People often seek to find a good ” buyers agent near me “

The idea of a ” buyers agent near me ” is a popular one. It is easy at this site to find top agents near whatever community you intend to buy in,.  We recommend you select an agent whose office is within an hour’s drive of your desired location.  You also want to make sure they have access to the MLS of the county or counties you are looking in.   Sometimes exclusive buyer agent offices cover more counties compared with traditional offices, because they only represent buyers.  Also some of the larger real estate companies may have access to a wider area that that which is covered by just the selected buyer’s agent.  Therefore, if your search area expands, you can easily switch to another agent within that company.  Check with our headquarters office before doing that however, as we may have other recommendations for you to consider as well.

While it is important to most of us to find a nearby buyer’s agent, as long as they have access to all available properties for sale, you may wish to closely look at other qualities that define a superior agent.  These qualities include great listening, negotiation, and property-finding skills.

What if I want to find an agent for buyers in a broad geographic region?

As more and more people are able to work remotely, the places to buy real estate expands.  Some of the buyers who call us  are not even sure what state they wish to buy in!  We suggest a road trip to check out various places in this case, before you think of hiring a buyers agent.  We also have many resources to find out about areas in our video series, and our state pages.  There are many many resources now on the web to research median home prices, good school districts, crime areas and walkable neighborhoods. A particularly interesting map on crime rates by state can be found on Wikipedia.  Check them out!