Duties & Responsibilities of a Buyers Agent
1. Handle buyers from listings, ads, web, Zillow, and data base: Take all buyer calls and appointments Educate buyer clients about home buying process. Show property Negotiate offers
2. Lead Generation: Prospect for buyer leads, close for buyer agency agreements. Hold open houses on team listings. Mail/call personal database
3. Work a schedule: A great thing about being in Real Estate is working when you want! That’s also a problem if you're not motivated. Make sure you are planning your day out accordingly. Having a strong calendar and keeping it updated with not only scheduled activities but also a to-do list goes a long way.
Job Responsibilities
● Conduct a thorough needs analysis to ensure fiduciary service to all buyer clients.
● Ensure that buyer clients are pre-qualified with mortgage lender.
● Gather and answer buyer questions about potential homes and local community information.
● Provide buyer clients pricing information and market research.
● Identify homes to show that meet buyers’ criteria.
● Schedule showings of homes with buyer clients, listing agents and/or home sellers.
● Show homes to prospective home buyer clients.
● Refine buyers’ criteria and select additional homes to show as necessary.
● Write & submit all offers to purchase homes for buyer clients.
● Negotiate offers to purchase and oversee entire negotiation process.
● Schedule and attend on-site property inspections with clients and vendors.
● Negotiate all inspection repairs.
● Provide buyer clients access to homes under contract as needed for measuring, inspecting & etc.
● On new homes, schedule option selections
● Makes sure appraisal has been ordered within time frame
● Reviews Home Owner’s Association or Condo Documents and presents them to Buyer for review
● Contacts Title Company for updates, such as title or survey issues
● Contacts mortgage lender to make sure loan is in process, and provide any missing information
● Helps resolve Buyer or Seller issues that may delay closing or void the contract
● Schedules contractors to evaluate or any repair issues from inspections
● Schedule closing time, walk-through inspections, walk-through issues
● Review “lease-back” agreement if necessary
● Make sure Home Owner’s Insurance Policy is in place
● Confirm with Title Company that Buyer’s loan documents and Seller documents are ready to be signed
● Ensure Buyer has Certified Funds for amount due at closing, get proper wiring instructions
● Provide accurate contacts for utility transfers
● Be available at closing.
● Promptly return all buyer client telephone calls, texts and/or emails. ● Regularly assure buyer clients that lead agent is involved & informed – Promote the team concept
● Keep lead agent informed on all client communications and developments (copied on all emails & update notes in CRM).
● Train, mentor and assist in the hiring of additional buyer’s agents and showing assistants.
● Communicate diligently with administrative staff to ensure the highest level of service to buyer clients from initial contact through contract to close.
● Regularly attend team meetings.
● Attend all office training for working with buyer clients.