Preston Hicks

The most important advice I could give a home buyer is to first seek out a trusted and full time professional Realtor to guide and be with them every step of the way. Just as you should never go to court without professional representation, nobody should go it alone when purchasing a home especially when the seller's may have representation looking after the seller's best interest and not you the buyer.

Seek out a full time and professional Realtor, someone with a substantial track record of selling homes as well as the office staff and marketing budget and ability to reach the most buyers possible. Just as important a true professional Realtor will understand the risks associated with selling a home with the physical risks and the legal risks and will work to make sure the seller is protected throughout the entire purchase contract and even after close.

I work with the most experienced Real Estate investors all the way to the other side of the spectrum with first time home buyers. I love all types of clients and experience levels as each bring new challenges and hopes and dreams which gives me the awesome opportunity to serve those dreams and work to make each and everyone of them come to fruition.

One of many that stands out partially because it closed less than a month and is top of mind is a young newly married couple who are first time buyers. I was able to negotiate all closing costs to be paid for by the seller which is awesome in itself. However due to the inspection report which I always suggest my clients perform we found that the roof had less than 3 years left of life. I was able to get the roof replaced by the seller as well. This was a major win for this young new family. More than $10,000 in savings and repair work that my client was now not responsible for which free'd them up for the new refrigerator that they so badly wanted. I also got the existing refrigerator included for them, they use that one as a garage freezer. Every transaction is different. But the important thing to understand is I have the experience and the knowledge and the full time staff to make things like this happen much more frequent than the part time agent looking to make some extra money.

I was approached by a dear friend and business mentor Kenny Parcell. He thought that because of my experience in the heavy construction industry and working with city officials and project owners of multi-million dollar projects with the negotiating skills I had acquired there that I could take those skills and use them to benefit my future clients. He was right. I won Rookie of the Year my first year in business with over 35 homes sold. I am loyal and I fight for my clients.