{"id":6405,"date":"2013-05-06T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T14:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/temp-blog\/?p=6405"},"modified":"2017-08-28T16:20:24","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T21:20:24","slug":"tip-of-the-week-listen-to-your-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/tip-of-the-week-listen-to-your-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"<!--:en-->Tip of the Week: Listen to Your Agent!<!--:--><!--:es-->Tip del d\u00c3\u00ada: Escucha a tu agente inmobiliario.<!--:-->"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--:en--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Consider your agent's suggestions\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn4.crosslandteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/austin-realtor-showing-homes.jpg\" alt=\"Mexico real estate tips - agents\" width=\"240\" \/>&#8220;I know you want to be downtown, but if you look less than half a mile away, for the same price you&#8217;ll get more space, a bigger pool, a nicer complex &#8211; generally speaking, more of anything &#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When buyers hear a tip like this, they have two choices:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Listen to their agent and consider\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mexico real estate<\/a> the community being suggested<\/li>\n<li>Ignore the suggestion and only consider a more limited choice of properties<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>When presented like this, it&#8217;s probably obvious which choice is the better one, yet when it comes right down to it, it&#8217;s surprising how many buyers will refuse to consider good suggestions equally.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your agent knows best<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Besides the example given above, your agent will be able to offer useful suggestions on complexes, specific locations, units, pricing and much more.\u00c2\u00a0 Remember that they&#8217;ve helped dozens of property owners find the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/homes.php\" target=\"_blank\">Mexico home for sale<\/a> of their drams, and they&#8217;ve seen what people were happy with in the end.<\/p>\n<p>This is especially true when buying in Mexico since there are factors you have never considered before and may not be familiar with.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Keys to finding the best property for you\" src=\"http:\/\/static.ddmcdn.com\/gif\/trade-in-your-house-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mexico real estate tips - agents\" width=\"232\" \/><strong>Consider all options equally<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By suggesting this I am by no means implying that you should forget about your own preferences and buy what you are told to.\u00c2\u00a0 Quite the contrary, in the end you will have to make the choice of what&#8217;s best for you.<\/p>\n<p>However, some buyers will not even consider good suggestions, or go look at them, but with their minds already closed.<\/p>\n<p>If your agent suggests a location or property that does not exactly match your original idea, satisfaction from other owners of the same or similar properties has probably lead them to do so.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>go to see the suggested properties with an open mind<\/li>\n<li>make a list of pros and cons<\/li>\n<li>compare it to the property\/location that you were originally considering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Make up your own mind<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Going back to the example above, you may go look at the properties in a gated community, make the list, see that there are real advantages and buy a property there.\u00c2\u00a0 On the other hand, you may decide that being able to walk to the grocery store downtown and the shops and services nearby is worth more than the advantages of the gated community.<\/p>\n<p>You may not decide to go for the suggestion in the end, but at least you will know that you gave it a fair consideration and you didn&#8217;t miss out on something that was better.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andy Welbourne<\/strong><em>, from London, Ontario, has been living in Playa del Carmen and working as a part of the team with Thomas Lloyd for 7 years. He has worked with many Canadians and Americans to assist in finding their dream home in the Mexican Caribbean; many of these clients have turned into great friendships. Contact Andy at<em> <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">(512) 879-6546<\/span><\/strong>.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The <em><a title=\"Mexico Real Estate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">TOP<\/span> Mexico Real Estate<\/a><\/em> Network; <span><em>&#8220;Mexico\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Leading Network of Specialists for Finding and Purchasing Mexican Properties Safely!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/property\/?n=awa-condos \" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\" http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Banners\/promotion-3-units_zps03a3786f.jpg\" alt=\"Awa Condos Playa del Carmen\" width=\"464\" \/><\/a><!--:--><!--:es--><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Consider your agent's suggestions\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn4.crosslandteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/austin-realtor-showing-homes.jpg\" alt=\"Mexico real estate tips - agents\" width=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Entiendo que te gustar\u00c3\u00ada vivir cerca del centro, pero si revisamos las opciones que te he presentado, aunque est\u00c3\u00a1n un poco m\u00c3\u00a1s retiradas, obtendr\u00c3\u00a1s por el mismo precio mucho m\u00c3\u00a1s espacio, una alberca m\u00c3\u00a1s grande, mejores acabados, m\u00c3\u00a1s comodidad, y en general, creo que ser\u00c3\u00ada mejor para ti a la larga&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Esta es una conversaci\u00c3\u00b3n natural de un agente inmobiliario con su cliente. Su trabajo es ese, orientar, asesorar. Ahora, lo importante cuando contamos con los servicios profesionales de un agente inmobiliario es aprender a <strong>hacerle caso<\/strong>. Cuando se trata de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\">bienes ra\u00c3\u00adces en M\u00c3\u00a9xico<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0debemos reconocer, primero que nada, que no somos unos expertos. As\u00c3\u00ad que cuando contamos con la asesor\u00c3\u00ada de un profesional es importante tomar su opini\u00c3\u00b3n en consideraci\u00c3\u00b3n.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tu agente sabe mejor.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recuerda que en cuanto a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/homes.php\">casas en venta en M\u00c3\u00a9xico<\/a> tu agente inmobiliario sabe mucho m\u00c3\u00a1s que t\u00c3\u00ba. Despu\u00c3\u00a9s de todo su formaci\u00c3\u00b3n profesional est\u00c3\u00a1 enfocada a este mercado. Variables como precios por metro cuadrado, plusval\u00c3\u00ada, planes de desarrollo, proyecciones a futuro, calidad de construcci\u00c3\u00b3n, etc. son cosas en las que nuestro agente inmobiliario basa sus decisiones, y en las que fundamenta los consejos que nos da.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Keys to finding the best property for you\" src=\"http:\/\/static.ddmcdn.com\/gif\/trade-in-your-house-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mexico real estate tips - agents\" width=\"232\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Considera todas tus opciones.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Las sugerencias que nuestro agente inmobiliario nos pone en la mesa est\u00c3\u00a1n basadas en nuestras necesidades espec\u00c3\u00adficas, como presupuesto, ubicaci\u00c3\u00b3n, tipo de construcci\u00c3\u00b3n, tama\u00c3\u00b1o, etc. y la oferta disponible en el mercado. Esas sugerencias son trabajadas meticulosamente por tu asesor inmobiliario, as\u00c3\u00ad que es importante tomarse un tiempo para repasarlas y tomar la decisi\u00c3\u00b3n correcta. Considera todas las opciones y selecciona la mejor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aseg\u00c3\u00barate de no tener dudas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lo m\u00c3\u00a1s importante de todo es clarificar cualquier duda que podamos tener en la mente. Al realizar una oferta\/compra es important\u00c3\u00adsimo estar 100% seguros que lo que estamos haciendo es lo que realmente queremos. No dejemos espacio a la duda, y compartamos con nuestro agente inmobiliario cualquier peque\u00c3\u00b1a incertidumbre que ronde nuestra mente. Despu\u00c3\u00a9s de todo, su trabajo es ese, ayudarnos.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\">www.topmexicorealestate.com<\/a> la empresa l\u00c3\u00adder en bienes ra\u00c3\u00adces en M\u00c3\u00a9xico.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/property\/?n=awa-condos \" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\" http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Banners\/promotion-3-units_zps03a3786f.jpg\" alt=\"Awa Condos Playa del Carmen\" width=\"464\" \/><\/a><!--:--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I know you want to be downtown, but if you look less than half a mile away, for the same price you&#8217;ll get more space, a bigger pool, a nicer complex &#8211; generally speaking, more of anything &#8230;&#8221; When buyers hear a tip like this, they have two choices: Listen to their agent and consider\u00c2\u00a0Mexico [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[77,1858,448,265,236],"tags":[232,212,1517],"class_list":{"0":"post-6405","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-how-to-buy-real-estate-in-mexico","7":"category-living-and-retirement","8":"category-mexico-buyers-agent-how-to-buy-real-estate-in-mexico","9":"category-mexico-communities","10":"category-mexico-homes","11":"tag-mexico-property-search","12":"tag-mexico-real-estate-agents","13":"tag-mexico-real-estate-tips","14":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6405"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6405\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14705,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6405\/revisions\/14705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}