Buyers

Our mission is to unite discerning Buyers with unique Real Estate opportunities.

We listen to what’s most important to you. Together we’ll develop a customized service plan that reflects your specific needs. We will live up to these written commitments, or you have the right to cancel your Buyer’s Agreement. How’s that for service on your terms!

Marketing Services for Buyers

Carl Rankin, and the Coldwell Banker team, are committed to helping you acquire the property that’s right for you. We offer the best service in the industry – you can expect extensive market knowledge, proven real estate marketing savvy and strong negotiation skills. We offer a full service program that may include the Marketing Services listed below to develop a customized program that reflects your personal needs.

1. Buyer Counseling Session. This meeting is key to learning about your needs and goals. We’ll then do our work to find the right Property for you.
2. Buyer Agency Alternatives. We will discuss alternatives for agency representation that are available - Buyer Agency, Seller Agency and Disclosed Dual Agency – and our representation of your client interests in these different agency relationships.
3. Buyer Representation Agreement. We will present and explain to you the buyer representation agreement and the special services and benefits it offers.
4. Home Buying Process. We will explain the entire Home Buying process to you and guide you through every step along the way..
5. Financial Pre-qualification. We will offer to arrange a pre-qualification or pre-approval appointment with a reputable lender to identify your range of affordability and to increase your negotiating strength.
6. Coldwell Banker Team Search. We’re connected throughout the real estate world and will use our network of contacts to help you find your property. Our goal is to present you, when possible, with properties as they debut or before they appear on the open market.
7. Property Showing. We will show you properties that meet the criteria you have selected and offer a balanced view of each property.
8. Property Evaluation. We will discuss features of a property that may affect its value and future resale.
9. Property Inspections. We will recommend that you obtain professional property inspection to address basic construction issues of the home, including electrical, insulation, and heating.
10. Property Disclosure. We will review with you all inspection reports and other documents pertaining to the condition of the property, and answer all questions regarding physical defects of the property which are known to us.
11. Review of Written Seller Disclosure. We will thoroughly review with you any seller’s written disclosure statement to enable you to accept or specify the remedy for each fault disclosed. Remedies for any disclosed faults should be addressed in the offer to purchase.
12. Appraisal Contingency/Condition. We will explain to you the option of an appraisal contingency. *
13. Home Warranty. We will explain to you the option of a home warranty plan to reduce your risk of incuuring repair costs after purchasing a property.
14. Estimate of Funds Required. We will provide you with a preliminary estimate of closing costs and down payment requirement anticipated in the transaction.
15. Offer Preparation. We will prepare a written offer on the property you choose to purchase, with terms and conditions approved by you.
16. Property Inspection Remedies. We will request, in the offer to purchase, that the seller remedy the items you specify after your review of the property inspection report.
17. Negotiation Strategy. A key role in any purchase we’re effective negotiators who will work hard to get the best deal for you.
18. Offer Presentation. We will endeavor to present your purchase offer directly to the seller in the presence of the listing associate.
19. Walk-through. We will accompany you on a thorough walk-through of the property (if one is provided for in the sales contract) before closing, and we will assist you in dealing with any problems discovered during the walk-through.
20. Closing the Sale. We will monitor and inform you of the progress of the purchase agreement, including the satisfaction of all contingencies and conditions during the entire transaction.
21. After-Sale Service. We will contact you after the closing to follow up on remaining details or service needs.
22. Service Satisfaction Survey. We will provide you with a confidential opportunity to give an evaluation of our services.

* Some Buyer Services are appropriate only when a Buyer Agency Representation Agreement is in place.

Please register with us and let us help you find what your looking for.
For more information please contact Carl Rankin at 1.877.837.2250 or crankin@coldwellbanker.ca