Feb 22, 2017 / Buying

5 Reasons To Use A Real Estate Agent

When you hire a real estate agent whether you are buying or selling your home, what exactly are you getting?

 

Experience and expertise in real estate transactions!

Most people sell only a few homes in their lifetime, usually with several years in between each sale. Even if you’ve done it before, laws and regulations change. REALTORS® on the other hand manage hundreds of transactions over the course of their career.

What you get most is advice. From how to improve your curb appeal to handling rental properties to questions about renovations, title insurance, mortgages rules and mortgages, if your real estate agent doesn’t know the answer, they certainly know where to find it.

Selling or buying a home requires dozens of forms, reports, disclosures, and other technical documents. A knowledgeable agent will help you prepare the best deal, and interpret the jargon on your behalf. Buying and selling your home requires legal documents, so the tiniest mistake or omission could cost your home or worse.

Contrary to what some people believe, real estate agents do not select prices for a house. A good agent acting as an advocate, will help guide clients to make the right choices for themselves. Then based on market supply, demand and conditions, the REALTOR® will devise a marketing and negotiation strategy.

Access to superior marketing channels!

A lot of time and effort goes into marketing a property: realtor websites; online listing sites; print advertising, open houses, social media and more. But a property doesn’t sell due to advertising alone. A large share of real estate transactions come as a result of networking from previous clients, friends, and family. That’s called hustle!

A top producing real estate agent wants to entice serious buyers  to immediately write an offer. This means they often act as a filter, handling all of the tire-kicking phone calls or overly aggressive agents.

Fine-tuned negotiating skills!

You don’t need nerves of steel to be a good negotiator but it does help to have someone take the emotional side out of selling your home.

For most people, selling or buying a property represents the largest transaction they’ll ever make. Having a REALTOR® acting as third party helps stay focused on the issues most important to you.

Good real estate agents are not simply messengers, delivering buyer’s offers to sellers and vice versa. They are professionals who are trained to present their client’s case in the best light and agree to hold client information confidential from competing interests.

Being a skilled negotiator is big part of the real estate agent job description.

Neighbourhood ‘know-how’!

Agents possess intimate knowledge and know where to find the industry buzz about any neighbourhood. They can provide local information on utilities, zoning, schools, and more.

REALTORS® also have comparable sales data at their finger tips.  For example, you may know that a home down the street was on the market for $350,000, but an agent will know it had upgrades and sold at $285,000 after 65 days on the market and after twice falling out of escrow.

…a friend for life!

Even the smoothest transactions that close without complications can come back to haunt. Many questions can pop-up that were overlooked in the excitement of closing. Good real estate agents stand by ready to assist. Worthy and honest REALTORS® don’t leave you in the dust to fend for yourself.

And yes it’s true, a top producing real estate agent is a friend for life. 🙂

Whether looking to buy or sell your home, the Karen Paul Team would love to work with you.  Contact us Today!

Our team of real estate sales professionals is committed to finding you, your dream home. Whether you’re looking to buy or sell, the Karen Paul team is here to help with any questions.


 

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