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购物英语对话 第3讲:找房子

Source: 恒星英语学习网  Onion  2009-03-10  我要投稿   论坛   Favorite  

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 they do, sometimes they don't.
It's best to find someone who is selling by themselves.
TANYA: Why?
IVAN: Because if the seller has a realtor, their price will be higher.
He will have to pay a commission to the realtor.
TANYA: Hmm. It all sounds very complicated.
IVAN: 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.
TANYA: I want to look in the papers today. Maybe we can see something we like.
IVAN: Alright. I'll buy a newspaper when I go to the drug store.


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