Why Use A Buyer Rep

Why you should be represented by your own agent when buying Idaho homes and real estate...

As a buyer in Idaho, you can be a customer or a client of a licensed real estate agent/broker.  Yes, the seller pays your agent in most cases, but there is a major difference in both the level of service and accountability.

As a customer, the agent/broker does not represent you. Also called a non-agent.  Idaho law requires licensees to provide a basic level of service to all customers:

• Peform necessary and customary acts to assist you in the purchase or sale of real estate
• Perform these acts in good faith with honesty and reasonable care
• Properly account for money or other property you place in the licensee's care
• Disclose "adverse material facts" to you which are, or should be, within the licensee's knowledge. These are facts that would significantly affect the desirability or value of the property to a reasonable person that one of the parties cannot, or will not, complete obligations of the contract.

As a customer, your brokerage will not act as your agent and is not required to promote your best interests or keep you bargaining information confidential. Unless you have a written agreement for representation, you will remain a customer.
 

As a client, the agent/broker does represent you and, in addition to those owed to customers, owes you the following duties when working for you: 

• Seek a property and assist with negotiations and advise you to consult other professionals
• Perform the terms of your agency agreement with skill and care
• Promote you best interests(above even our own) in good faith, honesty and fair dealing
• Maintain the confidentiality of some client information, including bargaining information, even after the representation has ended

Listing agents work for the seller and cannot fully represent the buyer's interests. A brokerage may represent both the buyer and seller in the same transaction. This is called Limited Dual Agency- the key word is "limited". A brokerage may also assign one agent for each party, while representing both. It gets very complicated, but in simple terms, you need to know who is working for you. 

Realtors provide an extra set of benefits.  In Idaho, a licensed agent/broker may not neccesarily be a Realtor.  Members of the Realtor organization are held to even higher standards when working for you, including meeting Standards of Practice and a Code of Ethics and subject to review, arbitration and sanctions by the local board.

Why Hire Dan Rowe As Your Agent...

Am I an honest, personable, motivated and competent Realtor focused on providing excellent service and real results to each and every client?  Or am I pushy, lazy, tell-you-what-you-want-to-hear, interested only in my paycheck type of agent? Believe me- there are plenty of both types. Only a personal interview will tell you. 

Do I have the credentials, experience and references to qualify to be interviewed?

Yes, I have 19 years experience as a full-time real estate agent/broker with many letters behind my name. I've participated in nearly 50 million dollars worth of residential sales representing hundreds of buyers and sellers. I can provide many personal references. I don't have a part-time job to make ends meet. Real estate has allowed me to be the sole provider for my family (my wife homeschools my boys). As you know, the market has been slow and I am very, very motivated to work for you.

My additional Promises:

1. I come to you whenever possible and never use high-pressure sales tactics.
2. Your selection will not be limited by my experience on live auctions, short sales, foreclosures; HUD, VA and other REO properties.
3. I will show you every home that meets your needs and price range.
4. Clients get the password to my tracking of foreclosures; HUD, Bank Repos and my Market Monitor.
5. I offer discounted listing fees for repeat customers. 

Please allow me to interview for the job of representing you in your next purchase.

What do my clients say about me?

Dan was the perfect fit for us.  We recently purchased our first house, and Dan's knowledge & experience were invaluable to us every step of the way.

 

The seller accepted the price of our first offer, paid most of our closing costs, added landscaping & a complete fence, and we closed in less than 3 weeks.  It was much less painful that we expected, and Dan made it happen.

 

Dan's help wasn't just helpful, it was NECESSARY.  In addition to the services provided by most Realtors, the services Dan performed for us included his expert local market analysis, a technical (& practical) review of the home inspection, helpful hints and tips for first time homeowners (things we can do to lengthen the life of our new home - things we never would've thought of on our own), and keeping us from going insane as we waited for a response to our offer.  Dan is a great communicator, he understands the process of buying (and selling) a home, and he obviously knows the business of real estate in the Treasure Valley.  We definitely will continue to recommend Dan to anyone looking to buy (or sell) a home.  We love our new home, and we LOVE the deal we got, thanks to Dan!

 

THANKS DAN!

 

Josh & Jennie (Meridian, Idaho)