Laura's Home Buyer Services

I truly enjoy helping buyers find and purchase their homes in the Colorado Springs area. As one of the top buyers agents in the entire Colorado Springs area I have the experience, knowledge and dedication to help you find the perfect home. In addition to my professional Buyer services, if you are active duty or retired military you will also receive my military appreciation cash back rebate. Whether you are a first time home buyer, a military member PCSing to the Springs, or looking for your dream home, please contact me today as it would be my pleasure to help assist you in anyway possible!  Please take a look at the reviews of me on Zillow and see what Colorado Springs area home buyers and sellers say about my services.     

Service You Deserve, An Agent You Can Trust!

Experienced Guidance by a Trustworthy Adviser to Ensure Your Success

Last year 60% of just under 4,000 Colorado Springs Realtors only closed between 1-3 transactions for the entire year. Many of these agents are either new agents and/or only part time agents. In this market you need a much higher level of experience and expertise to not only help you find and actually get the home of your dreams in the right neighborhood, but to also make your home purchase a successful and enjoyable transaction. The purchase of a home is one the biggest investments you will make, don’t become a learning experience during an unseasoned agents journey trying to gain experience. Put my experience, reputation, and expertise to use for you to ensure you not only get the home of your dreams but also a make a wise investment decision. If you want great results, you will need to consider the ethical values, experience, reputation, and expertise of the Realtor® and their Brokerage.

What You Get When You have Laura on Your Side

Honest & Trustworthy

When you work with me, you can rest assured that you are working with a true professional who always puts the interest of my clients first. You will have a trusted advocate at your side guiding you through your real estate transaction, helping you avoid potential issues and problems that can negatively impact the sale or purchase of your home. Knowing that you are working with an honest professional that you can trust with your largest investment, you will be able to relax and enjoy what can be a very stressful process.   

Experience

Exceptional communication, competent understanding of our real estate contracts and process, along with negotiation skills enables an agent to effectively work with both buyers’ and sellers’, making the difference between a sold contract and one that can collapse. The average Colorado Springs area Realtor sells less than four homes a year which is far from enough experience to fully understand and successfully navigate the many dynamics and difficulties involved in real estate transactions. You don’t want to become a “learning experience” in a agents journey to try and gain experience, rather you want to be able leverage my experience to help ensure your success.

A Realtor who provides exceptional service that truly benefits their clients create raving fans!

Click on the reviews below to see more of my reviews on Zillow from Past Client

Not all Agents Are Created Equal

Having personalized representation from a reputable, experienced and knowledgeable buyers agent can provide you with a huge advantage throughout the home buying process. Your buyer's agent will have a tremendous impact on what is one the biggest decisions, and largest investments you will ever make. Their involvement from the very beginning of your home search, during negotiations, and through the process from going under contract until you close on your home can have a huge impact on you.  Not all REALTORS are the same and there is a reason why only 10% of real estate agents do about 90% of the business.  If you pick an inexperienced or bad agent it can have significant negative implications for you.  It’s an unfortunate fact that many real estate agents only look after one person in real estate transactions, THEMSELVES. I take a much different approach than many Colorado Springs Realtors, in that I truly follow my belief that every single real estate transaction is really only about one person, YOU! As a full service Colorado Springs Realtor and a top Colorado Springs Buyers Agent, I offer complete personalized buyers representation for my clients. You’ll find that there are many advantages that I am able to provide my clients by representing 100% of their interests, backed by a solid reputation, firm ethical beliefs, and the knowledge and experience to make your next real estate transaction not only enjoyable, but also easy.

3 Critical Questions to consider when choosing a REALTOR

1. What kind of reputation and work ethic does the agent have? This can be difficult for you to be able to gauge if you don't know what to look for. I recommend asking and researching the following;

• Talking with or emailing buyers who have used the agent can help give you more incite and information about the agent. I recommend asking if they have a few buyers that they recently helped purchase a home you can contact. Any agent who is confident in their reputation and the services that they provide will have no problem providing you with two or three recent buyers for you to contact. Also look at 3rd party websites like Zillow to see what kind of reviews the agent has been receiving from home buyers and sellers who have used the agent. Because these are 3rd party sites the agent can't manipulate or hand pick the reviews they want.

• Take a detailed look at their personal website. Is it a "canned" site that they just pay a vendor for and they just put their picture on it, or does it provide personalized useful content created by the agent? This gives you a glimpse into how the agent approaches their business and reflection on the level of service that they will provide and the time they will dedicate to you. With over 90% of home buyers doing research online, an agent who works with and provides an outstanding level of buyer services must dedicate time and resource into their personal website to provide buyers with useful, relevant and timely information. This helps inform buyers about the agent, the real estate process, and local market conditions, and it shows how dedicated the agent is to helping ensure buyers have the needed information to help assist in their real estate decisions.

• Ask if they work out of their home or at reputable, well established Brokerage Firm. You probably wouldn't want your lender, doctor, accountant, or lawyer working out of their home and your real estate agent should be no different. Will they let you tour the brokerage office or do they have pictures of it. I am more than happy to provide anyone with a link of a virtual tour of our brokerage office or to come see it in person. If an agent doesn't, there might be a reason why. Where an agent hangs their license and works from represents a lot of how they approach their business.

2. What is the agents experience level?  What type of business do they do?  Do they work with many buyers?

• Ask the agent how many deals they personally (not their team or the brokerage company, but just them) did over the past year. How many of those were with buyers? What is their average sales price? The average agent only does about 3-4 deals each year. Last year about 50% of the agents in the Colorado Springs area didn't even do a single deal representing a buyer. From the real estate contracts, the current housing inventory, changes in regulations, changes in the mortgage industry, and constantly shifting marking conditions, you need to have an agent who is experienced and does a lot of business. If the agent doesn't do enough business, or they don't work with many buyers, they will be more of a liability to you than they will an asset. Also, ask how long have they been in the business? Some agents have been in the business for a very long time but currently do very few real estate deals and as a result probably aren't up knowledgeable on recent changes and trends.

3. How much time will they dedicate to you throughout the entire process? Will they pass you to another agent? 

• Is the agent a full time agent or a part time agent? There are a lot of agents who do real estate on the side, these agents won't have the time or experience that you need.

• Will the agent personally dedicate their time to you throughout the home buying process or will they hand you off to a buyers agent on their team?

• How much time will the agent give you when you start looking at homes? This is very important if you are relocating from out of the state and will be coming into town for only a short period of time to search for a home. You need to have an agent who understands your needs and will dedicate the time you will require during your home search.

• How fast does the agent respond to your emails or phone calls? Whether or not the agent gets back to you in a reasonable amount of time speaks volumes as to how they value your needs and questions.

7 Reasons Why Laura's Buyer Services Are Second to None  

1. I will provide you with 1st class real estate services and I WILL NOT hassle you or waste your time! I am in business to provide a service to meet your needs and interests, and I work very hard to ensure that I provide my clients with unmatched service. My goal is to not only meet but to exceed your expectations. 

2. Very few Colorado Springs REALTORS work with more buyers than I do. I have the experience, knowledge, and reputation backed by strong ethical values to successfully guide you from the very early stages of your home search all the way through to closing on your home.  I will be able to ensure not only a successful transaction but will also make the home search and the buying process enjoyable.  

3. I will provide you with a personal customized Colorado Springs MLS direct home search portal to assist you in your home search.  Because this is connected directly to the official Pikes Peak MLS system, it is much better and far more accurate than other non-direct MLS sites out there like Zillow or Trulia.  This powerful search portal can only be created by a local REALTOR.  I think you’ll find this system will not only save you time, but also provide you with an excellent tool and advantage in finding that dream home that fits your exact needs. This will help not only help you get a better feel for the various areas and what you can get for the money but it will also help me better understand what you are looking for. Once I have a better understanding of what you like and do not like, I will be able to help you eliminate homes and areas that won't fit your needs and to find more homes that truly fit are what you are looking for.  

4. Backed by a complete team, I am able to dedicate 100% of my attention to you from the beginning stages of your home search all the way to closing. I will help facilitate, advise, and walk you through every step of the complex home buying process. 

5. I am fully qualified and highly skilled in the back-and-forth negotiations and financing queries that precede the closing of most real estate transactions. I represent your interests 100% and I’m committed to help protect your best interests in the purchase. Representing you and supporting you: That’s a powerful combination!

6. I have an intimate knowledge of the Colorado Springs real estate market, housing inventory, home market values, new construction developments, market trends, zoning, school districts, community and neighborhood information.

7. I promise that I will work hard to help you find your dream home, and do my absolute best to represent your best needs to make your home search and purchase enjoyable.

If you're like most people, buying a home is the biggest investment you will ever make. So whether you're buying a starter home, your dream home, high end luxury home, an investment property, or a new construction why not take advantage of my experience as a local market expert for Colorado Springs real estate to make the most informed decisions you can, every step of the way?  Please feel free to contact me if with any questions you might have. 

What Colorado Springs Home Buyers are saying about Laura's services

Choosing the right Colorado Springs real estate agent to help you through the home buying process is critical. A great agent can not only help make the entire process enjoyable and fun, but can also be the difference of finding your dream home as well as saving you money and successfully closing the transaction. How do you know if you are picking a great agent that will actually look after your needs and not theirs? One of the best ways to see if the agent is a right fit for you and has the necessary experience, professionalism, and expertise to truly be an asset throughout the process is to communicate directly with the agent and also to find out what past clients have to say about them. Please feel free to contact me at anytime, it would be my pleasure to help assist you in anyway possible, and I would love the opportunity to show you how I can make your next real estate transaction not only successful but also enjoyable! I invite you to check out what past clients have said about my real estate services by taking a look at the reviews of me on Zillow.       

As the wife of a former military officer, I have profound respect and admiration for the members of our Armed Forces.  I fully understand the details, stresses, complications, and the process involved in military moves.  To express my appreciation to our military members I offer a military cash back program if you allow me to help find your Colorado Springs home.  If you are active duty or retired military purchasing or selling a home in the Colorado Springs area you qualify for my military cash back program and can receive up to $6,200 cash back.  If you end up purchasing and selling a home with me you will receive up to a total of  $12,400 cash back.  I work with a lot of military members during their PCS with their home purchase or sale, and my military appreciation rebate has given over $500,000 back to our military families.

Benefits of my military appreciation program over other programs.

1. Higher cash rebate.

2. The Laura Kaan Team with The Platinum Group Realtors provides you with complete real estate services from the beginning of the search process until after closing helping you through the entire home purchase transaction.

3. I am a full time dedicated professional ranked in the top 1% of all Realtors in Colorado Springs, so you are guaranteed that you are receiving the utmost in professional buyer services with unwavered ethical values.

4. I will be your Buyer's Agent and you will not be handed off to another agent. With other programs you get a Realtor that is assigned to you without a say. Other programs claim they pre-screen the agents which is not 100% true. They outsource their program to a third party who does not “screen” individual Realtors rigorously, but rather has a contract with a few local Real Estate companies who will then distribute your information to their agents. As a result you have no say or guarantee as to the quality of agent you get to work with you and it is possible for you to get an inexperienced real estate agent.

5. I have a dedicated team which enables me to give you 100% of my personal attention to help you find the perfect home and help you through the entire home purchase process even before you arrive to search for a home.

6. I have personal experience with military life and completely understand your unique relocation needs and I help many military members relocating to Colorado Springs each year.

7. I utilize advanced technology and internet based tools to help aid in your relocation.

8. Our personalized home search tools help to reduce the time it takes to find the perfect home when you actually come to Colorado Springs to find a home.

9. You will receive a personalized home search website that will pull homes that fit what you are looking for directly from the MLS system. Your personal website will let you know whenever there are new listings that fit your criteria or any price or status changes to the listings that you have on your website. This is a powerful tool that will save you time searching by doing all the work for you. You will also have complete access to search the MLS on our interactive map.

10. I use eContracts which is an internet based contract system. This system has proven to be extremely beneficial for my out of state military clients. If any contract issues arise when you are not here in Colorado Springs I can just email you the contract and you can sign it online. I have actually had clients who have signed contracts while in Iraq.

11. You will receive a complimentary Colorado Springs relocation packet which provides outstanding information about the Colorado Springs area including a map showing neighborhood locations to make your transition a little easier.

12. I can provide you with a network of trusted lenders, inspectors, contractors, and other resources needed to help assure a smooth real estate transaction.

13. Outstanding track record of success! As one of the top real estate agents in Colorado Springs I have the knowledge of the areas, market conditions, local schools, the buying and selling process, and the experience to better negotiate the price and terms of your real estate transactions.

14. My military appreciation program is extended to all active duty military and retired military members.

I Have helped Hundreds of Military Members for over Twelve Years Giving over $500,000 Back to our military families

"Laura was absolutely great to work with and she was really understanding of the military culture!"
                                       Travis (SFC US Army)

"You  were extremely helpful and professional, if you ever need a potential  client to speak with us don't hesitate for a second to ask us. SUPERB  JOB!”
                                           Joe (COL. USAF Ret.)

"Laura  is the epitome of what a Real Realtor should be, professional, cordial,  but above all honest. She ensured that I was talking for and provided  sound advice on properties. I would recommend Laura to represent me  anytime.”
                                           Edwin (Officer. USAF)

"We  were moving moving across country with the military. Due to our  circumstances, we could not get out to Colorado to house hunt. Laura  took videos and pictures for us. She was wonderful, and did her best to  find us a great home - and she did. We are very happy with the house we  bought, and she made the process easy and simple.”
                                           Greta (US Army)

"I  was having problems dealing with a different realtor while I was  deployed to Afghanistan, a friend of mine told me about Laura Kaan and  how he was able to purchase a house while he was still stationed in  Germany. I contacted her from down range and was immediately impressed  with her performance. She responded quickly to all my emails, questions  and concerns, due to my situation I was not able to use the phone easily  so all communication was completed over E-mail. Once I returned to the  states she had no problem's working around my schedule to include  weekends, the houses she showed me were all listed out and organized by  region to maximize time. I couldn't believe how quickly we were able to  knock out the list giving me a clear picture of what I had available in  my price range. Start to finish she did and incredible job and worked  harder than anyone I've seen in this business"
                                              Jon (US Army)