The first thing we do with clients when they get to town is to have a short consultation session. Until we have it, we try to be careful not to create assumptions you will be our client, because we want you to make that very important decision only after meeting us, making sure, as they say, the chemistry is right. We want you to know of our dedication to this concept and the benefits it offers before you nod your head in agreement to our representation.  All that said, we'll still try to serve your informational interests long before you come to town, hoping we stay at least in contention for your service. In fact, we advise that if there's any question about which agency to use, you should interview all of them before you make your commitment .... including us, of course.  Assuming you like what you hear, then we'll talk of your specific needs and goals and how we might plan the attack to secure them.  We have several buying goals we think are general truths, and you will have specific goals of our own. One of our major goals is setting up good resale .... routinely .... in every case. This may seem strange, but we're positive you don't "make money" on any single home when you sell it. You make any money you're going to make when you buy it!   (click on scales and see)  Fortunately, resaleability and livability are handmaidens, but we're going to be very careful in making sure you have the best chance at preserving your equity at resale. So we'll be reading the tea leaves of the future as it concerns every single home that's shown.  In fact, in a very basic way, our goal is to preserve and build your equity ... saving it in the purchase transaction AND building it in the next transaction. We maintain that it has to be done before you buy ... one day after purchase is one day too late, especially if it's a locational problem, considered incurable, in contrast to other problems that you may be able to fix.  And we've been in business long enough, (and others like us) so that we have definitive data that proves we not only buy better, but our buyer clients do better in resale. Ask for it ... it's dramatic.  There are other buying goals we share in our first interview, as we listen also to yours before we do the plan!