I’m here for you.  I have been getting these emails for years from builders promoting their inventory of homes.  In some cases, they are offering incentives to agents to bring buyers to their communities.  In other cases they are offing incentives to buyers.  Sometimes, there are both

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I finally figured out how to help people find those deals, or know why their agent might be “hot” on a particular community.

I have sold some new construction in the area, and know how to help a buyer get the best deals, so I thought this might be a good outgrowth of that.

Let me also state…  The cost of the buyer’s agent is built into the cost of the home.  It is very rare that builders cut a better price for unrepresented buyers.  There are a variety of reasons.  One of the biggest is that builders are reluctant to cut the price of their homes.  If they do, those lower prices show up in the comps that will be pulled for an appraisal.  That lowers the value of the community…

So, if you are interested in a new home in or around Gwinnett County, GA, give me a call. Also, feel free to subscribe to Builders.LaneBailey.com.  That is my new site to track builder deals.  These are basically the unfiltered flyers that the builders and their agents send out.

The agents on site are very nice people.  I have worked with a lot of them.  But remember, they are contractually obligated to represent the best interest of THEIR client.  And their client is the builder.  They aren’t going to tell you that the community is in trouble, or what dangers that might bring.  They aren’t going to tell you if there is another community with a better deal.  They aren’t going to tell you if there are factors in the community that might affect resale value.  You need an agent on YOUR side.

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