The education and training. Real estate agents are educated, tested, and professionally licensed on filling out the legal contracts and addenda used with real estate. We make sure you are compliant with deadlines, contingencies, and help to clear any clouds of title once commitment comes back.
The coordination with other agents, lenders, and title company through the entire process from start to finish. We make sure everyone has all paperwork and information needed along the way.
Screening and scheduling of all showings that are coming through your home. It can be scary to open your door and let strangers walk around. An agent takes that bit of uncertainty away and handles the risk, which keeps you from having to worry about that. No taking off work and no cancelling of your plans.
We are trained in negotiations. It's hard not to become emotional when low offers or hard negotiations start, but a good agent stays level-headed and continues working through those tough times, to make sure you are protected and taken care of.
A lot of for sale by owners have "looky-loos" which just want to see a house. An agent can sort out any non-serious buyers pretty quickly by contacting lenders and requesting pre-approvals.
Agents have access to the multiple listing service (MLS), which gets that information out in front of all the agents who are scouring that MLS daily searching for their buyer's next home. The MLS also sends listings out to all the third-party websites shortly after upload, so way more exposure that way. Not to mention any company websites, social media accounts, etc. As a buyer, if you have an agent watching the MLS for your next property, they will usually see what's new a little before it pops up on all those third-party sites. Advantage!
Working with and accommodating all service providers throughout the process. Inspectors, surveyors, appraisers, photographers, etc. You won't have to scramble your schedule around to meet anyone, your agent can do it all.
Access to market data to be able to pull comps for sellers and buyers. Making sure buyers are getting the best property for their money, and that sellers are getting the most money for their property.
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