04-17-2009, 02:49 AM
When we bought our first (and only so far) home, we used an agent. We signed a buyers agent agreement, that by law mandates that the agent works in the best interests of the buyer. We did not know anything about the home buying process, our agent explained each step, this made the process less harrowing.
I disagree that a home inspector has a vested interest in seeing the sale go through. They have their reputation at stake. If they were to "miss" some serious problems just to have a sale go through, they would be in serious doo-doo with the public as well as probably the law.
There was no lawyer present at the closing, the deal was handled between the seller, the buyer, the seller's agent, the buyers agent and the title company representative. We think that we got good value from our agent.
Remember that these people are experts in their fields. They know the laws, they know the building codes, they know procedures. Why do people pay forum members for services? The client could do a web page by themselves, they could create an ad by themselves. The tools are available now for a reasonable cost. Why do clients pay macresource members anything? Because the people on these boards are experts in what they do.
As far as I'm concerned, I certainly wouldn't mind a buyers agent when navigating car purchases. I don't negotiate well.
I disagree that a home inspector has a vested interest in seeing the sale go through. They have their reputation at stake. If they were to "miss" some serious problems just to have a sale go through, they would be in serious doo-doo with the public as well as probably the law.
There was no lawyer present at the closing, the deal was handled between the seller, the buyer, the seller's agent, the buyers agent and the title company representative. We think that we got good value from our agent.
Remember that these people are experts in their fields. They know the laws, they know the building codes, they know procedures. Why do people pay forum members for services? The client could do a web page by themselves, they could create an ad by themselves. The tools are available now for a reasonable cost. Why do clients pay macresource members anything? Because the people on these boards are experts in what they do.
As far as I'm concerned, I certainly wouldn't mind a buyers agent when navigating car purchases. I don't negotiate well.