Sept. 29, 2014
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The Importance of a Buyer Consultation
Today we are talking about the importance of buyer consultations. Recently, we were fortunate to attend the Hear it Direct conference. This is a conference that brings real estate consumers and agents together from around the country to discuss their home buying and selling experiences.
What we found out from a panel of 20 buyers and sellers were some startling facts. Mainly, that 19 our of these 20 didn't do an initial buyer consultation at all before looking. Out of those 19, 17 of them said things would have been much easier if they would have gotten a buyer consultation before they bought.
An overwhelming majority of buyers also felt that once they wrote and had their offer accepted, they had no idea what to do. No one helped them with the next step or sat down with them and let them know the entire home buying process.
Here are some more responses to some of the questions asked of the panel: