exclusive buyer’s agent
Gladys Rivara
Let Gladys help you find, buy, and finance the home of your choice at the lowest possible price and with the best terms.
contact
Call or Text: (832) 524-8882
gladys@HelpUBuyAmerica.com
address
1707 Post Oak Blvd. Suite 558
Houston, TX 77056
service area
The woodlands, cypress, tomball
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Gladys Rivara has been an Exclusive Buyer’s Agent since 2018.
Not once has he represented a seller.
A longtime resident of North/Northwest Houston (The Woodlands & Tomball), Gladys has a unique appreciation and understanding of Exclusive Buyer’s Agency and obtained her real estate license to protect the rights of homebuyers in the The Woodlands, Spring and Tomball areas of Houston. She became frustrated with her own experience with dual agency and with the fact that she was not able to fully trust her agent. Her multicultural background allows her to understand the unique needs of her clients.
Gladys joined HelpUBuy America with 12 years of experience in the retail industry and over 10 years of experience in the airline industry. Having lived and worked in both Latin America and the United States, she has a keen understanding of the service industry and the importance of being both committed and fair to her clients. She knows firsthand the Latin American culture and is fluent in both English and Spanish.
B.S., Florida State University
MBA, Nova Southeastern University
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We encourage you to reach out to Gladys well in advance of your anticipated move date to discuss possible representation and so that you can be added to her queue.
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Here’s a common scenario
Suppose you attend an open house; or drive by home with a sign in the yard; or see a beautiful home listed for sale on Zillow.
You call the number on the yard sign or complete an online form to request more information from the listing agent. This agent was hired by the owners of the house to sell their property and to get them as much money as possible.
The listing agent offers to show you the house, and you schedule a showing. At the property, they walk you through the home, highlighting all the positive features and glossing over or outright not mentioning any negatives. Texas is a buyer beware state; that means it’s up to you to uncover problems with the properties condition or valuation on your own.
You like the house but are not ready to commit, so the agent offers to show you some other homes that you might like. Here’s where the trouble begins.
While looking at the first house, the agent represented the seller. Now they are showing you other agent’s listings in which they would represent you as a buyer’s agent, should you opt to buy one of those homes.
In the meantime, you’ve given them a clear picture of your purchasing power and your level of motivation. If you decide to buy the first house, (or any of their company’s other listings), they have to turn you over to someone else in their office but would be legally obligated to tell their seller/client everything they know about you. And, from the seller’s standpoint, the agent used their house as a source of buyer leads. The seller most likely shared all of their secrets with this agent, only to have that information used against them if both the buyer side and seller side of the transaction are handled in-house with the same broker.
It’s a convoluted mess, it’s unfair to both the seller and the buyer, and the only ones who win here are the Realtor and their broker.
The only way to avoid these types of conflicts is to work with a single agency, like HelpUBuy America.
