Hire an agent if you want full service. If you just want them to do the contract, you can ask someone if they will work "a la carte" and rather than charging X percentage of the price, charge you a flat or hourly fee for the exact services you want (you'd pay this at the time you receive the services, not at closing). OR you can hire an attorney to handle the contract.

I would hire a buyers agent to help represent you during this process, provide comps for you to look at and help you throughout the whole process.



Sean Dawes
Long and Foster Real Estate Inc

Hirne,

I am going to agree with everyone below. Hire yourself a good buyer's agent and let them represent you. This can be a complicated process if you are not sure what you are doing. Most For Sale By Owners over price their homes by 10 to 15%. We as real estate agents will guide you through the entire buying process from pulling the neighborhood comps so you know what you should be offering to the inspections you should be getting done, and then getting you to the closing table. Your agent should be able to negotiate with the sellers to pay the commission especially since they are only paying one side of the commission.
There are a lot of great agents here to pick from, so what do you have to lose.

Good Luck!
Diane Menard
RE/MAX Unlimited

Hirne -

My office is right in this area on Roswell Road and I work extensively here completing both appraisals and sales.

Obviously I'm happy to answer any questions that you have and walk you through the process from mortgage search to establishing a value for the home, negotiating it with your best interests in mind, working off inspection issues and ensuring that you understand the process to closing. After closing we keep in touch with our clients as well and we're always around if you need anything.

Have a look at my site, let me know if there's anything we can do -

Hank Miller, SRA, ABR
Associate Broker & Certified Appraiser
Prudential GA Realty
678-428-8276

If you haven't already hired an agent, I'd like to interview for the job. Buying from a FSBO can be frustrating b/c they generally think their home is worth more than it really is. They are usually more than willing to pay a commission to one agent, so you might as well take advantage of them being willing to pay for your agent to represent you and make sure the contract is in your favor. Call me if I can help further.

Sincerely,
David Brower, Assistant Manager/Realtor
Crye-Leike Realtors
678-982-9600
david@davidwbrower.com

I would be glad to represent you and make sure you are getting the best deal possible as well as handle all of the necessary paperwork and manage the contract to close process for you. Best of all, it is most likely that I will be able to do all of that without charging you a fee as the seller will typically pay all of the broker commission. The first step is to contact me. First, I'll want you to tell me about the home you are interested in. I will be able to look at comparable sales in the area to determine a good offer price and prepare an offer for you. The good thing is, I personally live in 30062 and my office is located there as well; so I have extensive knowledge of that area in particular which can be of value to you if you are buying in that area. Give me a call at 678-520-3113. You can call me any time (even today / Easter Sunday).

I will be glad to represent you, establish a fair value for the home, negotiate the contracts, home inspection, coordinate financing and closing, and protect your best interest throughout the process. You and I can negotiate a fee for the service which I would first try to collect from the seller. You would then only pay whatever portion the seller will not agree to pay. Please let me know if I can help.