Is this a real person or an automated alert?
A real person. I go through what is on the market in your area and price range myself and pick the homes I would actually go and see. An app can send you every new listing. That is not what this is.
Are these homes I cannot find on Zillow?
No, and I would be wary of anyone who tells you otherwise. Every home on your list is on the market. The difference is the note next to each one, from someone who has lived here since 2010.
Do I have to get on a call to get the list?
No. The list comes either way. If a home on it catches your eye, reply and we go through it, by text or on the phone, whichever you prefer.
Can we do this from New York before we fly down?
Yes, that is exactly what the list is for. You narrow the areas down and rule out whole communities while you are still up there, so by the time you land you are looking at a short list instead of starting from scratch.
Do I pay you anything as a buyer?
In many transactions the seller's side pays the buyer agent's commission, but that is not a rule and it is not something I am going to promise you before we have talked. Commissions are negotiable and they are not set by law. What I will do is show you in writing what the arrangement is on any specific house, before you are committed to anything, so there is no part of it you find out about at the closing table.
What price range do you work in?
Most of the buyers I work with land between $350,000 and $700,000, and I go up into the $900,000 to $2 million range in Reunion and communities like it when that is the fit. If you are shopping well below that band, pick it on the form anyway and I will be straight with you about what your budget buys here.
Do you work with new construction?
Yes. If a new build fits what you told me, it goes on your list with the phase, what is still going up nearby and what the incentive is tied to. I can also help you compare what the incentive does to the payment, and I work with local lenders you can talk to. You choose who you use.