–If I were you, and wanted to buy now, I’d look at new listings everyday. If you see something priced well, that you like, drive by, look at the outside, put in an offer immediately sight unseen with the listing agent.–
Good advice for both hot and cold markets.
This is what I did for my first house, used someone in the listing agent’s office as my agent after my short sale offer was accepted. Made my offer better than any other full price offer that way. And full price was underpriced by about 5-7% or I expected competing offers.
My second house neither of us used an agent. Paid $750 each to my mortgage broker to draw up the 278 standard form disclosures.
I have nothing against agents but the work to price ratio is not fair to customers buying/selling standard $700,000 San Diego houses.
