find your next home it's in your best interest to be a loyal client.   Your Realtor is about to put in a lot of hours to make your dream of home ownership come true, they have a right to expect to be paid once escrow is closed, it really is much more time consuming than it looks when it is done right.  Nobody can afford to put months of work in and not be paid.  Would you work for months for free?  Realtors are paid at the close of escrow after the job has been completed.  


Can I work with more than one Long Beach Realtor?

  1. No Long Beach Realtor will work as hard for a client that calls to view a property as they will for a client working with them exclusively.
  2. Each time you contact a new Long Beach Realtor you will have to go through the entire process again.  You end up wasting valuable time when you could be viewing homes instead. 
  3. Clients and their Realtors need to have a relationship based on trust and loyalty.  It is crazy to think that any Realtor will work with a buyer knowing that they are working with other Realtors as well.  Buying a home can become a very time consuming project and a Realtor has a right to expect to be paid for their work and time.  When you work with multiple agents toward the purchase of one home the only agent who will be paid is the one who actually finds you the home.  Be fair. 
  4. All agents have access to the same MLS and the same listings.  If you do not find what you are looking for with one agent you should adjust your search a bit.  Another agent isn't magically going to be able to produce another whole new set of listings for you to view.  We all have access to the same information.  The difference in agents is how we process thatHire the right Long Beach Realtor information.  


How do I find the Right Realtor? 

It is smart to interview more than one Long Beach Realtor before deciding who to work with.   Ask questions; get to know the Realtor a bit as a person.  Find out what level of knowledge they have regarding the market you are shopping in.  Keep in mind that Long Beach is a very large city with many unique beach communitiesinland neighborhoods, our very own Downtown and our 17 historic districts .  Find out how well they know the area you are interested in. 


  • Is there anything that I should not do before the purchase of a home?


  • What is involved in becoming pre-approved for a mortgage?
  • How will my credit score affect my ability to purchase a home?
  • What can I expect during the process of purchasing a home?
  • How do we write a strong offer that will be accepted?
  • How do you handle contract negotiations?
  • What happens after our offer is accepted?
  • What do you expect from me (the buyer) during our relationship?


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Should you work directly with the listing agent? 

Some Long Beach buyers believe they will get a better deal working directly with the Listing Agent.   The listing agent has a fiduciary responsibility to the seller, not the buyer.  Dual agency occurs when the same brokerage represents both the seller and the buyer under written agreements.  

A Realtor exclusively representing the buyer will write a purchase contract which will protect the buyer.   A listing agent, writing a purchase contract for a buyer has the best interests of the seller in mind, not the buyer.  The most important thing Long Beach buyers need to understand is that the listing agent is working for the seller. 


How we roll........

Long Beach HomesThe Laurie Manny Professional Group will want to know if you are working with another agent.  If you are currently working with another Realtor you will have to choose whether to stay with the other agent or work with us.  We are confident that you will want to work with us; we know the Long Beach real estate market and are very good at what we do.  Check out our neighborhood real estate market updates and reports for information and sales statistics, we update them when we can. 

We also require that you be fully approved for a mortgage, preferably through a direct lender; we can help you with that.   You are not prepared to write an offer without full loan approval, we will need to send it along with your purchase offer when you find your next home.  It is a waste of your time to search for your Long Beach home without full loan approval.  If you find your dream home you will not be in a position to write on it and may very well lose it to another, better prepared buyer.  No listing agent or seller is going to consider an offer without proof of a fully approved loan and lender contact information.  


Are you ready to work with an agent that is dedicated to you?  Interested in finding out the current market value of your Long Beach home, condo or investment property?   This one is easy, Contact Laurie (562) 212-5420.

 

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Long Beach, California 90803

(562) 212-5420

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Posted on January 02, 2010 22:00:00 by Laurie Manny
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To begin your search for the perfect home or to sell your home in the Long Beach area, begin your journey by calling Laurie Manny at (562) 212-5420.