The Importance of Having a Buyers Representative on Your Side.

Today’s world is much different than even 10 years ago. With the boom of the internet, it seems that the “do it yourself” maintality has spread into all sorts of aspects in ones life. Looking to do some work on your home these days its quite easy to find advice on how to do just about anything from installing a light fixture to putting in hardwood floors. Most of the time these “DIY” jobs do nothing more than create more business for the real professionals out there. Everyone wants to save a buck, but most of the time it costs you more than you think. I’m sure you trust professionals to do most things for you though right? You probably don’t cut your own hair, you go to a barber. If you break your arm, you most likely go to a doctor. So why is it that when it comes to purchasing a home, the biggest purchase of your life, you decide you want to tackle that yourself? Especially when it generally costs you nothing out of your pocket to have a Realtor assisting you when buying a home.

Before 1995 Realtors listed homes and thats it. They would handle both sides of the transaction and took care of the buyer and seller. Does that make sense? Would you have a lawyer take care of both the defendant and the plaintiff? Absolutely not. So when a home is listed and a buyer goes in with no one looking out for the buyer, do you think the listing agent is interested in getting the buyer the best deal, or getting the best price for his seller? EXACTLY!

I recently saw a home that had sold for more than 25k then any other home in the neighborhood? At first I was shocked. That is until I noticed that the buyer was acting alone in the purchase and didn’t have a Realtor working with them. I mean why bother right? You can look online yourself, see the pics of a home all by yourself right?

Realtors are trained professionals. We know the market and can help advise you on whether you are paying too much for a property or getting a good deal. Sure your lawyer can draw up the paperwork, but I recently had a discussion where it came about that lawyers may now begin to have buyers sign waivers stating that they are aware the lawyer is in no way a Real Estate professional and have not and will not show comparables for the property they are buying. You don’t get a lawyer to do your home inspection do you? Your doctor doesn’t change the oil on your car right? So why not trust the biggest purchase of your life with a professional in the field.

Feel free to give me a shout if you would like more information on the matter. I’m here to help from beginning to end, from your first home to your dreamhome.

Andrew Miller
Sales Representative
Keller Williams Ottawa Realty Ltd.
Brokerage, Independently Owned and Operated
610 Bronson Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 4E6
Office: (613) 236-5959
Direct: (613) 447-7669
Fax: (613) 236-1515
Email: amiller@kwottawa.ca