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buyer's agent

Oren Plen · 2018-06-02 20:53:34

Hello, To continue on my previous thread, I live abroad, looking to buy via a buyer's agent. Hope it's OK to ask for recommendations/opinions about specific companies. After doing a bit of screening I decided to go for those who act solely as buyer's agent, rather than EAs doing both selling and buying (absurd...). The…

02-06-2018 8:53pm

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Oren Plen

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Hello,

To continue on my previous thread, I live abroad, looking to buy via a buyer's agent.
Hope it's OK to ask for recommendations/opinions about specific companies.

After doing a bit of screening I decided to go for those who act solely as buyer's agent, rather than EAs doing both selling and buying (absurd...).

The best I have come up with is <snip>, which have been around for a while, seem reputable, haven't found anything bad about (though not too many recommendations either, aside from many promotional media items). I also like the fact that they do both house hunting and property management.

Only thing that annoys me is that they charge a fee as % of the buying price which is funny when you need someone to negotiate the lowest price for you (though the same happens in the US...). Not ideal, I know. I will try to negotiate, maybe for a fixed price + a precent of how much they can reduce off of the asking price.

Anybody here has experience with them? If not, can you recommend anybody else?

Thank you.

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#2 02-06-2018 9:39pm

Graham

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OP, you won't find many locals with experience of buyers agents. It's just not a common approach to property acquisition.

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recommendations by PM please folks.

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#3 02-06-2018 9:46pm

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Oren Plen wrote: »

I will try to negotiate, maybe for a fixed price + a precent of how much they can reduce off of the asking price.

As many selling EAs put their clients property on the market with a deliberately low asking price to prompt interest I don't know why your potential buying agent would agree to your terms.

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#4 02-06-2018 10:00pm

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This topic came up a few weeks ago.
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057872037

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#5 03-06-2018 2:27pm

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You won't get money off an asking price. Typically properties sell over asking in the bracket you're looking at in Dublin.

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#6 03-06-2018 9:23pm

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Oren Plen wrote: »

To continue on my previous thread, I live abroad, looking to buy via a buyer's agent.

If they help buy you a house, but you find an issue with it later; will the company that helped you be in any way liable? I doubt it.

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#7 03-06-2018 9:40pm

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On a practical level when is this agent going to be paid?

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