At Barrhomes, we raise the "Barr" to a higher standard!
About Barrhomes Real Estate
Our Mission
At Barrhomes Real Estate, our mission is to provide exceptional real estate services tailored to the unique needs of each client. We are dedicated to fostering long-lasting relationships with families in our community.
Our Story
We are a family owned business which has specialized in and grown with the many distinguished communities in the area. For nearly 25 years, we have enjoyed powerful community recognition built upon our trademark of personalized service to the many families moving in and out of the area.
Because we have grown with our communities, our real estate professionals have intimate knowledge of each community’s character, mood, and growth potential. Due to the fact that the majority of our associates live in the communities we serve, they can readily meet the unique challenges and problems families encounter in selecting their new homes. Drawing on their extensive knowledge of schools, recreational facilities, shopping requirements and transportation, our associates are able to better satisfy the special family housing needs of their clients.
Who We Are
We are a company of people….and it is because of these dedicated people you can feel confident that all of your real estate needs will be handled in a most trustworthy, professional, and efficient manner.
With over nineteen years of experience in the real estate business world, plus the many years of volunteerism through the Greater OC Lions Clubs and the City of Tustin at Tiller Days and Chili-Cook Off, our name and reputation add strong value to any real estate transaction.
The Value of a Real Estate Professional
Why hire us?
Why hire a professional real estate agent to help sell your property?
Do you have the time, experience, sources of information, and contracts to do the job yourself? Would it go as smoothly as it could? Would it give you more personal time? Would you obtain a higher price?
Here are just a few areas in which a professional real estate agent earns her commission:
Pricing Considerations
A professional’s insight in determining a pricing strategy for your property can keep you from missing an opportunity by undervaluing or wasting time by overpricing.
Marketing Expertise
● Preparation
Your agent is skilled in recommending repairs or cosmetic work that proves to minimize time on the market and maximize both prospect interest and sales price.
● Exposure to the public
Your agent will know best how to use flyers, open house days, and especially mailing to and meeting with former clients and other qualified buyers. The National Association of REALTORS studies show that 82% of real estate sales are the result NOT of advertising, but of agent contacts through previous clients, referrals, friends, and family, and personal contacts, including….
● Exposure to other industry professionals
Your agent will utilize a Multiple Listing Service or other cooperative marketing networks. Once your property is listed, it is statistically likely the buyer will be the client of another agent associated with yours.
● Advertising (Media and frequency)
It takes experience to know what works in advertising. Ads generate phone calls to the real estate office but statistically have minimum effectiveness selling a specific property. Overexposure of a property in any media may give the buyer the impression the property is distressed or the seller desperate.
Security
Working with a real estate agent ensures showings will be supervised. You can instruct unchaperoned buyers to call your agent for an appointment so they can be prescreened, you will be safe, and you can do your final polish before the showing.
Negotiating
● Middleperson
Most buyers prefer to negotiate with someone they perceive as unbiased, not emotional, and professionally trained. They are more likely to express objections to agents with the hope of resolution, when they otherwise might move on to another property rather than talking to you directly.
● Objectivity
Evaluate proposals privately without compromising your marketing position.
Monitoring, Renegotiating, and Closing
● Overwhelming volume of steps
The process of appraisals, inspections, and financing involves a lot of possible pitfalls. There are many required legal forms and processes.
● Experience reading and following escrow instructions
Instructions must be clear and complete. Your agent is the best person to objectively help you communicate these issues and move the transaction forward to closing.
● Inspectors and other professionals
Your agent can meet specialists and negotiate regarding repairs needed to complete your contract. Industry contacts provide resources for workers in many areas with knowledge as to their historical skills and reliability.