Real estate agents are employed to take care of the seller and their interests. This includes advertising the property for sale and dealing with potential buyers.
The seller, thus, has the support of the real estate agency and their lawyer. The buyer, on the other hand, does not really have much support and is left to make decisions alone. This imbalance is very unfair on the buyer, which is why they should have a Property Buyers Consultant to fight in their corner. The consultant works on behalf of only the buyer and no one else. With SAHomeBuyers as your Buyers Property Consultant you will benefit in the following ways:
A Wider And More Thorough Search of Properties
You will have the benefit of a wider and more thorough search for properties for sale in a certain area. A Property Buyers Consultant has resources and access to several sources of information on properties for sale. This includes real estate agency listings, private sellers’ listings as well as property developers who may have some property that is not yet on the market.
Save On The Price
You will save money when buying a property with a Property Buyers Consultant, because of their expertise when it comes to negotiating the price of a property you want to buy. Many buyers don’t realise that the price that is listed next to the property for sale is not necessarily what the property is actually worth.
A Property Buyers Consultant has access to information that will be vital during the negotiation process, including current market prices of other properties in the area. They also know rebuilding costs in the area. With SAHomeBuyers negotiation skills you potentially save thousands or maybe even millions of Rands on the price of the property you wish to buy.
Support and Guidance
Using a Property Buyers Consultant will give you more confidence during the buying process. An Offer To Purchase agreement (OTP), a pre-written document created by the seller, is the document the buyer fills out and signs indicating an interest in buying the property. It is a binding agreement that leaves no cooling off period for the buyer. It states that the property is now being bought as it was seen. There is only a small area for the buyer to enter a suspensive clause.
Since this is such an important document signed during a major purchase, you would need support and guidance to ensure that no mistakes are made. A Property Buyers Consultant will give yuou that guidance and support and help you throughout the entire process to know with confidence that you are making informed decisions.
Protection From Pressure Exerted by Selling Agents
You will have a generally better buying experience when you are using the services of a Property Buyers Consultant who can protect you from the pressure exerted by selling agents. There is a lot of pressure on them to sell a property as quickly as possible.
Other than their commission on the sale, they also need to get back the money they put into advertising the property and the money spent on show days. So they will call any potential buyers they can think of and try to convince them that a certain property would be best for them, regardless of whether it is or not.
If you have hired a Property Buyers Consultant, you will not have to deal with these types of calls from the selling agent. Your consultant will deal directly with the selling agent on your behalf, and they will have only your interests at heart.
Since buying a property is a very big investment and probably one of the largest purchases you will ever make, you will want to make sure that you have someone with experience in property buying on your side.
The Next Steps
Many prospective buyers have never before been introduced to a property buyers consultant, let alone used one. Buyers agents are common in many other countries, though, because they are buyer focused and help source and secure your ideal property (usually with large discounts). And in 99% of cases they are free of charge.
SAHomeBuyers is a property buyers consultant. Of course, we help search and secure that ideal Franschhoek property, but we also put great emphasis on all the other considerations – both good and bad. Our only goal is to serve your interests and help you make the best informed decision.
Learn more about SAHomeBuyers and arrange to talk to one of our property consultants by e-mailing us here or telephoning + 27 (0) 83 265 8800.
