YOUR GUIDE TO WORKING WITH A BUYER'S AGENT
VIDEO: The Real Reason Experience Matters When You Buy a Home
Everyone thinks buying a home is just “find it, tour it, buy it.” If only. In this video, I break down why experience matters—because when you’re making one of the biggest purchases of your life, you want someone who’s seen it all, negotiated it all, and can keep you from stepping in something you’ll regret later.
What We Actually Do for You
Buying a home isn’t just “touring cute houses and waiting for Zillow to email you something.” A good buyer’s agent is your strategist, your researcher, your negotiator, and—let’s be honest—your sanity check when the market gets wild.
Here’s what I handle for you:
• Find the right homes
I pull properties you won’t find online, identify opportunities coming soon, and rule out the bad ones so you don’t waste time.
• Analyze pricing
I help you understand whether a home is overpriced, underpriced, or about to have a line out the door. Twenty-five years in this market means I’ve seen every trick in the book.
• Protect your contract
Inspections, repair requests, contingencies, timelines, lender issues—my job is to keep you protected from the moment we write the offer until the keys hit your hand.
• Negotiate like it matters
Because it does. I help you structure a winning offer without overspending or giving up critical protections.
• Coordinate the entire process
I quarterback your lender, inspectors, appraisers, attorney, and builder (if new construction). You shouldn’t have to chase down a single person.
What It Costs to Work With a Buyer’s Agent
Sellers are still willing or offering to pay buyer-agent fees, but as the saying goes in real estate, "Everything is negotiable."
We’ll review your buyer representation agreement together, look at the fee offered, and decide how to structure your offer so you’re protected.
If not, we’ll negotiate it with the seller, factor it into your offer, or structure the purchase so you don’t pay out of pocket unless you choose to.
You will always know the cost up front—no surprises, no awkwardness, no fine print.
Transparency is the name of the game.
How Buyer's Agents Get Paid & How Earnest Money Works in a Transaction
Buying a home comes with a lot of moving parts, and two things buyers are almost always unsure about are how their agent gets paid and what earnest money actually does in a transaction. These quick videos break it all down in plain English.
In the first video, I explain how buyer’s agent compensation works in Birmingham, who typically pays what, and how fees are structured under today’s rules — no confusion, no fine print. In the second video, I walk you through earnest money: when it’s due, why it matters, what happens to it during the contract, and how I help protect you from losing it.
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