WHAT’S A BUYER’S AGENT?
There are two sides to every deal. The seller almost always has an agent, unless they are selling it on their own–which is rare. But a buyer should have an agent also, and it should be an agent that does not work for the seller.
Every real estate agent can be either a seller’s agent or a buyer’s agent depending on the circumstance. The services provided by a buyer’s agent are critical and highly beneficial for the buyer. First, a buyer’s agent will help you locate a property based on your criteria. Then they will negotiate on your behalf and at your direction with sellers to obtain the property on the most favorable terms for the buyer. Finally, once your offer has been accepted, they can make introductions to area professionals that you will need–from lenders to attorneys to home inspectors to contractors, should you need them. A good buyer’s agent will support you right through the final walkthrough and to the closing table.
Andrew was incredibly helpful in introducing us to our dream home and working with us on the offer and negotiation phase to make it ours. Things got hairy a few times and Andrew had the steady hand to see it through. Our highest recommendation.
Andrew was willing to show us a number of houses that were spread out a good deal, which we appreciated. He also connected us with good people who made the process much smoother: several lenders, a wonderful inspector, and a great lawyer. He was easy to interact with for scheduling and negotiating, and helped us navigate the process as first-time home buyers. He wasn’t afraid to give us his opinion and share his expertise on the area, which was helpful for our decision-making process. We are very happy with the home we got.
There aren’t enough stars available to express how much we valued having Andrew as our agent on the house we just closed on. Looking at properties can be so stressful (the six months we spent with other agents sure was), and working with Andrew makes it completely non-stressful. When something needed to get done, Andrew got it done. The only thing we that would have been better would have been if we had connected with him right off the bat instead of after six months of working with agents who were not nearly in his ballpark and who we neither had much confidence in nor enjoyed being in their presence. Andrew is genuine and straight forward. We felt right away we could trust his information and opinions. Our communications from him were timely, concise and friendly, as were his thoughtful responses to our dumb questions, which never made us feel as dumb as we know we are about these things. From seeing properties to making arrangements for anything that had to happen between making the bid to closing, we always felt he was helping us make it happen, and not only as fast as we could hope for but done properly, the right way, even if that wasn’t the easiest way for an agent.My wife and I have worked with enough real estate agents in our time and Andrew was THE BEST we have ever, and was a pleasure to work with. To anyone who is looking for an agent in the Hudson/Catskills area that he covers, we can’t recommend Andrew highly enough.
Andrew was an absolute blessing to us during our first home buying process. Extremely courteous, quick to respond, and efficient at getting answers. I would recommend him as your agent 100%.
I recently had the opportunity to work with Andrew Edwards when looking for my new home. From the start, he was responsive and provided guidance in a calm and professional manner. Throughout the negotiations and closing any issues or questions that arose were handled quickly and effectively. I am currently working with Andrew as I sell my previous house…which has just gone into contract! If you are purchasing or selling a home ( or doing both), you will find Andrew to be an excellent real estate partner.
We are first-time home buyers and The Truss Group was the second real estate agency we worked with in purchasing our new home. We found Truss Group by reading reviews so I wanted to make sure we in turn left one as well!
Andrew was exactly what we were looking for in a broker—knowledgable in the areas of Columbia County we were looking, knowledgable about the types of houses we were interested in, and as a bonus he was familiar with the some of the sellers’ brokers—a plus as comms were always friendly and easy.He was never pushy or overly excited—home hunting is quite a stressful, fast-paced process and we felt his calm, straight-shooting demeanor was a good fit for us. We never felt we were asking too many questions and we always got a quick response. He was also good about bringing us down to earth when we sometimes got wound up and stressed by the process. He also helped us communicate with both our lawyer and the seller’s agent + lawyer. Everything was a first for us and we felt well taken care of with Andrew as our broker.
Lastly, we feel he really helped us secure the home by thoughtfully advising us on what would be the best offer that worked for us and would also be appealing to the sellers. This was truly key we felt as with our previous broker, we were never able to lock in and get an offer accepted.
I highly recommend Andrew to any first-time buyers or anyone looking for an even-keeled, knowledge real estate broker.