Real Estate Agents work for the Seller. Have Don Bell work for YOU.

Don Bell, Buyer's Agent and Associate Broker, represents only you and your interests in finding
that perfect executive home in golf, country club, tennis and gated communities in the Atlanta area.

Did You Know? . . . In the vast majority of real estate transactions, all parties involved, with the exception of the buyer, will unwittingly assist the seller in obtaining the highest possible price. Unless you specifically request that an agent represent you as a Buyer's Agent, all the agents who assist you, will in all likelihood be working for the seller. "A real estate broker doesn't work for you, but for the seller. If you want someone on your side, get a Buyers Agent" –Readers Digest "Retain your own Buyer's Broker when buying a home" –Consumer Digest "Buyer advocacy seems to be taking off. I'll never buy a house any other way" –Wall Street Journal "Buyers average a 5% savings when represented by a Buyer's Agent, rather than a Sales Agent" –Money Magazine Questions and Answers about a Buyer's Agent Q: What is a Buyer's Agent? A: A Realtor who represents you and your interests EXCLUSIVELY when you are purchasing real estate. Q: Is it necessary to have a Buyer's Agent? A: Not unless you prefer having everyone working in the Seller's interests Q: Can't the Seller's Agent represent me as well? A: Yes, that's called Dual Agency, (prohibited in some states, for good reason). Caution! The Sellers and their agent have had a longer contractual relationship, so can you be sure that the Seller's Agent is going to negotiate a good deal for you? Q: What does it cost me to have a Buyer's Agent represent me? A: Absolutely nothing! Zero! But he/she could save you a small fortune! Q: How does a Buyer's Agent get compensated? A: When a seller "lists" his house (puts it on the market), he agrees to pay the listing broker a certain commission. The listing broker, will in turn, list the house in the MLS system and disclose what he/she will pay to any other broker who brings the buyer. Otherwise the listing broker keeps all of the commission if he/she finds a buyer. Q: Do Buyer's Agents and Seller's Agents have the same qualifications and licenses? A: Yes! They have to sit for the same examinations and continuing education classes and generally belong to the same associations. Q: Are there any other differences? A: Not really. Seller's Agents are typically very good at, and prefer, the marketing challenge of selling a house. Buyer's Agents are very comfortable with investigative analysis of real estate, and counseling Buyers. Many agents can do both very well. Q: If a house catches my eye and I want to investigate further, what steps do I need to take? A: Contact a Buyer's Agent FIRST, before contacting the Seller's Agent. This will ensure a smooth transaction for you should you decide to purchase the house. Q: If I walk into a sales office for a new community being built, can I negotiate a discount because I don't have a Buyers' Agent? A: No. Each builder has contracted to pay a set fee to the marketing company (sales office) on each house sold, irrespective of the number of agents involved (even if you should negotiate directly with the builder, he still has to pay the same fee to the marketing company). Meet your Buyer's Agent A little more detail on Buyer Agency Don's practice was founded on the principle that both parties in a real estate transaction should have their own separate representation. He provides true exclusive buyer agency representation. Not buyer agency in name only. He represents buyers only. He does not list property. (Only as a courtesy to former clients). Therefore, you will never wonder whom your agent represents. There will never be a conflict of interest, because there will never be the possibility of your agent changing agency status. There is a difference in the type of representation an agent can offer. Agents who take listings cannot guarantee that they will represent you, the buyer, solely. Remember that the listing agent has signed a contract with the Sellers to represent them, creating a fiduciary duty to the Seller. (Georgia law defines a fiduciary duty as the highest possible duty including, honesty, full disclosure, confidentiality, diligence, reasonable care, loyalty, obedience and accountability.) Because the listing agent or any agent affiliated with him or her already has this duty towards the seller, by law, you are not a client, but a customer. (An agent's duties towards a customer include only honesty and full disclosure.) As a Buyer's Agent, Don has a fiduciary duty to you.. You will always be his client and never be reduced to customer status when you are working with him. He is legally and ethically able to work exclusively for you to ensure a swift, accurate and advantageous completion of the transaction. And because the seller generally offers to pay the commission to a selling agent when a property is offered for sale, it makes sense not to settle for weak, watered-down representation when you can have Don's representation at no cost. Please note that Don's services cost you nothing and in no way inflate the price of the property.

There is no cost to the Purchaser for Don's services, nor do they in any way inflate the price of the property being acquired. We specialize in in the following types of homes, communities and properties... Corporate transfers North Atlanta homes and real estate Living in Golf communities Prestigious Country Club Communities Gated communities Lake communities Swim and tennis communities Executive and Estate homes Premier properties River and waterfront properties Traditional style residences Contemporary & European style houses Custom built manor and plantation residences Equestrian property acreage ...in prestigious communities in Fulton, North Fulton, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Alpharetta, Roswell, Suwanee, Buford, Cumming, Duluth, Lake Lanier, Dawson: Bay Pointe at Windward, Alpharetta Beacon Hill at Windward, Alpharetta Belmont at Horseshoe Bend, Roswell Big Canoe, North Georgia Chestatee Golf and Country Club, Dawsonville Country Club of the South, Alpharetta Crooked Creek Golf Club, Alpharetta Fieldstone Farms, Alpharetta Gold Creek, Dawsonville Greatwood Glen at Windward, Alpharetta Hampton, Cumming Hillcrest at Windward, Alpharetta Horseshoe Bend, Roswell Lake Windward, Alpharetta Lakeshore at Windward, Alpharetta Laurel Springs, Suwanee Olde Atlanta Club, Suwanee Polo Golf and Country Club, Cumming River Club St. Ives, Duluth St. Marlo, Duluth Sugarloaf Country Club, Duluth The Enclave, Alpharetta The Northshore at the Golf Club of Georgia,      Alpharetta The Peninsula, Alpharetta Tidewater at Windward, Alpharetta White Columns, Alpharetta Windermere, Cumming Wynridge at Windward, Alpharetta Chattahoochee River Club, Cumming Polo Golf and Country Club, Cumming North Fulton, East Ammersee Lakes, Alpharetta Ashlee Oaks, Alpharetta Cambridge, Alpharetta Carrington Place, Alpharetta Chartwell, Alpharetta Country Club of the South, Alpharetta Doublegate, Alpharetta Ellard, Alpharetta Estates @ Wellington, Alpharetta Falls at Autry Mill, Alpharetta Glen Abbey, Alpharetta Hampton Hall, Alpharetta Horseshoe Bend, Alpharetta Kimball Farm, Alpharetta Lake Laurel, Alpharetta Medlock Bridge, Alpharetta Northshore, Alpharetta Quail Hollow, Alpharetta Randolph Hall, Alpharetta River Walk, Alpharetta St. Ives, Duluth St. Regis, Duluth Sugar Mill, Duluth The Ridge, Alpharetta Windward at Bent Creek Windward at Chasewood Windward at Lakeshore Windward at Wynridge Windward, Bay Pointe Windward, Beacon Hill Windward, Tidewater Woodcliff Woodmore *North Fulton, West Bethany Green, Roswell Brickstone Heights Brookfield West Brookshade Crooked Creek Edenwilde Enclave at the Chattahoochee Fieldstone Farms Foxhall Grand Veridian Harrington Falls Holcombe's Farm Hopewell Grove Houze Common Lake at Cooper Sandy Lake Forest Summit Lake Laurel Lake Windward Laurel Brooke Litchfield Oakstone Glen Pleasant Hollow Farms Providence at Atlanta Nat. Regency Forest Richmond Glen Six Hills Stonegate Stonehedge Summerhill Estates The Concorde The Hermitage The Magnolias The Meadows Welford Trace White Columns Winfield Glen Wingfield Gates *Gwinnett West: Chattahoochee Run Ivy Creek Ivy Green Jones Creek Links Morningview Northwicke Olde Town Village River Laurel River Rush Rivermoore Park Sugarloaf Country Club, Duluth Sugarloaf Park, Duluth Sweet Bottom Plantation, Duluth Twin Creeks Village Park Wellington Lake Wild Timber *Forsyth: Adams Landing, Cumming Anchor on Lanier, Cumming Castlebrooke Chatsworth Chattahoochee River Club, Cumming Deer Lake Grand Cascades, Suwanee Hampton Laurel Springs, Suwanee Legends at Settindown Creek, Cumming Longlake Mashburn's Landing Polo Golf and Country Club, Cumming Providence Plantation Rae's Creek Rivermist Shiloh Farms, Cumming St. Marks St. Marlo Summerwind Three Chimneys Woodland Park © Copyright 2008, Donald Bell Web Site Design by A Stroke of Genius, Inc.