Now a Word from your Agents

Welcome to the Vetted VA podcast. The VA Loan Your Journey Home. This is a podcast where we go beyond the surface of VA home loans. Join us every week as we team up with leading mortgage and real estate experts who've gone through the vetted VA training and vetting process. We dive into everything you need to know from your initial contemplation of buying a home. In this episode of The Vetted VA podcast, we are calling on our Vetted VA real-estate agents to answer some popular questions. Vetted VA has Vetted VA real estate agents that you can find on our map at VettedVA.com, they have gone through a series of testing and training unlike really any other available to them that we know of. When it comes down to minimum property requirements, inspections, and appraisal issues, sometimes they're our first line of defense to get the right answer to our community as fast as possible. On this episode we have two realtors; Claudia Rothwell from Southern California and Sam Ruben in the Dallas metro area in Texas. They bring a wealth of history, knowledge and experience to the marketplace, and I think they've got some fantastic insights that you're going to love hearing directly from them. We hope you enjoy the show. We hope you enjoy this. And if you have any other follow-up questions. Let us know at [email protected]. Enjoy! 00:00 Introduction 03:00 Qualities to look for in an agent 05:05 Ask for references 11:29 Benefits of starting the process early 13:11 Buyers agreements 16:51 What is included in the buyer's agreement? 19:40 Buying site unseen 23:17 Why you should have a knowledgeable realtor 28:51 Offer write-ups 32:16 Important parts of the contract for buyers 40:37 Is it safe to do business with a builder that is not BBB accredited? 48:26 How does a realtor get paid and by who? 53:36 Advice from the Realtors Engage with Vetted VA ⁠⁠⁠⁠Nathan Knottingham on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Christopher Griffith on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Nathan Knottingham of Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Christopher Griffith on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Vetted VA on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Vetted VA Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠The episode on YouTube⁠⁠⁠