Why you should use a buyers agent

Many buyers mistakenly believe that they will do better at negotiating an offer going solo without an agent. Most of the time, however, this just is not true. Actually, the opposite is true. Most people who have tried going solo without an agent regret it. In fact, studies illustrate that using a buyer’s agent can pay “dividends” when it comes to your Portland real estate home purchase.

It’s nice, of course, that you don’t have to pay for the buyer’s agent commissions up front — his commission comes out of the seller’s side of the transaction and was definitely calculated into the price of the home. But the biggest benefit is that you can save significant money on the bottom line when the transaction is finalized.

Hiring an experienced professional on your side of the transaction when you’re talking about a contract where a lot of money changes hands is just good idea on its own merit. But add to that the potential boost to your bank account as a result of the expert skills a real estate agent can exercise on your behalf and it should be an easy decision. There are just too many easy ways to loose money on a deal not to have someone who negotiates Portland real estate deals day in and day out to keep the trains (and the signature pages) running on time.