Buyer Credits & Reduced Listing Fees

As a Military Realtor® specializing in military relocation and VA home purchases, I offer real estate cashback and buyer credits to eligible home buyers in Washington DC, Northern Virginia, and Maryland. I also offer reduced listing fees for homeowners who are selling their property.

Receive A 0.5% Buyer Credit At Settlement

When you buy a home with me as your buyer’s agent in Washington DC, Northern Virginia or Maryland, I negotiate the purchase contract and seller-paid buyer-agent compensation as part of the transaction. Once agreed upon, eligible buyers may receive a credit equivalent to 0.5% of the purchase price at settlement.

Who Can Receive the 0.5% Buyer Credit?

My 0.5% buyer credit is my way of giving back to those who serve our country and our communities. The program is available to eligible military members, veterans, first responders, educators, healthcare professionals, and other community-serving professionals purchasing a home in Washington DC, Northern Virginia, or Maryland.

• Active-duty service members

• Veterans

• Military spouses and families

• VA loan buyers

• Firefighters and first responders

• Teachers

• Nurses, EMTs, and healthcare professionals

• Police and law-enforcement officers

• Social workers

• Other eligible public-service and community-serving professionals

How My Real Estate Cashback Program Works

1. Choose me as your buyer's agent
   I help you search for and purchase a home in Washington DC, Northern Virginia, or Maryland.

2. We discuss the buyer-agent agreement and compensation
   Before beginning the home search, we review the terms of our agency relationship and how compensation will be handled.

3. Your offer is negotiated
   I negotiate with the seller to pay my buyer-agent compensation when we submit an offer. Once agreed, I provide buyers with a credit equal to 0.5% of the purchase price.

4. Your 0.5% credit is documented
   The buyer credit is documented through transaction and settlement documents.

5. The credit is applied at settlement
   Eligible credits may be used toward allowable closing costs or other permitted expenses, subject to lender requirements.

How Can You Use a Real Estate Buyer Credit?

1. Pay eligible closing costs

2. Reduce the cash you need at settlement

3. Pay eligible prepaid expenses or escrow costs

4. Purchase discount points or potentially reduce the interest rate, when permitted by the lender.

Real Estate Cashback, Buyer Rebates & Closing Credits

A real estate cashback program may also be described as a buyer rebate, commission rebate, or buyer credit. The basic concept is that an eligible home buyer receives a portion of the real estate compensation as a credit at closing, subject to applicable laws, lender requirements, and the terms of the transaction.

Sell Your Home for a 2% Listing Fee

Listing Fees Can Be 2.5%–3%

Many sellers don't realize that listing-agent fees can be 2.5% to 3% of the sales price

My listing fee is 2% of the final sales price plus a $395 broker fee. Buyer-agent compensation is negotiated separately based on the transaction and current market conditions. The table below compares a 3% listing fee with my 2% listing fee. They do not represent total seller closing costs or include the buyer agent’s compensation paid in a transaction.

Frequently Asked Questions