When buying a house, the intermediary is never one of our own, they are middlemen! They don't think about your interests, they just want to make a deal, get a piece of it and earn a commission. So how can we avoid the routine of intermediary?
Choose your own time to look at the house, be sure to choose your own time and look at the house many times, in the morning, afternoon, evening and rainy day. Because some intermediaries will deliberately hide their shortcomings, just like: houses with poor lighting in the morning will ask you to see them in the afternoon; Noisy house at night, you will be invited to see it during the day; If the house leaks in rainy days, you will be invited to see it in sunny days, so you miss the opportunity to observe the house perfectly.
To know the details of the house, some intermediaries may conceal the actual situation of the house, such as quality problems, legal disputes, haunted houses and so on.
Everyone should carefully observe the housing situation, such as area, age, decoration, quality and so on, and measure and verify it. For the exaggerated propaganda of intermediary brokers, we should keep a clear head, don't believe it easily, trust our own eyes and know more about the surrounding residents.
Negotiate the price with the landlord personally. When talking about the price, even if both buyers and sellers are present, the intermediary will engage in some routines to quickly promote this business. For example, if you have already negotiated 3 million yuan, the intermediary will secretly pull you aside and say that you think the landlord may close the deal for 2.95 million yuan. Now that you have signed this contract, I'll talk to him.
But it is often possible that 2.95 million is not the landlord's reserve price at all, but the intermediary thinks it is your reserve price. His main purpose is to facilitate the transaction. And if you blindly believe, you will fall into the routine of intermediary. In fact, there may be room for price reduction.
Make sure the items in the room are good or bad. Sometimes when talking about the price with the landlord, the landlord said that all the furniture and appliances in the room were left to you, but in fact, these things were not given away for nothing, but were included in the house price.
So at this time, it is necessary to have a good check, such as whether the air conditioner is cooled, whether the refrigerator can be used, and whether the washing machine leaks. Wait a minute. If you find it on the spot, you can tell the landlord that although the furniture and appliances were given to me, they were broken and could not be used. Please lower your total price a little. If the landlord doesn't reduce the price, let the landlord move out. If he doesn't move out, you'll have to find someone to move out, which is another expense.
Confirmation agency fee
Usually, the buyer pays the agency fee by default, but some small intermediaries will also pay 50% for both buyers and sellers.
Before my girlfriend bought a house, the agent always told her that all the agency fees were paid by my friends, so my girlfriend didn't think much about the market. I didn't read much when I finally signed the contract, until I talked to the landlord about it later, only to find that the landlord also paid the agency fee. As a result, the intermediary cheated at both ends, and then communicated with the intermediary together. The intermediary only reduced the intermediary fee a little and ended.
Also, don't pay the agency fee just after signing the contract, and keep half of it in your hand, and then hand it over to the agency after completing all the formalities. It is also a guarantee.
Finally, to sum up, buying a house is no small matter. Be sure to choose a reliable intermediary and choose an intermediary with a loud brand and good reputation. Can be recommended by friends, more reliable. In addition, the intermediary should have professional knowledge and skills, and can provide appropriate housing information to help you complete the process of house viewing, transaction and loan. Moreover, choosing an intermediary with rich experience and good reputation can help you find a good house better.