Home Buying Guide – For Paradise Valley and Scottsdale
Your complete Home buyer’s Resource, The Home Buying Guide for Paradise Valley and Scottsdale is here! On this site you will find a complete guide and resource for buying and/or selling a home in Paradise Valley and Scottsdale. I include tips, insights, beware notes and more.
Home Buying Guide – Picking your Real Estate Team
Step #1. Let’s start with the most obvious and most important. In high school academia or sports. We would pick our teams carefully; considering each player and their qualities. In the NFL the owners pay millions of dollars for the best quarterbacks. Looking for a doctor, we research the very BEST. We might even fly out of state to consult with the best. Oddly enough in real estate, often time home buyers may randomly pick the pretty girl with a nice smile. Or for example, the new guy who calls from a big national search sites.
So Step #1. Is, before you begin your home search for an investment/home that can cost easily over one million dollars – is determine first what #1. Qualities #2. Talent #3 Experience #4.Degree of integrity #5. Level of Knowledge you are looking for in the professional that will be advising and guiding you through, an over million dollar home buying process. But yes, of course, you can start with friendly.
Proportionate Degree of Success
The expression “ there is a difference “ is incredibly true when selecting a Realtor. Historically however, Home buyers have given little weight to the value and variances in Realtor expertise and integrity.
I see this demonstrated daily. It’s hard to succinctly explain, ‘The differences in Realtors’ in short a real estate article. I can only share that. The home buyers, who work with the Best Realtor – with the highest degree of integrity – will be in a nicer home at a better price than those that do not. The good news, for Home-buyers and Home – sellers that do not know their is a difference in real estate professionals is, they will be blissfully unaware of what they missed out on.
Skills to Look for in a Real Estate Teammate
An excellent Realtor is far more than an individual who looks at homes with you; The Best Realtor is a talented, experienced professional that is part- investment consultant, part-attorney, FT-critical negotiator, FT- Real estate analyst, FT- Managing director of a strategic legal transaction, part time doctor of psychology, mediator, a trades resource and more. The Best Realtors will have all these of skilled talents and most importantly, the Best Realtor you select/hire should also have the unwavering personal qualities of integrity, unwavering character and morals. Huge amounts of money are involved in a purchase of a home. So your Realtor must first and foremost be 100% committed to your goals, best interest and advise & negotiate accordingly. If you consider any of the above a “given” for any real estate agent; I assure you, they are not.
Expertise – How it contributes to a higher level of Home Search Success
Expertise, If you are buying a home in the Paradise Valley, Scottsdale or Arcadia area, a strong knowledge of the area is critical. Values in these expensive communities vary from street to street. Therefore, a Realtor not possessing the detailed knowledge of these communities will not able to provide accurate data. In other words, does he or she know the additional percentage value of “Exeter” in Arcadia than Lafayette? How much more is a home worth in Arcadia on a 18,000 square foot lot vs. a 12,000 square foot lot. Which street in Paradise Valley is worth more? If the Realtor does not know, how can they advise you properly on the home purchase ? When you see a house you like, will your Realtor say ????
“Yes this is a nice house… I see the features you like here ‘HOWEVER’, if you would consider waiting a bit, I know a better home with all these features will come on the market”. In other words “don’t settle”
As a specialist in these communities. I have seen hundreds of homes and can honestly say, that after three to six months of looking, you may not have seen the Best Home yet to come. I mentioned the importance of hiring a “talented/ experienced” Realtor a few years ago to a guest at my open house and he just sort of gave me a knowing smile like – As if “oh sure, you’re just feeding me a line so you can get my business” .
Home Buying in Retrospect – Lessons
Years later, the same gentleman came into my house complaining that, “ he bought the wrong home etc” and he told me, “he didn’t recognize some of the homes less than ideal features and was not educated by the Real estate agent he “hit it off with”. Sadly he learned the hard way, the importance of working with a GREAT Realtor. When he tried to sell the “nice but average home “, he realized. He had earned little equity in relation to the market. And his home was harder to sell. Years earlier, when I had shared thoughtful words of caution with the gentleman, it was not because I needed his business. My goal was to help and educate. I cared about him as an individual. And I knew, I could do a great job for him and his family. To find an experienced, talented Realtor like any talented professional with your sole interest at heart is a rare asset. “There is a difference” . Integrity and character are number #1 for me , I have waived clients off six million dollar purchases only to later find a fantastic home, equally as nice for 3.7 million. I’ve done the same for buyers looking in the $600,000 category… In every price range there is a gem home .
A House is a “Home” – Shop with Care
I am rated #1 by clients as the “Best Realtor “ for a reason, I care. And because I care and am experienced and knowledgeable. I have been blessed to represent some of the Top doctors in Arizona , CEO’s of local & international companies, talented engineers, celebrity athletes, executives and some of the nicest people from around the world. Let me share my experience as a former residential real estate investor with you in a manner that creates a rewarding home buying experience. I promise, you will not find a Realtor more dedicated and committed to finding the very best home for you and your family. And once we have found the home I will be your advocate thru the entire process . You deserve the best !!
Please feel free to call me anytime to discuss any real estate questions at Michael Chaisson Luxury Realtor at 480-450-4632