THE TARTAN TEAM

Buying

Buy on evidence, not on “trust me.”

Offer strategy in writing. A builder’s eye on every inspection. And your exact fee in a written proposal before you sign anything.

The biggest purchase of your life will run on somebody’s judgment. You should get to check it.

Most buyers get a verbal opinion at every decision point: what to offer, what the inspection means, when to walk. You’re asked to trust “market knowledge” that never appears on paper and can never be checked afterward.

Our clients get the analysis in writing at every one of those moments — and two brokers who walk them through every page of it. See how the process works.

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The Offer Strategy Report

Before you write an offer, you see the competitive picture in writing: what the data says, what we'd do, and why. Built for the moment your gut and the market disagree.

02

Construction-trained inspection judgment

Dave is a master electrician, carpenter, and seasoned flipper. He reads an inspection report the way a builder does — what's cosmetic, what's structural, and what it should cost to fix. That judgment has saved clients tens of thousands.

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Financial tools that can say no

Built from scratch to help you honestly evaluate the purchase: what you'd carry, what you'd need to earn, whether the math works. Sometimes the right answer is don't — our tools are allowed to say so.

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Negotiation with a paper trail

Repair credits, price reductions, seller concessions — negotiated in writing and documented at closing, so you can see exactly what the representation earned you.

Buying new construction? That’s our home turf.

The site rep works for the builder. The contract was written by the builder’s attorneys. The “free” upgrades are priced into the deal. New construction is where buyers most need representation and are most often told they don’t.

We research Clark County’s communities in depth — builders, floor plans, lot premiums, incentive structures — and Dave walks the build with the eye of someone who’s wired and framed houses himself.

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How the engagement works

  1. 1

    A free 20-minute strategy call. No pitch. We ask about your search; you ask us anything.

  2. 2

    A written Engagement Proposal. Exact scope, exact fee, one sentence on why it’s the fee — before you sign anything.

  3. 3

    You decide, on your timeline. And if you ever change your mind, every proposal includes a fire-us-anytime clause.

Buyer questions

There's no one-size-fits-all fee, because there's no one-size-fits-all engagement — a first purchase, a new-construction build, and a cash purchase with a narrow scope are different work. So the proposal is designed around your goals and situation: after a free strategy call, you receive a written Engagement Proposal with your exact scope, your exact fee, and one sentence explaining why it's the fee. The number in the proposal is the number — no surprises at closing, no fees buried in the deal.

The analysis in writing. Before you offer, you see an offer strategy report — what the data says, what we'd do, and why. During inspection, you get Dave's construction-trained read on what's cosmetic and what's structural. And our financial tools are built to tell you when the math doesn't work, including when the right answer is to keep renting or stay put.

Extensively — it's one of our specialties. Builder contracts, incentive structures, and construction quality are exactly where unrepresented buyers get hurt, and exactly where Dave's background as a master electrician and builder pays for itself. Start with our new construction guides to see the depth we go to.

Then your engagement should be scoped that way — expert judgment at the moments that matter (offer strategy, inspection response, contract review) rather than end-to-end representation. Tell us what you want to own; the proposal covers exactly what remains. And if you want to run the whole purchase solo, we'll point you to DIY Homebuyer Academy — we built it for exactly that.

You should. Talk to two or three, including us — and ask all of them the same questions: Will you put your exact fee and scope in writing before I sign? Can I see a sample of your analysis? Have you ever advised a client to walk away? The answers separate real representation from a nice personality.

Start your search with the full picture.

Twenty minutes, free. You’ll leave with a written proposal — exact scope, exact fee — and zero obligation.

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