The most successful home buyers use the right tools and resources to find the perfect house. Connecting up with an expert is the first step in the process.
I’m Melana and I’m an expert on homes in Ashburn, VA.
I help buyers find the right home in Ashburn, Virginia and the nearby areas in northern Virginia. I’ve been in this business for years and I really enjoy it – the business part, but mostly the people part.
Moving is a stressful time for everyone, and especially families. It’s disruptive to schedules and filled with uncertainty, not just because it means moving to a new house, but sometimes also to a new city. That means everything is different.
Add the financial strain to the mix and moving to a new house is a very big deal. Most families only own one house at a time and don’t buy a new house very often, so a new home is a huge purchase and can be difficult to understand.
I help people buy homes in Ashburn, Virginia.
Here’s how Melana, your Ashburn Realtor, can help:
- professional search tools
- knowledge of the Ashburn area market
- intimate knowledge of Loudoun County Schools
- understands the entire buying process from both sides
- Buyer’s Agent
- sharp negotiating skills
- financing options and contacts
- years of experience
You only need one house, but you want it to be the ideal house, and there are so many choices. In fact, sometimes there are more search engines for finding houses for sale than there are houses for sale in the area!
Realtors have access to professional level search tools that can save you, the buyer, a lot of time. And, let’s face it, extra time is something that people who are buying a new house simply don’t have.
Buyer’s Tip: Homes Database is the best self-service search engine for this area. Start searching online yourself and when you are ready to shift gears, contact me for one-on-one assistance.
A Buyer’s Agent works on the behalf of the buyer only. Some of the benefits to the buyer are obvious, like saving time on finding available properties for sale. Other benefits are not so obvious.
(Buyer’s Agent = Leasing Agent for those who need to rent, rather than buy, their next home.)
I go into more detail about what it means to be an Ashburn Realtor and Buyer’s Agent in other posts on this website. But for this article let me sum it up this way.
A Buyer’s Agent is a stress reducer!
A Buyer’s Agent ensures a smooth, successful purchase of a home in Ashburn, VA. Simple as that.
I know what it takes to make sure the details get worked out, the hassles get handled, the papers get signed, and the whole buying experience goes as smoothly as possible.
I help people buy homes in Ashburn, VA.
And I do it because I love to see happy families in their new homes!
About the Expert: Melana Wilson specializes in helping buyers find the right home in Ashburn Virginia. She is a licensed Realtor and expert in northern Virginia real estate. For a no-cost appointment, contact Melana directly.
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Melana,
We’ve moved 4 times in the last 9 years. We used a buyer’s agent only for the last move. It was wonderful! I didn’t realize how much it meant to have a professional just representing me. I will never buy another house without using a buyers agent.
I’m sold!
Stan,
Thank you for the comment. Of course I agree that Buyer’s Agents can create huge benefits for home buyers – that is from a professional perspective – I’m the Ashburn Buyer’s Agent!
From a personal perspective, I agree too. We did the same thing that you described – moved multiple times and always took on all the responsibility ourselves, even finding the properties and working solo (without a licensed buyer’s agent) all the way through the buying process.
We never realized how much work and stress and uncertainty we were taking on ourselves … until our first relocation paid for by Mike’s company. We hired a professional buyer’s agent and were amazed at how much difference it made in the buying process – so smooth and easy and low stress compared to doing it ourselves.
Thanks for the vote of confidence in buyer’s agents.
Melana
Why is one search tool better than another for finding house? Don’t they all just get pretty much the same information?
Linda,
Good question.
In reality, some tools are better than others. Today there are a lot of search tools available for the ‘do-it-yourselfer’ which makes it easier for people to go online and find information about houses for sale.
The differences come in terms of how many houses the search engines see. And, even more important, what information about the houses each search engine will show you.
Just last week, a client of mine was searching online and found 5 houses they wanted to look at. Before we got in the car, I did my own search and realized that 4 of them were already under contract. OLD INFORMATION – they wasted their time on the searches, but luckily we didn’t waste our time driving to all the properties.
The bottom line is that licensed Realtors, such as myself, have access to ALL the information and CURRENT information about properties for sale. Other search engines still get their data from our databases … and they only show part of it.
Best Practice: Get a Buyer’s Agent who can customize your searches just for you, using the best tools available. You’ll save time, save money, and avoid frustration!
Happy Searching,
Melana