The Top Ten Reasons to Hire a Real Estate Agent...

1) Education & Experience

You don't have to know everything about how to sell real estate if you hire an agent 

who already does. The trick is to hire the right agent. Generally speaking, this 

means hiring an experienced, highly trained agent who knows your

town and your neighborhood.

2) Agents are Buffers

  If you are a buyer, a good agent will make all of the appointments to show you 

properties, will guide you through each home, will explain contract terms, etc. If you 

are a seller, he or she will show your home to only qualified buyers, will make 

all of the showing appointments directly with you, will explain all 

contract terms, etc.

3) Realtors Work For You at Their Own Risk

In most cases, Realtors don't get paid until the sale closes. Can you imagine 

another business were an individual puts in many hours of work, without any 

guarantee of being paid? Sandee and I only get paid when you close on 

your new home. Therefore, if we don't do a great job and either sell

your home and/or find you the perfect new home,

we don't make a dime.

4) Realtors Have Access to Most of the Inventory

 According to the National Association of Realtors, approximately four-fifths of all 

of the homes that are available for sale are listed with Realtors. We know 

what's on the market & will show you everything in the price range and 

area that you are looking for. In addition, we know immediately when 

new listings come on the market, so you can find that 

"perfect home" before another buyer swoops in 

and buys it.

5) Real Estate Has it's Own Language

If you don't know the difference between a CMA and a PUD, you are better off hiring 

someone that does. Experienced Realtors know the "ins and outs" of the business, 

and can help guide you through your entire transaction. If you try to do it on your 

own, and don't know the lingo, you may make some costly mistakes.

6) A Good Realtor is Always Available

There aren't many professionals that are available to help you seven days a week, 

from morning 'till night. Good Realtors, like Sandee and Clint, are virtually 

always "on call" to answer any questions that you may have.

7) Selling a Home is Time Consuming

Some homes sell overnight and some take months to sell. We will work hard 

everyday, for as long as it takes, to  either sell your home or find you the 

perfect home. And don't forget...our work comes with a guarantee:

if your home sale or purchase doesn't close, we don't get paid.

8) Price Guidance

Contrary to what most people believe, agents do not select prices for buyers and 

sellers. However, a good agent, with a thorough knowledge of the local real 

estate market, will help guide clients to make the right decisions for themselves.

9) Handle Volumes of Paperwork

Today's purchase agreements can run 10 pages or more. This does not include 

federal and state mandated disclosures nor disclosures dictated by local 

custom. One tiny mistake, such as a missed signature, missed initial or 

grammatical error, could cost you thousands of dollars and/or the house 

of your dreams. A good agent makes sure that this doesn't happen.

10) Negotiation Skills & Confidentiality

Good agents negotiate well because, unlike buyers and sellers, they can remove 

themselves emotionally from the transaction. Skilled agents, such as these, 

are not messengers, delivering buyer's offers to sellers and vice versa. 

Instead, they are highly trained professionals who know how to present 

their client's case in the most positive light, while, at the same time 

holding their client's guarded information completely confidential.

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