BUYING A HOME?
Don't Let Them Make a MONKEY Out of You!Dallas-Ft. Worth – Houston
The Only Flat-Fee Exclusive Buyer’s Agency in the Country
Exclusive Buyer’s Agents (EBAs) represent buyers 100% of the time. They work for companies that never take listings and never represent sellers, so there is never a conflict of interest that will jeopardize your negotiating position. HelpUBuy America can help you buy the new or existing home of your choice at the lowest possible price and with the best terms. We offer the highest level of consumer protection – anywhere. And we do it at no cost to you.
HelpUBuy America has a stellar reputation with the Better Business Bureau, the Texas Real Estate Commission, the National Association of Realtors, the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents, and Consumer Advocates in American Real Estate. In addition, HelpUBuy America has been named the best buyer’s agency in Texas in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 by Wealth and Financial International Magazine!
HelpUBuy America has been protecting the rights of Texas homebuyers since 1995!
We Welcome
ALL religions and the non-religious
ALL countries of origin
ALL races
ALL sexual orientations and identities
ALL abilities and disabilities
ALL languages
ALL ages
ALL marital statuses
Types of Agents
In Texas, unless you have an agreement with a real estate agent (written or oral), ALL agents represent the Seller. It’s their job to get you to spend more money and to assume more risk. When you’re buying a home, that’s NOT what you want!
Dual Agents
A dual agent represents the buyer and the seller in the same transaction. The Broker collects a double commission and the parties have no representation. Consumer advocates call dual agency the biggest scam in America real estate. In fact, dual agency is illegal in every industry except real estate.
Intermediaries
Texas is a dual agency state, except it’s called “intermediary agency.” It means the Broker can represent both the buyer and the seller in the same transaction with written permission from the parties (which is most often requested shortly before the buyer is ready to make an offer). Consumer Advocates in American Real Estate (CAARE) says that “intermediary agency is actually worse than dual agency because it legalized the intentional misrepresentation of dual agency.” We agree.
Buyer’s Agents
Regular buyer’s agents work for companies like Keller Williams, RE/MAX, Redfin, and others. A Buyer’s Agent becomes an intermediary when their buyer/client purchases an in-house listing. If you want to buy one of the broker’s listings you must either 1. Agree to downgrade your level of representation and protection and use an intermediary, not a buyer’s agent or 2. Waive your right to representation completely. That means the agent that’s been showing you around is now obligated to tell the seller everything they know about you and to negotiate against you.
Exclusive Buyer’s Agents
Exclusive Buyer’s Agents (EBAs) represent buyers 100% of the time. Unlike dual agents, intermediaries, or regular buyer’s agents, EBAs work for companies that never take listings and never represent sellers. Therefore, there is never a conflict of interest that will jeopardize your negotiating position, and you’ll never be forced to give up representation. Exclusive Buyer’s Agency is endorsed by consumer advocates and dozens of publications like the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Money Magazine, Motley Fool, Bloomberg, and lots more.
An Exclusive Buyer’s Agent Will…
- Keep your motives and budget confidential
- Protect your best interests at all times
- Educate you about market conditions and the home buying process
- Perform market price comparisons and protect you from over-paying for a home
- Negotiate exclusively on your behalf, obtaining the best price and terms
- Fulfill fiduciary duties and adhere to high standards of ethics and integrity
- Provide the true facts as to value, market/neighborhood conditions, and obvious physical defects
- Give you the facts, good and bad
- Have a legal and ethical obligation to put your interests first!
- Provide these services and more at no additional cost to you
Because our fee is paid out of the seller’s proceeds at closing, there is no additional cost for our services.
What We Offer
No Restrictive Buyer’s Rep Agreement
Working with us should be the least stressful part of your homebuying experience! We don’t need to threaten our buyers to remain loyal to us. That’s why we don’t ask you to sign a lengthy, restrictive, long-term Buyer’s Representation Agreement. In fact, our agreement reads more like a disclosure. Our clients stay with us because we are great at our job! We know construction and can spot defects in a property before you waste money on a home inspection. We’ll teach you how to shop for the cheapest mortgage and make sure your lender doesn’t rip you off. We are expert negotiators and provide an unmatched level of service. Threatening to sue a buyer if they don’t use us to buy a house is just not the way we do business. If you don’t like us, you are free to walk away without any obligation or fear of retribution. If we don’t like you, we’ll cut you loose rather than neglect you and hope you go away on your own. HelpUBuy America is about honesty and integrity. You simply will not find a company more committed to protecting the rights of homebuyers than us.
One-on-One Dedicated Service
Working with us means you get your very own dedicated agent, not a member of an inefficient, error-prone real estate team. Your file won’t be passed on to an admin or transaction coordinator. Your EBA will be your point of contact from start to finish. No admins. No undertrained agents. No opportunity for things to fall through the cracks.
Bonuses and Incentives
It’s not uncommon for sellers, builders, home warranty companies and others to offer buyer’s agents enormous bonuses as an added incentive to sell their property or to sign up for their service. We think that’s wrong. HelpUBuy America agents don’t accept bonuses or sales incentives of any kind; not even a coffee mug. We work for no more & no less than 3% of the sales price (full service), or our stated flat-fee (flat-fee program). Any and all sales incentives are passed along to our buyer/clients. You will never, ever have to worry about us steering you into a home for our own financial gain.
Flat-Fee or Full Service Pricing
HelpUBuy America offers two pricing programs to accommodate your home buying needs: flat-Fee and full service. If you’re a buyer that doesn’t need to tour a lot of homes, our flat-fee program allows you to receive a rebate at closing to use toward your closing costs, moving expenses, furniture..whatever you need! First-timers and buyers who need more time and attention generally prefer our all-inclusive full service program. Either way, you’re getting the highest quality buyer representation available – anywhere!
No Cost to You
Traditionally, real estate commissions are a seller’s expense. When a seller lists their home for sale with a real estate broker, they agree to pay that broker a fee to market and sell their home. When the broker inputs the listing into the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), he or she agrees to share the commission with the agent who brings the buyer. Working with us costs you nothing and can save you thousands!
About Alysse Musgrave
Since 1995, Alysse Musgrave has been helping people buy homes in Dallas/Ft. Worth. Not once has she represented a seller.
This distinction makes Alysse both an expert and an industry leader in residential real estate. It also guarantees that her clients will never have to worry about a conflict of interest when it comes to buying a home. She has their back.
Alysse’s unflinching honesty has earned her a stellar reputation. Her clients love that her standards are frequently higher than their own. Alysse can spot structural issues in minutes, and she personally foots the bill if a house doesn’t appraise or pass inspection.
Whether she’s training new agents or helping a client find their next home, Alysse is uniquely well-versed and utterly committed to providing an exceptional customer experience every single time.
Alysse Musgrave is the broker/owner of HelpUBuy America and a graduate of Texas A&M University and the Sheffield School of Interior Design. She is a contributing writer for Zillow Group and the author of 4 books including the internationally acclaimed and best-selling “Buying a Home: Don’t Let Them Make a Monkey Out of You!” now in its 7th edition.
Endorsers of Exclusive Buyer’s Agency
Exclusive Buyer Agency is endorsed by all the consumer good guys like Dave Ramsey, Ralph Nader, Jean Chatzky, and Suze Orman. Even the Department of Justice recommends that buyers hire an Exclusive Buyer’s Agent rather than a traditional agent!
Jean Chatzky
Smart Money’s Jean Chatzky strongly advises buyers to hire an Exclusive Buyer’s Agent to purchase a home. Here she talks to Bryant Gumbel about the four types of real estate agents and what you’re really getting when you hire them.
Suze Orman
Ralph Nadar
“Real estate and housing is one of the least consumer protected areas in our country and buyers overpay for housing by more than $10 billion due to poor representation.” In Agency Law Quarterly, Nader “again held up exclusive buyer brokerage as the only legitimate option for the home buying public.”In the News
CNN Financial
“Home-buyers may not realize that the friendly real-estate agent who has shown them through dozens of homes and shared their secrets is legally obliged to use that information to help get the best possible price and terms for the seller.”
Motley Fool
“Even though a traditional agent may spend hours and hours with you, her allegiance isn’t to you at all. It’s to the seller, and in this regard her main motivation is to get as much money out of you as possible. “
US News & World Report
“Buyer brokers: agents that buyer’s call their own…” “If your real estate agent isn’t a buyer broker, he works for the seller.” “Buyers no longer have to fend for themselves”
USA Today
“Agents: How to hire one for your side.” “Most agents who show you homes don’t represent your interests. They work for the seller, and their object is to sell the house at the highest possible price.”
Wall Street Journal
“But consumer advocates say [dual agency] cheats both buyers and sellers, denying them an agent’s allegiance and undivided attention at a time when they’re making a major financial decision. ‘You’re either loyal or you’re not. It’s like being slightly pregnant,’ says Maureen F. Glasheen, former counsel to the New York Secretary of State, who opposes dual agency.”
CNN Money
US Dept. of Housing & Urban Development
Bloomberg
Money
Los Angeles Times
Consumer Federation of America
New York Times
Kiplinger
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Testimonials
HelpUBuy America has been protecting the rights of home buyers since 1995. We have hundreds and hundreds of happy clients. Check out our reviews on Zillow, Trulia, Google, Yelp, HAR, Facebook, and elsewhere.
Dr. Alan Frol, Coppell
Darla Waverly, Plano
Proud Member
HelpUBuy America is a proud member of the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents (NAEBA).
The mission of the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents is to promote true exclusive buyer agency through education and advocacy, protecting real estate consumers from unethical and damaging practices, while adhering to the highest level of professional standards in the industry.
NAEBA’s vision is to be the preeminent trade association which champions exclusive buyer agency, consumer protection, and is a leader in the real estate industry.
Buy the Books
By best selling author and consumer advocate Alysse Musgrave….
Learn how to buy a home without getting ripped off! Written as a guide for anyone in the market for a new home, “Buying a Home: Don’t Let Them Make a Monkey Out of You!” shows how to avoid the financial traps and pitfalls that the real estate and mortgage industries have set for you. Available for US, Texas, and Spanish speaking homebuyers.
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble in paperback or for the Kindle and Nook.
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Call Us
(833) TEX-EBAS
Dallas
850 S. MacArthur Blvd
Suite 105-535
Coppell, Texas 75019
Houston
1707 Post Oak Blvd Suite 558
Houston, TX 77056
Main@HelpUBuyAmerica.com
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HelpUBuy America doesn’t represent Sellers or take listings. We can, however, refer you to a great listing agent and/or teach you how to save money on the sale of your current home.
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Exclusive Buyer’s Agents are the brightest in the business! To learn more about career opportunities with HelpUBuy America and about Exclusive Buyer’s Agency, follow the link below.