1. Buyer Counseling Sessions – We will conduct a buyer counseling session to discuss your special needs and goals, and plan the search for your property.
2. Buyer Agency Alternatives – We will discuss alternatives for agency representation that are available to you as a potential buyer and to sellers that we may represent – e.g. Buyer Brokerage, Seller Agency and Disclosed Dual Agency – and our representation of customer interests in the different Agency relationships.
3. Buyer Representation Agreement – We will prepare and detail the Buyer Representation Agreement – and the special services and benefits it offers.
4. HomeBuyer Guidebook – We will provide you with a copy of the HomeBuyer Guidebook and explain how you can use it to guide you through the home-buying process.
5. Financing Pre-qualification – We will offer to arrange a pre-qualification or pre-approval appointment with a reputable lender, to identify your range of affordability and maximize your negotiating strength.
6. Coldwell Banker Team Search – We will be sure that the Coldwell Banker Sales Team completely understands your property search criteria. Our goal is to present properties to you as they debut – or ‘before’ they appear on the open market, if possible.
7. Property Showing – We will show you properties that meet the criteria you have selected.
8. Property Evaluation – We will respond quickly and honestly to any questions you may have regarding a property’s features – which you believe may affect its current value or future resale.
9. Property Disclosure – We will review with you all inspection reports and other documents pertaining to a property’s condition. We will also answer all questions regarding a property’s physical defects, if known to us.
10. Review of Written Seller Disclosure – We will thoroughly review with you any seller’s written disclosure statement, to help enable your acceptance or specify the remedy for each fault disclosed. Remedies for any disclosed faults should be addressed in the Offer to purchase.
11. Appraisal Contingency* – We will explain to you the option of an appraisal contingency/condition.
12. Home Warranty – We will explain the option of a Home Warranty Plan and how it can reduce your risk of repair when purchasing a property.
13. Building and Termite Inspections* – We will recommend that you obtain professional building and termite inspections.
14. Estimate of Funds Required – We will provide you with a preliminary estimate of transaction closing costs and anticipated down payment requirements.
15. Offer Preparation – We will prepare a written offer on the property you choose to purchase, including your approved terms and condition.
16. Building and Termite Inspection Remedies – We will request, in your offer to purchase, the items you specify – after your review of the building and termite inspection reports.
17. Negotiation Strategy* – We will prepare a negotiation strategy for the property you have selected, including a written Competitive Market Analysis.
18. Offer Presentation – We will endeavor to present your Purchase Offer directly to the Seller – in the presence of the Listing Agent.
19. Walk-through – We will accompany you on a thorough walk-through of the property before closing – if one is provided for in the sale contract. We will also assist you in dealing with any problems discovered during the walk-through.
20. Closing the Sale – We will monitor and inform you of the progress of the Purchase Agreement including, where appropriate, the satisfaction of contingencies and conditions during the transaction.
*** Some Buyer Services are appropriate only when a
Buyer Representation Agreement is in place
