What comes first - your choice of property or agent?
Some people have an intention of "just looking" and find themselves surprised when they want to purchase a home they have found.  Even more surprising is the agent they are saddled with by happenstance.
  • Your choice of agent can potentially make or cost you thousands of dollars and mean the difference between securing or losing the home of your dreams.  
  • A common consumer pitfall is to find a home first and work with whichever agent happens to come with it. 
  • How competent is your agent?  One red flag is being asked to sign a form with blanks on it. 
  • What lender are you being referred to and why?  Some agents refer people to their friends who are lenders. Jeanine refers her clients to specific lenders for specific reasons.  She can share strategies to save tens of thousands of dollars in interest.
For your emotional and financial well being, first choose an agent you would want to represent you if you decided to make a purchase. Many people choose Jeanine and take advantage of her Preliminary Assistance Program. Start with a personal planner.
While most agents say, "I work in your best interest" does their conduct match their words? 
In who's hands do you want to place the financial future of your family? Is your agent stretching their service boundaries beyond their expertise to make a sale? When a Bellevue agent tries to represent a client on Bainbridge Island whose best interests are they serving? When a single family residential agent attempts to represent someone with income producing multi family or commercial properties there is a strong potential for a significant financial pitfall.
 
Jeanine does not compromise her client's representation. Whatever the geographic range or property specialties involved, Jeanine orchestrates a group of professionals who all work in concert on your behalf.  In some cases Jeanine negotiates referral fees so that agents are compensated for their contribution to your eventual property sale or purchase.