Alex and Julia were first-time homebuyers who stumbled across their new home while passing by an open house there; rather than using the seller’s agent to purchase it, they followed a coworker’s advice and turned to Ethical Homes for assistance with their purchase, and ended up saving a bundle by doing so.
Ethical Homes helped them to understand the home buying process, plan out their purchase, and make sure that they were getting the best value for their dollar.
First, we identified another property for them in the same development that was a better fit for their needs, and negotiated a price $10k lower than the developer’s agent had said the developer would even consider. Then we found them a loan program that saved them $200/mo over the loan they were initially considering, while locking in their rate for a longer period; we even kept saving them money at the settlement table, where we found three errors in the settlement documents that would have cost them an extra $2700 in closing costs”mdash;and since they had found the home they wanted to purchase on their own, they were also able to take advantage of our Discovery Discount program, saving them another $2400 at the settlement table!
Alex & Julia say:
Throughout the buying process, Sweth would clearly and simply explain all of the very detailed technical information we would have to understand to proceed with the entire transaction. We were so happy to know that he was wholly invested in making sure we understood these items as well as he did—his explanations of these highly complex aspects of buying a home should be written down in a training manual for all real estate agents to repeat to their clients so every home buyer could be a truly educated one. Sweth would happily offer his professional opinion if we asked for it, but never imposed it upon us in order to expedite a decision. From hearing other persons’ experiences with real estate agents, this is apparently a very rare and almost extinct professional trait. The lines of communication were always wide open with Sweth answering our calls and emails promptly. Conversations with him are pleasant, reassuring and productive. We knew everything that was happening during the whole process and how each item was progressing thanks to Sweth’s unfailing communication. It felt as if we were his only client. We were especially thrilled that he was able to extremely quickly dismantle all the many options found in our mortgage and present them to us in a clear and understandable fashion so that we could all talk openly about which direction to go and which numbers to accept. When eighths of a percent mean thousands of dollars, it was wonderful to know that Sweth went above and beyond his normal role and to make sure we were getting the best deal. He simply did not let us down. When we told friends and family of our experience with Sweth, they were amazed to hear that such a geniunely positive experience could be had with a real estate agent (they mostly tell of horror stories with their agents). We couldn’t have asked for a better experience. We’ll do it all again next time with Sweth, when we sell.
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