The role of a professional Realtor® is to guide you through the buying or selling process, taking the time to make sure you understand every step of the transaction. I am absolutely committed to fulfilling your needs with the highest level of professionalism, expertise and service. My commitment to your satisfaction is the foundation from which a solid business relationship is built.

I realize that people do business with people they trust. I am interested in what is best for you, the client, and am committed to establishing a long-term relationship based on trust. I pride myself on being knowledgeable and staying current with changes in the industry that will affect the success of your transaction. You have worked hard to be able to purchase the home of your dreams. I feel the responsibility to make those dreams a reality and pursue the right solution enthusiastically.

Choosing a real estate professional is often times as exhausting as attempting to buy or sell a home. You want to buy the right home for the right reason on the best terms available to you with the least amount of hassle. When it comes time to sell, you want to sell your home for the right reason to yield the highest net proceeds in the marketplace in the shortest amount of time with the least amount of hassle. That’s where the choice of a well qualified real estate professional is of great importance. You want the ability to work with a professional consultant in the industry, who not only has the real estate knowledge you desire, but also the real estate experience and the proper real estate resources available to you during the negotiation process.

Buying can sometimes require a buyer to think like a seller when buying a home. A first-time homebuyer has a disadvantage in this area. Why would a buyer need to think like a seller in the first place? Consider the sports arena, for example, an offense is always looking to pick apart a defense to move down the ball field and visa versa. Therefore, an offense might study the opposing defense and practice accordingly until the opponent is played. While real estate is not quite to that extreme, a home purchase is very similar by way of seller motivation. You must know as much about the home and what makes it is a good purchase for you– from material facts affecting the value of a home to simplicities of desirability. What motivated the Seller to purchase the home, and what is motivating the seller to resale the home? When buying a home, you must also consider that real estate from a legal perspective has deviated from the age of location, location, location to an age of disclosure, disclosure, disclosure. This is where a well-educated and experienced real estate professional can be of great assistance to any buyer, especially a first time homebuyer.

Selling a home almost always requires a seller to think like a buyer. What is it that will attract a buyer? What are the other available choices a buyer might have (inventory)? Why did the seller purchase the home? Will the buyer desire home similarly to that of the seller? What are the buyer’s motivations for purchasing the home? While these questions are only a few of many other possible questions, any serious seller must contemplate all of these questions. Sellers must also disclose properly, not only to that of the state disclosure laws, but also to that of the satisfaction of the buyer as to keep from any potential lawsuit. While disclosure laws tell us the minimum state law requirements, there is no precedent for over-disclosure when it comes to the physical nature of the home. When in doubt – disclose! Although California’s state disclosure laws are very thorough, state disclosure, real estate and civil law change regularly such that all parties are to be best informed as to their real estate decision. These California disclosure laws are required for any party involved in a real estate transaction whether or not the parties are buying and/or selling through the assistance of a licenced real estate professional. Most buyers and sellers are unaware of current disclosure laws regarding real estate transactions. Once again, the relevance of well-experienced real estate professional is well founded.  

While price is important, terms are everything to each party. A good real estate deal is only a deal when all parties are satisfied and fulfilled. The negation process of any real estate transaction is always a time consuming and extremely complicated process. A well qualified real estate professional can help you complete your next real estate transaction with less of a hassle in the shortest period of time while simultaneously saving you thousands of dollars, whether you are a buyer or a seller.

For more information on Buying or Selling a home, call Steven Kirkpatrick today or request your FREE Buyer Reports or FREE Seller Reports. Also, before hiring a Realtor® learn what Questions Every Seller Should Ask Their Real Estate Broker and the answers you should receive!

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