Many real estate buyers mistakenly feel that they can advantageously negotiate a real estate purchase on their own without an agent. Studies show that most of the time, this just is not the case. In fact, the opposite is the case. Most buyers who have tried going solo regret it. In fact, studies show that signing on with a buyer’s agent can pay “dividends” when it comes to your Portland real estate purchase.
It’s a bonus that you don’t have to pay for the sales commissions up front — your agents commission comes out of the seller’s proceeds and was no doubt calculated into the price of the home. But the real benefit is that you can save a lot of money on the bottom line at the end of the day.
Hiring an experienced professional on your side of the transaction when you’re talking about a contract where large sums of money changes hands is simply good idea on its face. But add to that the potential boost to your financial position as a result of the experience a real estate agent can exercise on your behalf and it really ought to be a no-brainer. There are just too many pitfalls where you can loose money on a deal not to have someone who negotiates Portland real estate deals on a daily basis to keep the trains (and the signature pages) running on time.