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The Advantages Of Finding A Good Real Estate Agent

By Milos Pesic

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Published: 14Feb2012
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Selling a home is never easy, but during the current buyer's market in most cities a residence sale is more difficult than ever. That's why selecting the best real estate agent can make a big difference in both the price you get and the speed with which your home sells.

Your first decision is whether or not you need a real estate agent. Approximately 20 percent of homes are sold without professional agents. However, most of those do-it-yourself sellers said next time they would hire a professional agent. Also, most do-it-yourself home sellers eventually hire a real estate agent to market their homes.

Without a real estate agent you will have total responsibility for advertising, answering phone calls, showing the home to prospective buyers, assisting with financing, preparing a legally binding sales contract, arranging the sale closing, and handling details of the sale.

Although these tasks may seem formidable, your toughest job selling without a professional agent will be competing with the hundreds of other homes for sale through the local multiple listing service (MLS).

Real estate agent can show prospective buyers dozens of homes in the MLS which meet the buyer's requirements. But you only have one home to sell. Selling against hundreds of homes available through the MLS isn't easy.

Before deciding if you need a real estate agent to market your home, it's best to go through the procedure of selecting an agent. You will discover the specific services agents perform for home sellers and then you can decide if you need professional marketing help.

Interview at least 3 successful real estate agents. To determine if you need an agent, and, if so, which one is best requires interviewing at least three agents who sell homes in your vicinity. Of course, include agents recommended to you by friends and relatives.

When selecting agents to interview, be sure to invite local agents who have recently contacted you about either selling your home or inviting you to their open houses of nearby homes currently listed for sale.

Also contact agents who had "for sale" signs on neighborhood houses which became "sold" signs. In addition, check the newspaper classified ads to learn which agents advertise homes for sale in your vicinity.

Finally, phone nearby brokerages which specialize in homes in your area and ask the manager for the name of that firm's most successful agent who sells homes in your neighborhood. Don't just cold call and talk with any available agent because you are likely to get an inexperienced agent who has "floor duty" when you call.

Don't prepare a house for sale before you visit our real estate portal and educate yourself on this topic.

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