When you're searching for a new home, you may think the real estate agent that is showing you around town is looking out for your best interests. The same goes for the agent who's phone number from the 'for sale' sign you call for information.

Don't be so sure !

The old way of selling houses has both the agent who originally lists a home and the agent who finds a Buyer for that home legally working for the seller. Today even if you contact the listing agent and they agree to 'help' you (ie., Dual Agency) in the purchase, under Arizona law they cannot and will not give you their complete Fiduciary Duty. In short, theycannot and will not be looking out for your best interest!

Both agents are required to get the seller the highest possible price. Even if "your" agent (the listing agent that agrees to 'help' you) knows the seller will consider cutting the price, or absorb most of the closing costs, they can not inform of this crucial factor ! However, information you disclose to "your" agent, such as how much you are willing to pay or how soon you need to move in, must by contractual obligations be reported to the sellers, giving them a huge bargaining advantage.

That's why in today's market place more and more Buyers are getting their own Buyers Agent to help them find a house, negotiate the best deal, and close with the least amount of hassle. As your Buyer Agent, I have access to all of the usual resources used to find houses, including the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), as Ill as sources not usually accessible to traditional agents, such as homes for sale by owner.

As your Buyer's Agent in Arizona I am not only dedicated ( by my personal code of ethics), but also have a Fiduciary Duty (legal obligation and responsibility under Arizona law) to facilitate your home purchase solely in accordance to your best interests ! 

I'll do my best to actually turn the tables on the seller and the sellers agent by digging up facts on the house and the sellers position that can work to the benefit of the Buyer. I look for facts such as the house's past selling price, time on the market, offers received, how much similar houses are selling for and even how anxious the seller is to make a deal -- information most sellers would like to keep hidden.

Any information that might give a Buyer more leverage -- like a sellers imminent job transfer, or the fact that the sale is part of a divorce settlement -- may be important for the buyer to know. These are the kinds of things traditional agents have always done for sellers, my job is to level the playing field for you the Buyer