76% of repeat home buyers interview exactly one agent before hiring them.

For first-time buyers, it's 67%.

That's not our claim. That's the National Association of Realtors' own 2025 buyer survey.

And here's how that one agent usually gets picked: 43% of the time, it's a friend, a neighbor, or a relative's recommendation.

But here's your problem. You're relocating.

Your friends are back home. Your neighbor doesn't know a single agent in the city you're moving to. So you do what relocating buyers do: you pick a stranger off a portal, or the agent attached to the first listing you clicked.

The biggest purchase of your life — guided by someone you found the way you'd find someone to mow your lawn.

Now here's the part most buyers don't know.

Since the rules changed in 2024, you're required to sign a written buyer agreement before an agent shows you homes. That agreement is a binding contract. Sign with the wrong agent, and you may be locked in with them for months.

So What Does the Wrong Agent Actually Cost?

A buyer's agent negotiates your price, reads your inspection report, structures your offer, and tells you when to walk away. On a $700,000 home, the gap between a sharp negotiator and a part-timer who closed three deals last year can easily run $35,000 to $70,000 — in price, in repairs you absorbed, in contingencies you didn't know to ask for.

And you don't see an agent's skill during showings or friendly phone calls. You see it when things get real — multiple offers, inspection problems, tight timelines. By then, you're already committed.

You can't interview your way out of this. You don't know the market. You don't even know what questions to ask.

That's Exactly What Prior Advisor Does for You

Prior Advisor is a matchmaking service for relocating buyers. You don't get assigned an agent. You don't get added to a lead list. You start with a conversation — about where you're moving, your timeline, your budget, what your life needs to look like on the other side of this move.

Then we go find the right agents for your situation, in your destination area. Researched. Vetted. Selected on purpose — by people who've watched this industry from the inside for over 22 years and know exactly what separates a strong buyer's agent from a weak one.

And here's what most buyers don't expect: it costs you nothing. Not now, not later, not at closing.

Buyer's agents are already compensated through the transaction. When we match you with the right one, that agent pays us a referral fee. You pay nothing extra — you just get expert guidance before you sign anything binding.

One more thing: you're never stuck. If an agent isn't the right fit at any point, we help you pivot. Our only outcome is your confidence in the decision.

Here's the Whole Plan

Before you sign anything — before you even start touring — tell us about your move. It's a 15-minute conversation. No pressure, no commitment, no cost.

If we're the right fit, we'll find your agent. If we're not, you'll still walk away knowing what questions to ask.

Fifteen minutes now, or months locked in later.

One honest note on timing: the moment to do this is before your signature, not after. Once the buyer agreement is signed, your leverage is gone and the contract decides the rest.