购物英语口语:找房子 Looking For A New House-购物英语

购物英语口语:找房子 Looking For A New House

IVAN: I think this spring is a good time for us to start looking.
TANYA: We should plan to move out of here before July.
I'm tired of living in apartments.
IVAN: I know, dear. I am too. But we've just been too busy to look for a house.
TANYA: We need to find a good realtor.
IVAN: Not necessarily. If we use a realtor to find a house, it will be more expensive.
TANYA: What do you mean?
IVAN: Realtors always get a commission.
If the realtor helps us find something, we have to pay him.
TANYA: But doesn't a realtor help with the contract?
I thought they take care of all the legal troubles.
IVAN: Yes, that's often true. But you have to pay them.
TANYA: 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 any problems.
IVAN: 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.
TANYA: So how can we find a house if we don't have a realtor?
IVAN: 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.
TANYA: And doesn't the person selling the house have a realtor?
IVAN: Sometimes

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