Working with a Buyer’s Agent

Talk to a mortgage broker before you tour — or the same week. Here is why pre-approval first keeps VA, FHA, and first-time offers alive, and how Jodie intros a trusted local buyer’s agent without being a real estate brokerage.

A practical way to choose a local buyer’s agent — questions to ask, red flags, and how a mortgage broker intro works when the broker is not a real estate brokerage.

A buyer’s agent does not originate your VA loan — but they can kill it with the wrong addendum. What agents must know about appraisals, MPRs, funding fees, and seller concessions, from a broker who is not a real estate brokerage.