If you are looking to purchase a home in San Francisco, I cannot recommend Danielle's amazing team enough (*especially* Eve, our agent). Background: My wife and I were first-time home buyers and came into this with very limited knowledge of the Bay Area real estate landscape and the ins/outs of the home buying process. From our first call with Eve, we felt like we were in good hands and the mutual trust and understanding needed between a home buyer and an agent was quickly established. We found Eve to be extremely responsive, organized, and most importantly - acting always in our best interests. Whether it was sharing intel not found in the listing (i.e. second bedroom is actually in dingy attic), reviewing property disclosures together to call out important details (identifying the electrical current size going into the building), or helping facilitate the final closing process (even when we were...
Home buyer or seller, there are similarities when it comes to choosing a San Francisco real estate agent. You probably want someone with experience in the local San Francisco real estate market. You want someone full time and professional. You want someone with a strong track record. You want an agent you can trust. You want someone who has great connections with other agents and can get you intel on what’s coming soon. You want someone who can weed through the listings for you to find the best match for your needs and save you time. You definitely want a solid negotiator and someone who is organized and can oversee the entire process. And last but not least, you want someone you click with.
Who you hire as your buyer agent matters. It will impact how much advice, insider access, and information you’ll receive. It will impact your bottom line and ability to negotiate the best price and terms for the home you want.
Our team uses a Buyer Broker Agreement to formalize our relationship. It means that you are committed to buying a home and that you are committed to working with us. It does not mean you have to buy a home. Rather, it means that you want to and are serious about it. It also establishes a fiduciary duty to put your interests above all others, including our own.
How do we get paid?
99.9% of the time, the Seller pays the Buyer Agent commission. If for some reason that’s not the case for a particular home, then you would know about it immediately and the cost of the commission would be factored into the negotiations.
