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The Top 5 Things a Buyer Specialist Provides Homebuyers

Here’s why you should always enlist the help of a buyer specialist.

There are a variety of opportunities in the Central Pennsylvania real estate market for both buyers and sellers.
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If you’re thinking about buying a home, you need someone who can advocate for you and negotiate on your behalf. This is why reaching out to a buyer specialist is so important, especially in a crazy market like ours. The best part of it all is that an agent’s services are free for the buyer, as the seller is the person who covers commission fees. A home purchase is a complex transaction full of many complicated details, so you want to be sure you’re in good hands throughout the process. This is why you want to sign a buyer agency agreement, which provides you with 100% commitment from an expert who knows how to help you beat the competition. The buyer agency agreement entitles the buyer to the following things: 1. Loyalty: The agent will always act in the best interests of their client. 2. Disclosure of all material facts: The agent will research properties to identify any potential issues, helping the client to make a fully informed decision.

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An agent’s services are free for the buyer, as the seller is the person who covers commission fees.

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3. Confidentiality: The agent will keep your bargaining and financial position confidential while promoting your best interests. 4. Accounting in dealings: The agent will provide assistance in securing appropriate financing. 5. Reasonable skill and care: The agent will advise you on how to structure an offer by providing pricing and negotiating advice through a competitive market analysis. When you have a buyer specialist, you can feel confident that you will be fully represented throughout your transaction. If you’re ready to find an expert who can help you accomplish your home buying goals, or if you have any questions about our market, feel free to reach out to me. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

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6 Tips for Sellers to Live By in This Market

These six tips will ensure your home sale goes off without a hitch.

Here are six tips to abide by when approaching this chaotic market as a seller:

1. Don’t price for the unicorn. Every area has an idea of unicorn buyers who sweep in to pay more than anyone else. That’s the dream, but fixating on an outlier buyer can be a huge mistake. That means you’ll sit instead of sell. My advice? Ignore Zillow, price for the market that actually exists, and rejoice if your home gets bid upward.

2. Don’t expect cash. Selling to a cash buyer could happen, but how many cash transactions are happening in our area right now? Remember, the vast bulk of the market is financed, so buyers using financing can get it done.

3. Be realistic about timelines. Nearly every real estate vendor is slammed, so if you counter a potential buyer, be realistic about requiring shorter return times. Don’t insist on requiring, say, eight days for everything to get done when eight days isn’t a realistic timeline.

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Ignore Zillow, price for the market that actually exists, and rejoice if your home gets bid upward.

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4. Don’t price an apple according to an orange. This is a classic real estate mistake. Too many sellers want to price based on a sale or listing that’s superior in quality, condition, location, or some other feature. Here’s the strategy to remember: Price according to similar homes—not dissimilar ones.

5. Know if the market slows. At this time of year, we usually start to see seasonal slowing. As you list in the coming weeks or months, be realistic about the market if it changes. Right now the market is still ultra-hot, and the verdict is still out on what type of season the summer and fall will shape up to be. It usually softens, but we’ll see what happens. There's a temptation to price according to the hottest moments from a few months ago. My advice if you're late to the spring party is to price your home according to how the market feels right now.

6. Expose yourself. Be sure your home gets adequate exposure to buyers. Honestly, you only need a weekend to sell in today’s crazy market, but don’t sell within the first few hours after listing. Letting your home sit for a few days gives more buyers the chance to see it, and it’s helpful for those who made offers because it gives them time to ensure they don’t have buyer’s remorse (which might lead to them backing out of the deal at a later date).

If making a move in 2021 is one of your goals, let’s have a conversation about how my team and I can help. If you have questions about this or any real estate topic, don’t hesitate to call or email me. I’d love to hear from you.

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Why Hire the Joy Daniels Real Estate Group?

Just as doctors and lawyers specialize in different fields, so does each member of the Joy Daniels Real Estate Group. Although each agent is a licensed Realtor, their continuing education goes far beyond that- with exhaustive training and practice, giving them in essence the equivalent of a graduate degree in their field or specialty. Our specialists are the elite in their field and all of our firm's activities are done with a high sense of care over each seller and buyer that we come into contact with.

Even though Joy and her team have won numerous awards and been multi-million dollar producers for many consecutive years, her true "joy" is in serving her customers and clients. Joy and her team recognize the importance of maximum convenience for her customers and accessibility to her clients. Joy and her staff have developed and applied new techniques of marketing property and assisting customers and clients that other agents in Central Pennsylvania just can't offer. Whether you are moving across town or to another state, you've come to a site that will help your moving experience be smooth and hassle-free.

Joy Daniels
The Joy Daniels Real Estate Group
2793 Old Post Road
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Phone: 717-695-3177
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Jessica - "Both my husband and I are very happy with the results. We actually sold 2 homes through the Joy Daniels Real Estate Group and both of them went off without a hitch! We had some issues with the well at our home and when we were on vacation it needed to be run for an extended time over and few days and Joy made sure that it was taken care of by the time we got back so we were ready to go for settlement."

Gary - "We’ve worked with Joy for several years now. She aided us in buying the current house we’re living in and also the house that we just sold. Joy and her whole team just have their act together. I was in the business for myself and I know how hard it is to get a team to click and she just seems to be able to do that."

Mitzi - "They helped me sell my home even through some of the wrinkles that my ex-husband caused. They had peak traffic through my house and they did a very good job with the marketing aspect. I just always felt comfortable with her. They really helped me through the closing and even after the sale when I had breast cancer and couldn’t mow my grass, my Realtor Nick came out a couple times to help me with that which was above and beyond! It was just a really good experience and I recommend Joy all the time!"

Ed - "When we were looking for a real estate agent, we wanted to work with someone who was willing to work around our schedule. Joy and her team quickly exceeded our expectations in helping us find a home. They were there for us, they walked us through many homes, and were even chipper and brought us coffee when we’d go look at homes at an unholy hour on a Saturday morning. I never had to wait longer than 30 minutes for them to return a phone call and they were also involved in the community, which shows a commitment to the community at large. Joy has sold over 3 homes for my family and when she sells my current home in the spring, we look forward to working with the best team in Harrisburg and Central Pennsylvania! "

Jennifer - "Being that she’s the president of the company, we felt honored that Joy wanted to work with us. Twelve days after the house went on the market, we got an offer! I think the communication was great. Everyone that we talked to was professional and happy. We could tell they all love their jobs! It was just an all-around positive experience."

Shelby - "They were absolutely amazing. There was never a period of time that went by that we didn’t have some sort of update from Joy or her assistant Heidi. They were readily available, and basically in constant contact with us!"

Leslie - "We worked with one of her agents named George. He was very helpful. We were looking for a new home rather than an existing home sale. He was helpful with the valuation of the lot, the features that would be useful for resale purposes as we were planning the home, and neighborhoods with the best resale values. We appreciated his insights and he worked with us a little bit in the process during our initial walkthrough when the builder has a different inspection times, and he offered insights during those times as well. It was good to have him. He had been involved with the builder before and was a new home specialist. On one occasion, he traveled with me from Harrisburg to Lancaster. He went with me to the design center and was very helpful with advice concerning buyer interest, home trends, and other things we should be thinking about when making decisions about features we should put in the house."

Linda - "It was perfect, from day one until we sold the house, our agent was excellent. Everything he told us, he said we would sell our house within two or three days and we did. Everything just went perfectly. We got the amount we wanted for our house, and we didn't have any problems at all. Any questions we had, we contacted our agent and it was just perfect. No matter what paperwork, anything like that. If we had any questions about anything. Now we had a homeowner's association, and we had to get a letter from them saying we were moving out. Our agent did all that for us. We didn't have to do that. He was really right on the ball, doing everything we needed to have done. It was just perfect. I would recommend Joy Daniels to anybody. In fact, I've already done that with a couple people that I've talked to. We've had other real estate companies, but this one was just a ten. That's all I can say, it was perfect."

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