Buyer Guide
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Nick Libert’s | Buyer & Investor Guide
Looking forward to potentially working with you!
Nick Libert,
Franchisee
EXIT STRATEGY REALTY,
2935 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60657,
Mobile: 773 542 3781
Office: 312 554 5478
Email: nick@nicklibert.com,
Website:www.NickLibert.com
The EXIT Strategy Realty Difference: ZENLIST App
Working with a Buyer Agent
A brief overview of how working with a licensed real estate professional can benefit you, the Buyer, during the Home Buying Process.
- Conduct consultation establishing wants and needs, areas of interest, financial readiness, review the buying process, contractual obligations, and the timeline of purchasing a home
- Execute a Buyer's Agency agreement, negotiating terms and conditions
- Begin home search with established criteria in mind
- Showings begin which determine your likes and dislikes until we find "the one"
- Draft the offer, review your needs and wants to ensure they're covered, review contractual obligations, financing, inspections, and conditions/contingencies
- Review multiple offer situation if applicable
- Negotiate on your behalf
Working with a Buyer Agent
How working with a licensed real estate professional can benefit you, the Buyer, during Closing and Completion.
- We have an accepted offer! It's now time to confirm all contingency/conditional deadlines are met starting with earnest money, inspections, appraisal, financing, home sale, etc., and negotiate through any required repairs, revisions, etc.
- Review loan commitment and title work for conditions, accuracy, and acceptance
- Complete final walk-through
- Ensure closing goes smoothly, sharing any home warranty information along with any property info, exchange keys, collect any additional documentation, and celebrate your successful closing!
Why use an EXIT Realty agent?
We take our knowledge of the current market conditions and couple it with expert negotiation skills. EXIT agents are full service agents and we pride ourselves on our commitment to service. When you use an EXIT Realty agent, you’re paying it forward because a portion of every transaction fee received by EXIT Realty Corp. International is applied to its charitable fund.
Let’s Find Your Home
Every buyer is different, and it is my job to help you determine exactly what kind of home you’re looking for based on your needs, your budget, and your lifestyle.
How I Will Identify Your Dream Home
Once we determine the kind of home you are looking for, I have various tools and strategies to stay on top of what is available in the marketplace so you don’t miss out on your dream home.
Open Houses
Attending open houses is an effective strategy to help you determine what kind of home you’re looking for. I’d be happy to accompany you to offer housing and market expertise. I’ll also provide you with some of my business cards which you can provide to the listing agent when attending open houses on your own so they can keep me apprised of any changes you, as the potential buyer, need to know.
Community & Lifestyle Information
I will provide the most recent information on lifestyle factors such as schools, places of worship, retail, public transportation and more to ensure your home is located in an area that suits your needs.
How Much Home Can You Afford?
My team of industry professionals and I can help you determine your buying power.
Comparable Recent Solds
On-demand access to MLS data and metrics provide me with the necessary information I need to quickly show you what comparable properties are selling for in your desired area.
Communication
Communication is key throughout the buying process and I will keep you informed every step of the way, in whichever way you prefer. I am always just a call, click, or text away.
Trusted Advisor
When you’ve found your home and you’re ready to submit an offer, I serve as your Trusted Advisor, helping you navigate what can be a complicated process.
• Expert Market Knowledge
• Network of Professionals
• Negotiation Skills
• Time Savings
• Documentation Management
• Fiduciary Duty
• Problem Solving
• Confidentiality
• Expert Market Knowledge
• Network of Professionals
• Negotiation Skills
• Time Savings
• Documentation Management
• Fiduciary Duty
• Problem Solving
• Confidentiality
Why I’m Uniquely Positioned to Help You
I am a 23 year industry veteran ranked in the top 1% of over 26,000 Realtors servicing Chicago; I pride myself on my hundreds of satisfied past clients. An expert negotiator and marketer, I make the process easy and navigable from start to finish. I pride myself on the highest levels of open, regular communication possible.
I am a part of a top producing EXIT Realty franchise, consistently ranked in the top 5 offices of the international network. We have nearly 300 Realtors servicing Chicagoland, and we produce over 1,000 transactions a year, selling over $2 billion in real estate since we opened. EXIT Strategy Realty is ranked in the top 1% of all real estate brokerages nationwide for sales volume as ranked by RISMedia.
Spirit of EXIT Charitable Program
A portion of every transaction fee received by EXIT Realty Corp. International is applied to its charitable fund. Through the Spirit of EXIT Charitable Program, EXIT offices and associates can raise money for local, approved, registered charities and apply to EXIT’s head office to have those funds matched from the company’s pool of funds.
To date, EXIT Realty Corp. International has pledged $8,000,000 to charity.
This means that when you work with me, you are making a direct impact on your community.
This means that when you work with me, you are making a direct impact on your community.
The Power of the Organization Behind You
EXIT Realty professionals are highly trained and knowledgeable with access to in-depth teaching, training and coaching at the corporate, regional, and brokerage level in specialties such as negotiation and market knowledge. In particular, EXIT agents know how to recognize distinct personality types to give us an edge in the negotiation process.
The Buying Process
The Mortgage Process
Closing Costs
On average, closing costs represent 2% - 5% of the Purchase Price. These may include:
Closing Costs
Closing Costs
Moving Considerations
Communication
Utilities
- Cable/Satellite
- Home Phone
- Cell Phone
- Internet
- Health Alert System
Utilities
- Water
- Heating/Cooling
- Electric/Hydro
Other
- Home Security System
- Water Filtering/Conditioning
- Newspaper Delivery
- Magazine Subscriptions
- Banking Needs
- Storage Facilities
- Pool Service
- Yard/Garden/Snow Removal Service
- Pest Control
- Postal Change of Address
Moving Tips
There are many things to consider before, during, and after your move. I will help you identify what you need to do and when.
Testimonials
- Nick was excellent. He was so helpful in my quest to buy my first home in this crazy market. Super knowledgeable, and willing to come out with me to see houses quickly as they became available. He and EXIT realty went above and beyond. Highly reccomend!~ 2022-05-29tamengua6
Testimonials
- I have had the pleasure of working with Nick Libert on two separate occasions. First, he was a former customer of mine and then choosing Nick to sell my condo.I have worked with the top brokerages across the country in a previous job. When it came to picking a realtor, I had the upper hand in knowing what brokerage/realtor knew the market, but demanded excellence when representing a listing online. The condo was a bit quirky but Nick knew exactly how to market the property from marketing (photographs, online presence, write-up) to pricing it right within the market. I had non-stop showings and an offer within days. Nick and his incredible team (shout out to Tabren) were their to lead the way during the entire process. I only have one regret … I did not contact Nick prior to listing and investing in a few updates. Nick knew what would create value and what to leave “as is†and solid advice.Thanks Nick – appreciate all the work you and your team provided!~ 2022-06-30kkatchmar
Testimonials
- Nick Libert was absolutely wonderful! He and his team were very professional. They made a hard process as painless as possible. They walked us through every step and were very upfront and honest with us. I would highly recommend Nick and his team to anyone!~ 2022-05-20user10528377
My Commitment To You
I will ensure that at every step of your transaction, and after, that myself and my trusted team will research, inform, and guide you about the positives and potential negatives of any given real estate transaction. We are here with you to help you invest wisely and grow from this process.
Next Steps
- Open Buyer Survey from the menu link
- Fill out the Buyer Survey
- Talk to a mortgage broker/lender about pre-approval
- I will search the MLS and other sources available to me to prepare a list of candidate properties
- I will schedule showing appointments to view your selected homes
Thank you for reviewing this presentation. I am always ready to help you take the next step.
Nick Libert,
Franchisee
EXIT STRATEGY REALTY,
2935 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60657,
Mobile: 773 542 3781
Office: 312 554 5478
Email: nick@nicklibert.com,
Website:www.NickLibert.com