I think this spring is a good time for us to start looking .
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user
We should plan to move out of here before July . I'm tired of living in apartments .
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assistant
I know , dear . I am too . But we've just been too busy to look for a house .
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user
We need to find a good realtor .
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assistant
Not necessarily . If we use a realtor to find a house , it will be more expensive .
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user
What do you mean ?
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assistant
Realtors always get a commission.If the realtor helps us find something , we have to pay him .
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user
But doesn't a realtor help with the contract ? I thought they take care of all the legal troubles .
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assistant
Yes , that's often true . But you have to pay them .
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user
I still think we should have a realtor.We ' re new in this country . We don't know all the laws of buying a house.And also , the realtor will inspect the house.He can tell us if the house has
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assistant
Of course we need a home inspector.But we can hire an inspector on our own.And as for the legal problems , I have friends . They can help us .
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user
So how can we find a house if we don't have a realtor ?
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assistant
It takes a little more time . We have to check the ads in the paper.Probably also there are special real estate magazines with ads.Then we have to drive to the homes and look at them .
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user
And doesn't the person selling the house have a realtor ?
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assistant
Sometimes they do , sometimes they don't . It's best to find someone who is selling by themselves .
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user
Why ?
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assistant
Because if the seller has a realtor , their price will be higher.He will have to pay a commission to the realtor .
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user
Hmm . It all sounds very complicated .
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assistant
It is . But buying a house is very important . So it takes time.That ' s why we haven't done it yet . It's very troublesome .
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user
I want to look in the papers today . Maybe we can see something we like .
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assistant