The Power of the Real Estate Consultant!

A friend's blog post inspired me to write this, I've been thinking a lot about it lately.

What's the deal with ALL THESE BUYERS?!

I'm getting lots of people coming through my website or emailing/IMing me directly lately. They are serious home buyers with money to spend in Arlington and Alexandria, they just want homes that are retailing for $550,000 and they want them for $400,000. What?! Talk about crazy. It's become so epidemic that I have to do something as all my bandwidth is getting eaten up trying to help these individuals understand that the market won't be providing them what they want at their price. So, they either have to increase the amount of money they wan't to spend or lower their expectations. My vote goes to lowering their expectations.

So what to do, what to do...??

1. Try to help the buyer understand they can't get what they want. Round and round we go.... eventually either they come to understand what I'm trying to tell them or they end up not listening and they never buy a home. Case in point, today I had a buyer than wants a 4 bedroom single family home in N Arlington for $425,000. I wish, it sure would make my job easier!
2. Ignore their email or IM requests
3. Take them on as clients and "hope" that they will eventually learn via a long education and many showings of homes that they hate beacuse that's all that is available in the price range they have "selected". Not only does the rarely work out, it's a HUGE waste of both my time and the potential home buyers time.

Bottom line is that homes in Arlington and the surrounding areas are expensive purchases. If one can't get what they want for what they are willing

to spend, maybe they should continue to rent? Buying a home simply isn't for everyone. You've got to know what the housing market is willing to bear and be willing to pay those prices. But how does one know what to pay?

That's where a good agent can really help. I recommend geting together for 20 minutes or so prior to actually searching for homes. As you may or may not know, the choices you make today will impact you for many years to come. You deserve 20 minutes to sit down with a trusted real estate advisor who will ask critical questions, listen vigilantly, and craft a strategic plan for you.

If you're an interested in buying a home, contact me and let's look at our schedules and set up a 20 minute consultation. Call

Dibbs Realty Group

703-930-5800

or contact me by email

Contact Justin Dibbs of Dibbs Realty Group of Keller Williams Realty, Arlington, VA.

Realtors, call 703-930-5800 to list your property for sale in Arlington, Alexandria, Old Town, Falls Church, Vienna, Oakton and McLean areas.