What Can SanDiegOh Do For You?

So you’re ready to buy a home here in San Diego. Great. You’ve done your online research, you’ve gone to open houses and you may even know which house you want. Now what? Are you looking at a handful of names that your friends and coworkers have recommended you use as your Realtor? Have you met any of them? Are they any good?

This is a stressful time for you. Not only are you looking to make a huge and very emotional investment, you’re trying to find the perfect person to represent you – someone you can trust, relate with, who understands your needs and someone who will at the end of the day, get the job done.

Surveys indicate that the number one complaint about Realtors, is that they don’t communicate with their clients enough. They just don’t talk to them. Maybe your agent’s too scared to tell you that you need a price reduction. Maybe they’re too nervous to tell you where your offer should be at, because you want to go lower. Maybe they’re just lazy and have other clients and people to deal with…who knows?

Here’s where I come in.

As you may or may not know, the San Diego real estate market is relatively small. Especially when it comes to Downtown, most agents know each other and know about their reputations – good or bad. Having been in the Downtown market for a few years now, I can assure you, not everyone knows what they’re talking about. In fact, I’m amazed at how little some of these so called “experts” actually know.No_bullshit

As a Realtor who specializes on the Downtown market, I keep up with what buildings are going up, how they will affect your views, what new places to check out and Downtown events in general. This is my job. How can an agent from Orange County, or even Carlsbad, do this?

Another benefit of having me represent you, is that I am a member of one of the top performing real estate teams in the country. As a member of the Scott-Finn & Associates team, you as my client, will have access to my knowledge as well as those of six other agents. This represents decades of experience and connections. You want to find out about homes before they come on the market? Looking for homes that sellers really need to sell? I can talk to my team members and see what they know and see what other agents have told them.

And possibly the biggest benefit of me being your agent, is that people like me. As basic as this may seem, I can’t stress how important this is. When you’re looking to buy a home and you have to deal with a listing agent and a seller who wants top dollar…you want someone who won’t cause more stress and will be able to negotiate with the agent on the other side. When you’re trying to get a deal accepted, you don’t get to talk to the seller directly. You depend on your agent to plead your case and convince the listing agent why their client should accept your offer and not someone else’s.

What if the listing agent doesn’t like your agent? What if your agent gets upset and insults the seller, or the listing agent – do you really think your offer will get accepted? Again, the Downtown market is a small one. I know most of the agents and deal with them on a regular basis – in transactions, at meetings, on property showings…I talk to agents every day. So what? My point is, is that because I make it a point to stay on good terms with other agents, your chances of getting an offer accepted drastically go up. Now I’m not saying that I can get your offer of $700K on a $900K property accepted based on my personality, but I can say that if there are two offers that are more or less the same, my relationship with the listing agent will more than likely give you that extra edge. I’ll also make the extra effort and present your offer in person (instead of faxing it) if I think this will increase your chances of getting into escrow. How many agents do that for their clients?

DH2B2214Aside from this stuff, I do all the normal stuff as well. You know, like negotiating offers, checking out new inventory on a daily basis, sending my clients listings as soon as they come on the market, looking for deals and attending real estate related classes(on short sales, market updates, technology conventions, etc.).

I know there are tons of Realtors out there and yes, many of them are good at what they do. But keep in mind, there are a lot of bad ones out there and they will say whatever they think you want to hear. So the next time you’re looking for an agent, give me a chance to prove myself. Look at my blog to get an idea of who I am and what I offer. And if you want to talk to my past clients, I’ll be happy to provide you with a long list of happy clients. And if that’s not enough, try asking some other agents what they think about me.