Philip, Just a suggestion since you're new to the community.  You might want to learn the rules of the playground before kicking sand in the faces of those that don't answer the question in the way you desired.  

If you give this community a chance, you'll find overall it is a VERY helpful and for the most part, very polite community.  

You'll also find the Q&A section is often filled with answers that may not suit the original question.  Take what you need, skip what you don't and both the community members AND you will have a better day.

This information has been moved to a blog post. LOL

What do you charge?

Do you think they will take less?

What would you suggest I offer?

Not in any particular order but here's what I hear the most.

1. Can I see it now?

2. How much should I offer?

3. Why are they selling?

4. Do you thing they'll take $______?

5. What's happening with the market?

There are likely as many questions as there are first time homebuyers,  Some are so green they don't even know the questions to ask and you can see their eyes begin to glaze.  Others seem well-prepared but until they actually become homebuyers, aren't quite ready.    Listening helps. A lot. Start with the basics of the process and then go from there based on what you see happening.  Ask lots of questions along the way.   It's a journey with many twists and turns...  

Good luck.  

This seems like the appropriate place to say this - you are really screwing up, buddy. One of the greatest gifts of AR is the referral network. Trust me when I say that outside of the camaraderie and knowledge gleaned in interacting with other agents, the most sought after posts here are the ones from SEO gurus. Agents love tips and tricks about their websites, and then when it comes down to needing an expert, they go to the person who has provided them good service . . . more often than not looking for an expert in the Rain. 

Unless you pull the stick out of your nether regions, there's not one person on this thread that would consider sending you any kind of business because in one simple question you have demonstrated that you are incredibly difficult to work with. 

I have no skin in this game - merely to say - turn your game around in a hurry or your time here will be a complete waste. You have a goldmine here. Grow up.

#1 - Can we see $350,000 houses, even though I can only afford $300,000? Then we could offer low. 

#2 - Why do I have to pay PMI if I'm only putting 5% down?

And if you're still reading, I'm just going to leave these here. 

READING THE ROOM

IT'S YOUR ATTITUDE

Is lunch served?

Can I bring my comfort animal inside?

Know any good Vegan restaurants in this area? 

Is this home haunted?

Why so serious?

If I press here will it prick?

Can I use the bathroom? 

Don't tell me I didn't answer the question. How do you know they don't ask these things??? Have a nice day

Does my credit score impact my ability to buy?

Who much do I need for a down payment?

How do I get the best mortgage? 

When can I go and look at properties? 

Can I offer half price? Can we see it now? Can I buy more? WHY??

How much money do I need?

Can you show me this house I found on Z?

Can you help me find a foreclosure? I watch a lot of HGTV.

Where do we start, we've never done this before? 

In addition to Dan Pittsenbarger's list, I JUST met a first-timer today and got the question "Why do I need to get pre-approved?"

He also asked, "Will the seller pay my Closing costs or do I need to pay them?"

read, Candice A. Donofrio post.  A

Top question - where do we start it's all so overwhelming.  2nd one - we want a totally remodeled home with granite, stainless etc etc etc. Can we get that all for under 250K.

What do I do??? How can I buy a home? What is the process?  Show me homes!!!

1. Is this the best time to buy

2. What do I need to do?

3. How long will it take

4. What should I look for

Process, timelines, how it all works.

1. Is their credit good enough

2. How much per month

3. Any down payment assistance or 0 down

#1 question is "how do I make an offer"

#2 question is "how much should I offer"

What Dan Pittsenbarger said.

They have a variety of questions but most is about the process or timeline of the paperwork. Others are how is the loan going to work. In between showings, you will be answering questions they have. It really depends.

Dan used what I call the stupid questions. Especially the why are you selling one. Who cares, it's listed.

The question that they should ask is "How many successful sales have you handled?

It astounds me how many first time agents target first time homebuyers, the blind leading the blind.  Perhaps these agents are looking for someone to practice on while they learn what they are doing and hope that first time buyers will not notice the mistakes.

I agree with Dan Pittsenbarger 

There are two types of buyers who can be sorted by the questions they ask.

The most revealing are:

1. What's the taxes?
2. How soon can they move out?

It is possible your question pertains to 'What are the questions a buyer needs answered before hiring an agent to help them buy a house?"

Generally speaking they say "can I see this house" when it's 50k to 100k out of their actual budget.

Here are the top 2 questions that I get (and their answers):

https://activerain.com/blogsview/5147194/essential-homebuyer-information---2-most-common-home-buyer-questions

How much will they take for it?

Will you take less than 10 other agents I interviewed?

Can they afford it??

Can they see it now?

What other expenses are there besides the cost of the house?

Is it negotiable?

Top questions, eh?

1. Can you show me property?
2. How long have you been in the business (although they don't really ask me that anymore since my beard has started greying).
3. How much do you think we could get it for?
4. Why hasn't it sold, yet?
5. Can I bring my Greyhound along for the showings?
6. Why not?

Hello Philip, The questions are endless. First time home buyers don't have a reference point for home buying. That is why they need an agent that actually can answer their questions. 

Questions generally evolve around the process.  How do we make an offer? How much should we offer?  Will our offer be accepted? The dreaded question - what if we change our mind!?  

How long will this take? Are you a deal maker?

When do I get the keys?
Can I move some stuff in early?

How much of a home can I buy, how much will my house payment be and how soon do we get our keys?