Expertise is everything when it comes to helping homebuyers. Avoid the pitfalls of letting a Realtor who isn't familiar with the area you're buying in, help you. You know, they live 20+ miles away, they're hard to schedule an appointment with, or perhaps they're a family friend and are a bit relaxed, and a little less serious than they should be. This is your home purchase! It's time to take control, and do what's right for you. Here's how to know if you've chosen the right Realtor: - The Realtor lives and practices real estate full-time in the area you're buying a home in.
- The Realtor is readily accessible to you. They return your phone call within an hour. Not after a day or two.
- The Realtor is knowledgeable about area nuances that could affect the home values.
- The Realtor has a proven track record of prior home sales in the neighborhoods you're considering buying in.
- The Realtor doesn't need directions on how to get to the homes they're showing you.
- The Realtor provides you advanced real estate tools to keep you informed of new listings and changes in market conditions.
- The Realtor is part of an established network of real estate professionals that service the area you're buying a home in. The best way for a Realtor to know about upcoming listings, is to be well networked.
Not adhering to any of the above basic principals when choosing a Realtor, could cost you thousands of dollars. You need an area insider, who is knowledgeable, and will negotiate on your behalf to get you the very best deal. If you hire an out of area non-expert to assist you, who's to say that the main thing on their mind when helping you isn't, what the traffic will be like on the way back home? You need someone who is focused. This is your home purchase! Advantages of buying a Santa Clarita condo or home with Robert & Brian: 1) Unparalleled Expertise of Area: We only work in Santa Clarita. You'd have a hard time pulling us south of the 14/5 freeway interchange to help you in LA. We want to be experts. And we are. In Santa Clarita. Both of us have been born and raised in Santa Clarita. Between the two of us, there's over 60 years of Santa Clarita experience and knowledge. Shout out a street, we'll know the tract of homes. Give us vague point of references for a community you really like, and we'll know what you're talking about. Have a particular housing need? RV parking? Equestrian? Larger lots? We'll point you in the right direction - right away. This experience can save you thousands of dollars, and help you avoid mistakes when choosing location (location, location). This is our town! 
2) We Study The Local Deals, Daily: Knowing the area is one thing. Knowing which homes represent a deal, and a real value is entirely another. We study the real estate market in Santa Clarita every day. Information is power. We arm you, as a client of ours, with unmatched information, and the power to make the right decisions. Each day, we study upcoming regular sale listings, regular sales with price drops, short sales and their status changes, and bank owned foreclosure pricing. We compare all these different types of listings to their real market value. We advise our clients as to where the best values are. Likewise, we also warn our clients of homes that are over-priced. The tools we employ help us to streamline this constant feed of information. As a client of ours, and a Santa Clarita homebuyer, it'll all be seamless and easy to understand. Documenting Neighborhoods For Our Clients 
3) Only The Best Technology: We have spared no expense, whatsoever, when it comes to technology. We are known as the tech-geek Realtors in our company, and in other industry circles. This is a major advantage for you, as a client of ours. Information is power, remember? Technology simply enables more information to be digested, no matter where you are. It's important to us, that our clients are the most informed. With tools such as our Client Gateway websites, Foreclosure Radar, Cloud CMA Buyer Tour Reports, Animoto Videos, Smarter Agent Cell Phone App, and Social Media, we're able to make sure that you have every opportunity to succeed when buying a home in Santa Clarita, and save thousands of dollars with our expert help. Mobile Tech Tools 
4) We Belong To A Select Network: All of our clients, no matter if they're selling, or buying, benefit from our membership in Top Agents United. Top Agents United consists of about 30 of Santa Clarita's top real estate agents. Members must meet minimum sales numbers, each year. We meet with this network every other week. These are Realtors from other companies, as well as our own. We share with each other information that helps each others' clients. Information such as upcoming listings and buyer needs. Each Realtor has listings that are coming available in the coming weeks or months. Some of those listings just may be what you're looking for. Learning about these upcoming listings, enables us to give you an early opportunity, and a head start against other buyer competition. It's all about giving you the competitive advantage. Local networking is a win for our clients! 
5) Social Media: We do things differently here at The Robert and Brian Team. We make ourselves very available to you. If you can't reach us by phone, email, or in person, you can probably find us on Twitter of Facebook. We believe in being transparent, and accessible. We want you to know who we are. The real, us. We aren't just two guys in a suit. In fact, we like wearing jeans. Stop by our social hangouts. We talk real estate, mountain biking, and life in Santa Clarita! Robert's Twitter. Brian's Twitter. 
6) 7 Days A Week Service: We are a team. When we're not here to personally serve you, one of our other team members can. We employ two buyers agents. What this means to you is that you will be served, every single day of the week. There is no chance that an opportunity on a home will slip by, because we couldn't assist you in viewing it. It's all about client convenience. As a client of ours, we work around your schedule. We realize some homebuyers need to view homes for sale at night. And some on a Sunday morning. Don't worry. We have you covered. The Robert and Brian Team is doing things right. The team 
7) Client Gateway Website: How about your very own website? As a client of ours, we will make you your very own client website. We call them Client Gateways. This website will notify you of brand new listings, every day. What makes these websites so unique is that they can get so specific to your needs. Santa Clarita offers over 500 different housing communities, called tracts. When shopping for a home, you'll want to narrow down your options, and get specific. We set it up for you, to filter out the bad listings, and allow the good. No matter how specific your needs, this high-tech tool will put a smile on your face, and make the homebuying process that much better! 
8) We Partner With The Best Lenders: We aren't lenders. Our clients, usually, aren't lenders either. So we align ourselves with lenders who share our common goals and values. Customer service and being innovative is always at the forefront of what we do in the Santa Clarita real estate market. A large percentage of our homebuying clients, come to us not having been pre-approved for a home loan yet. We're able to refer them to lenders that have displayed an ability to offer competitive rates, and fund loans on time. We like to say, that these are the best lenders available in Santa Clarita. They have proved us right, over and over again. We maintain quality control, for who we refer business to. Our clients deserve the best, and to work with our clients, they must be the best. The Robert & Brian Team doesn't get anything for referring you to anyone, except, the satisfaction of knowing you're well taken care of. Brian interviewing Keith Renno with Prospect Mortgage 
9) Foreclosure Radar Reports: Very few agents employ Foreclosure Radar. Why? Because it costs money. We have spared no expense when it comes to providing our clients the very best tools and information. Our Foreclosure Radar tool is the leading foreclosure information tool available on the market. As a client of ours, we provide you with Foreclosure Reports for homes that are not yet on the market, and those that are currently on the market. These reports give us insight into when a home will potentially get foreclosed on, and present a buying opportunity. Also, it shows us detailed information about how much capital the bank has invested into the condo or home. If you're an all cash homebuyer, we're able to provide you information on Trustee Sale and Auction times, in the event you wish to purchase a home through that method. These reports are easy to understand for the novice buyer, and detailed enough to be everything a pro investor could ever need. 
10) Paperless & Transaction Coordination: If you're the organized type, and maybe even short on-time, we have the option for you to sign 100% of the purchase contract and most addendums, without ever touching a piece of paper, via DocuSign! Also, we employ a full-time Transaction Coordinator to watch over the entire homebuying process, to make sure nothing is missed. A real estate transaction is complicated, and involves many forms, contracts, timelines, and deadlines. Organization during the escrow process is key to the success of any home purchase. Our clients benefit from our proven systems and organization. We want you to enjoy the homebuying process, and be a happy homeowner from day one. A smooth transaction is key to that goal being accomplished. 
To buy a home, do one of two things: Call us at 661-964-1760 or Simply use the contact form on this page, and let us know what you're looking for. |