RealDirect for Buyers - How It Works
RealDirect for Buyers helps you find the right home for your needs through our proprietary tools, technology partners and real estate pros. Our goal is to give you the guidance you need, without the sales pitch. And best of all, we save you thousands of dollars in the process through our 1% closing rebate. Use your rebate check to renovate your new home or to simply reduce the net cost. Either way, RealDirect makes the home buying process better.
1. Buyer Survey
Fill out our online Buyer Survey. This process is important for RealDirect as well as for you to understand your needs. It's free and fun - and there is no obligation to work with us. And if you do decide to work with us, you may stop at any time.
2. Must Haves, Wish List and Deal Breakers
When the survey is completed, you get a synopsis of your "Must Haves," "Wish List", and your "Deal Breakers". Our goal is to help you find a home with as many items on your Wish List as possible. And we will never show you a home with a Deal Breaker!
3. Top 5 Matches
We then provide you with an online account containing the 5 properties we think best match your criteria. We get these listings from all the public and private real estate databases in NYC and use a combination of your survey data and practical real estate experience to give you the best set of results possible. We also will periodically flag a listing as a "RealBargain" if our data shows the property to be a particularly good deal.
4. Feedback
You then review these listings in your account and tell us what you like and dislike about them - and whether you are interested in seeing these homes. When you are ready, a RealDirect agent sets up your appointment. You have the choice of seeing the homes with or without a RealDirect agent. You're in control.
5. Narrowing Down
We continue to update your account with new listings and await your feedback. We also provide you with the tools to add listings you found to your account on your own.
6. The Offer
When you are ready to make an offer, we give you a consultation to determine the right offer price and negotiation strategy - and negotiate on your behalf. We even provide you with vetted contractors and architects who will appear at short notice for you to get their professional opinions on feasibility and cost of renovations.
7. The Closing
When your offer is accepted, we coordinate the closing and assist you with any closing needs (including board packages) you may have.
8. The Rebate
On close, you receive your rebate check in the amount of 1% of the sale price (that's $8,000 on an $800,000 apartment)!
