Meet Your
Agent
Suzanne
Hefni-Pyle, owner of Buyer's Only
Coastal Realty, was born and raised along the Southern
California Coast and a resident of Coastal South
Orange County since 1980. Suzanne has been licensed
in Real Estate since 1989. She is a member of the
National, State, and Local Board of Realtors as
well as National Association of Exclusive Buyer's
Agents.
Suzanne
is very enthusiastic and considers herself a "One
Stop Shop". As a homebuyer, her strength is making
you look stronger when it comes time to negotiate,
covering all of her buyer's needs from start to
finish. Her goal is to help you reach your goal,
and protect your privacy.
Read Suzanne's
Featured Article
about the importance of Buyer Representation as
shown on orangecounty.net.
"Suzanne,
thank you again. We highly recommend you as a buyers
agent for any buyer looking for a home in CA. Your
expertise, dedication, and honesty in your dealings
were greatly appreciated."
Click here to
read more testimonials.
Buying
a Home?
How to Find
the Right Real Estate Agent for You
EVERGREEN,
CO (March 1, 1999)--About 2 million
first-time buyers successfully walk the path to
home ownership every year in the United States.
The right real estate agent – or the wrong
one – can have a great deal of impact on not
only the outcome, but the entire process.
The most important thing you can do
when buying a home is to choose the right real estate
agent before you start looking. Home buyers have
choices of real estate representation. The traditional
agent works in a real estate office that takes listings
and usually represents the seller, but would not
hesitate to act as a dual agent and also represent
a buyer of the same property. Consequently, neither
party is truly "represented" due to the
conflict of interest. Other real estate agents may
work in offices that take listings, but will only
represent one client in any real estate transaction.
The Exclusive Buyer Agent (EBA) works
for an office that does not take listings of any
kind and represents only buyers.
Here are questions
a future homeowner should ask before selecting an
agent:
- How
long have you been representing buyers as a
buyer's agent?
- Do
you, or the company you are with, take listings?
Do you practice dual agency?
- What
percentage of your personal business and what
percentage of your company's business is representing
buyers? Is the balance of that representing
sellers?
- Will
you try to sell me one of your listed properties
before you show me listings from other real
estate companies?
- Do
you have information about For Sale By Owner
properties?
- How
many buyers have you successfully represented
in the last six months? Can I have the names
and phone numbers of three to six of your most
recent buyer clients?
- What
training have you taken that specifically relates
to being a buyer's agent and representing buyers?
Do you have any specific buyer's agent professional
designations?
- Do
you know the six fiduciary, client level duties
you would owe to me if I chose to hire you as
my buyer's agent? (Confidentiality, Accountability;
Reasonable Skill and Care; Undivided Loyalty;
Obedience to Lawful Instructions, Full Disclosure)
- What
is your commission? Or do you have hourly rates
or a set fee?
- Will
there be a written contract?
- Do
you have a list of home inspectors, insurance
agents and reputable lenders for me to consider?
- What
clauses will you incorporate in our offer to
protect us as buyers?
- How
will you help me save money ?
- Specifically,
how will you protect my interests and why should
I hire you rather than another agent?
"Only an EBA can guarantee to
represent you in your home purchase and guarantee
to negotiate on your behalf," says Tom Early,
President of the National Association of Exclusive
Buyer Agents (NAEBA). "A listing agent's job
is to get the seller the highest price on the best
terms. AN EBA's job is to get the buyer the lowest
price on the best terms, and provide the true facts
as to value, market, neighborhood conditions and
obvious physical defects. A listing agent cannot
tell you about many things that would be detrimental
for the buyer because they work for the seller."
Members of NAEBA are dedicated to
promoting the rights of and representing the best
interests of the buyer in every real estate transaction.
Founded in 1995 to educate the public about exclusive
buyer agency, NAEBA is an independent alliance of
exclusive buyer agents throughout North America
whose real estate companies do not take seller-property
listings and who work to preserve the right of consumers
to be fully represented when purchasing real estate.
suzanne@coastalbuyers.com
