Buying A Home In The South Bend / Granger / Mishawaka / Osceola Area

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Are you relocating to the area because of a career move with the university or one of our hospitals? You may be buying a home for your Notre Dame college student. Perhaps you’re looking for a second home to get away for football weekends with family and friends. Or maybe your family needs more space and you’re moving up. Whatever your reason, please know that my guiding principle in helping you find the perfect home is to always follow the Golden Rule. By this, I mean that what I do for you is what I would want someone else to do for me if my needs were the same as yours.

When you choose me, Scott Gast, as your buyer’s agent, you get four big benefits that are invaluable to you as a homebuyer and that, combined, you won’t find with anyone else.

First, because of nearly a decade’s experience as a real estate broker overseeing a number of agents and thousands of transactions, I’ve seen just about every kind of real estate deal there is, including many very challenging ones. So, no matter what comes along, with my guidance in the home buying process, you can rest easy. I know how to turn around even the most challenging deal and get it wrapped up and to the closing table, where you’re handed the keys to your new home.

Second, with two decades of experience as a homebuilder, I understand a home as few agents do, and perhaps as no others in this market do. Add to this my three years of conducting home energy audits, and you’ll understand why I can see details and potential problems that other agents fail to see. And in my role as your trusted real estate consultant, I give you the pros and cons of each home you consider, based upon this specialized knowledge.

Third, from my many years in the real estate business, I’ve honed my negotiation skills to a razor edge by negotiating the best price and terms for hundreds of clients. And when you choose me as your buyer’s agent, I put my negotiating skills to work to help you avoid paying too much for the home you love.

And fourth, because I’m a full-time agent, I’m easy to reach and available to you seven days a week. This simply is not the case with the many agents here who work part-time in their real estate business. Unlike those others, I do return phone calls. In fact, my policy is to answer my phone when it rings if I’m not with a client. And because I understand that communication is critical to keeping a transaction moving forward, you can reach me by text message, email or phone. I always have a PDA hanging on my hip, and I almost always carry a laptop. You can even come to my Web site and click on Google Voice, which will ring both your phone and mine so we can talk.

Please help yourself to my site’s MLS search function. You don’t have to register to use it. And whenever you’re ready to view homes in person, I’d like to be the agent you choose to arrange your appointments and show you the homes. As a South Bend native now living in Granger, I’m intimately familiar with St. Joseph County’s communities and neighborhoods. If you’re relocating and flying in for a weekend of house hunting, I’ll help you in any way I can. Just give me a call at 574-231-6772 and let’s get acquainted.