Buy a Home in Salinas

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     From a buyer's perspective, the main difference between an Exclusive Buyer Agent broker and an ordinary office that takes real estate listings is the amount of representation a homebuyer will get. 
     If that doesn't work out, our service to clients extends to 8 different counties, another major difference. These are Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and Monterey Counties.
     A true Exclusive Buyer Agent is very strictly consumer oriented. Our national membership 
organization, the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents (NAEBA), does not allow us to represent sellers or to market their properties. There can never be a question about our commitment and loyalty to our homebuyer clients. We believe in "What can I do to best serve the interests of my client above and beyond my personal interests?" Our agreement with each client promises to help them purchase a property at the lowest price and best terms. 
     On the other hand, a traditional real estate listings agent has an agreement with sellers which promises that all agents in the company will try to sell for the highest price, and the best terms. Most purchasers don't think about this until it is pointed out to them. A national survey a few years back showed that a large majority of recent purchasers thought the ordinary agent working with them on their home purchase had been representing them.
     Ordinary real estate agencies are mostly seller oriented. Until the late 1980's the common theme was caveat emptor, or let the buyer beware. Everything about the real estate business from paperwork to agent training was geared toward how to best serve sellers and how to sell or convince buyers to buy a particular home, even if they didn't want it. This theme continues today. Many traditional brokers who offer properties for sale haven't changed much, even though agency laws have changed over the years.

    Our city was founded in 1867 when the owners of the Halfway House Inn and a local rancher formed a partnership and laid out lots on a half mile square. In 1872 they gave Southern Pacific Railroad free right of way and a depot. Two years later the city was incorporated as a charter city and became the seat of Monterey County. The current population is about 150,000.
    More and more Silicon Valley commuters are locating here due to lower real estate prices. It is only 60 miles south of San Jose. The MST transit district recently introduced weekday bus service from the Monterey Peninsula through our city to connect with the Caltrain in Gilroy to help with the commute. Caltrain has a series of commuter train runs between Gilroy and San Francisco.
    With average temperatures in the high 60's, some of the richest farm land in California, and over 300 days of sunchine per year, this is an excellent agricultural area. The "green gold" of lettuce, artichokes and broccoli, an industry that started just after WWI, helped the city become one of the wealthiest cities per capita in the United States during the "Roaring Twenties".
    Historical sites, the National Steinbeck Center and Steinbeck house in the oldtown, Wild Things, area wineries, fresh produce stands, the close proximity to the Monterey Peninsula, relaxed friendliness, abundant cultural and recreational resources, a rich array of festivals and the high quality of life make this a very attractive place for families to live. On the property of the Boronda Adobe History Center is the oldest standing adobe in the valley, a Queen Anne style house, and the Lagunita School that Steinbeck wrote about in his story "The Red Pony".