Chuck Silverston – Cell 617.699.6234
cms@prudentialunlimited.com
Ofc 617.264.7900 / Fax 617.232.9984
1290a Beacon St, Brookline MA 02446
www.prudentialunlimited.com

BUYER REPRESENTATION – SERVICES PROVIDED

Goal: To escort you through the home buying process, professionally protecting you every step of the way, thereby enabling you to celebrate and enjoy the process.
Licensed Realtors subscribing to the Realtor Code of Ethics
Always thinking about your needs
Always thinking about your best interests
Explore & explain options allowing you to make the best, most informed decisions as possible
Protect your money by exercising contingencies
Protect your options and flexibility by exercising contingencies
Develop customized strategies to increase your purchasing power
Provide copies of all documents prior to execution: Mandatory Agency Disclosure,
Buyer Agency Contract, Offer to Purchase including Contingency and Lead Paint Addendums

Problem Solving:
Knowing how to avoid pitfalls by anticipating & discussing problems before they arise
Provide references to established team of professionals who, together offer ‘1 stop shopping' to our buyer clients (Attorneys, Home Inspectors, Lenders)
Provide references to readily available network of professionals for issue-specific problem solving (Electricians, Plumbers, Contractors, Trash/Debris Removal, Basement Technologies)
Retrieve missing or incomplete documents from Registry of Deeds, Town Hall, Building Department

Communication:
Listen to your needs and wants
Create specific objectives according in accordance with needs
Set realistic expectations
Explain all paperwork in detail
Explain each step of the process before it happens, when it happens and after it has happened
Ongoing reminders of approaching deadlines
Interchangeable team communication offering 24/7 coverage
Team availability via cell phones, e-mail or in person
Deliver news – even bad news – in a timely manner

Search
Set up automated emails containing a daily list of properties that match your criteria
Preview property on your behalf to save you time and energy (broker exclusive tours)
Personalized calls & emails to alert you to ‘hot properties’
Coordinate and schedule personalized property viewings
Listen to and adjust with your evolving needs and wants
Broker outreach in order to find listings coming to the market in advance of public debut
Call and pursue For Sale by Owner properties that are of interest to you
Provide access to Open House schedules on-line

Offer
Show you the 3 ways to protect you from making a mistake (contingencies)
Negotiate on your behalf- price, timing AND contingencies in order to get you the lowest price and best terms
Write offer & thoroughly explain all language in layman’s terms
Position your offer to “win” by leveraging your strengths
Sell the Seller on you with personalized cover letter
Constant communication & availability throughout the offer phase

Accepted Offer thru Signing of ‘Purchase & Sale’
Negotiate with your landlord lease exit terms (if currently renting)
Accompany you at home inspection
Explain, decipher and prioritize home inspection findings
Create list of negotiable home inspection items
Provide referrals for 3rd party professionals as necessary
Negotiate home inspection items with seller’s agent (listing agent) or directly with seller if FSBO
Communicate all findings, strategy and negotiated items to your attorney for inclusion in p&s
Facilitate communication amongst attorneys with regards to the Purchase and Sale
Provide additional assistance to attorney during negotiation of Purchase & Sale
Keep track of and manage all aspects of transaction on your behalf
Coordinate and communicate with listing broker to ensure a smooth process
Coordinate and communicate with your lender to facilitate meeting mortgage contingencies
Keep track of all deadlines and negotiate extension of contingencies as necessary
Work to always protect your interests

Closing
Provide information regarding utilities, trash removal, etc pertaining to your new home
Coordinate closing with lender’s assigned attorney, your attorney and seller’s attorney
Coordinate final walk-thru
Accompany you on final walk thru to verify completion of all negotiated items
Remind you of items to bring to closing
Accompany you to closing
Help facilitate move out and move in
Congratulatory Gift!!

Your Buyer Broker’s Fiduciary Responsibilities

Regardless of which Buyer Agent/Representative you choose to hire, according to Massachusetts Real Estate Law, that agent will owe you the following duties. Make sure you are aware of these and that they are too!!!

Obedience
Loyalty
Disclosure
Confidentiality
Accountability
Reasonable Care and Diligence

Biography
Chuck Silverston
Brookline residence owner 8 years: 8 Searle Ave, Brookline, MA 02445
Owner: Paris Crèperie, Brookline, Beacon Hill – 4 years
Wife Nancy: Clinical Social Worker @ Mass General Hospital
Daughter: Lilli, 4 yrs old
B.A. Economics, George Washington University
Prudential Unlimited Award of Excellence 2005, First Time Homebuyer Coach