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Do You Need A Real Estate Professional?
Do you really have the time, energy, information resources and contacts to properly market and sell your home? Would the process be a sooth one? Would it give you more time to focus on your personal life? Would you be able to get the best price for your home? Below I have listed a few areas in which I believe a real estate professional becomes priceless:
Pricing
A real estate professional is best suited to determine a pricing strategy for your property. You don’t want to miss opportunities by overpricing or undervaluing your property. Knowledge about the surrounding areas, pricing trends, local information, and experience will ensure you are getting the best price for your home.
Marketing
A real estate professional has many ways to effectively market your property. Proven marketing methods include flyers, open houses, the internet, local newspapers and listing in the local Multiple Listing Service. The choice of media and frequency of adverting depends a lot on the home and specific market. Overexposure of a property in any media may give a buyer the impression the property is distressed or the seller is desperate. A qualified real estate professional will know when, where and how to advertise your property.
Did you know that in many markets over 50% of real estate sales are cooperative sales; that is, a real estate professional other than yours brings in the buyer?
Negotiation
Your real estate professional can assist you with objectively evaluating every buyer’s proposal without compromising you marketing position. This initial agreement is only the start of a process that involves appraisals, inspections, and financing – and a lot of potential obstacles. Your real estate professional can assist you in writing a legally binding agreement that will be more likely to make it through this complicated process.
Monitoring, Renegotiating and Closing
Between the initial sales agreement and closing, question may arise. For example; unexpected repairs are sometimes required to obtain financing or a concern with the title could potentially be uncovered. Your real estate professional is the best person to objectively help you resolve these issues and move the transaction to a successful closing.
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