Do You Need To Hire A Real Estate Agent To Buy Or Sell Real Estate Anymore?
Buying Or Selling Real Estate Is An Investment
Yes your home is a place to live, but it’s also an investment that if done right, could yield you the best returns on anything you do. However not everyone needs a Realtor. Here are the top reasons people decide to use one.
Peace Of Mind
This is the largest financial decision you might ever make. A Realtor helps bring peace of mind to the trasnaction and edcuate you aloing the way.
Transaction Facilitation
Finding a new home or a buyer for your existing home is only half the battle. You need facilitate the contract to closing because there’s lots of moving parts.
Make the right choice
You aren’t hiring a real estate agent to help you find the right place, you are doing it to help you make the right decision.
Are you thinking about buying or selling real estate soon and you’re wondering whether hiring a real estate agent is worth it? In this video, I’m going to share the pros and cons of hiring a realtor to see if working with an agent is right for you. I’ll also outline some reasons why people choose to hire a realtor and explain why the best decision will actually depend on you.
Why Do People Hire Real Estate Agent?
The main reason people hire real estate agents is to make a more educated choice. Whether you’re buying or selling real estate, it’s a big decision to make, and hiring a real estate agent brings peace of mind. When you’re purchasing a piece of property, you’re making an investment that also happens to be a place to live. When you’re selling real estate, you don’t make money, but you do when you buy it. I don’t care where you buy and sell, I care what you buy and sell.
When you want to sell a property and you want to get the best price, hiring a realtor is your best option. Why? Because it’s all about the market. Real estate agents do more than just open up doors. They have to be skilled in marketing because that’s essentially what you’re hiring them for. If your realtor’s marketing plan is listing your home on the MLS and putting in a yard sign, maybe you hired the wrong one. When you hire the right realtor, you’ll be sure that you’re not getting taken advantage of—whether you’re buying or selling.
The next reason that people hire realtors is to handle all the moving parts of the transaction, as it’s a lot of work. There’s plenty of diligences and processes that you have to follow to legally transact in the state of California. Did you know that California’s average transaction has over 100 pages of documents, all in fine print, that you have to sign? Did you know California requires multiple, multiple inspections that you have to perform, like a retrofit inspection, home inspection, termite inspection, and physical inspection? That’s a lot to worry about, but your realtor can take care of it all.
1 % Home Buyers Used An Agent to buy a house 1 % Home Sellers Used An Agent To Sell A House 1 % of home buyers would use their agent again 1 % Of Home Sellers Would Use Their Agent AgainHere’s When You Might NOT Need To Hire A Real Estate Agent…
There are some situations where you might not need a realtor. For example, if you’re a seller and you already have a buyer that’s paying cash for your property, then you may not need a realtor. Or maybe you sold a couple of hundred houses in your lifetime and you’ve been through multiple transactions from beginning to end. You might know exactly what a deal looks like and smells like.
Is Working With A Realtor Right For You?
Here’s what it comes down to: people hire real estate agents to make an informed decision for them and to do all the running around to get to the closing table. The question shouldn’t be if you should use a realtor, but rather which one you should choose. Not all real estate agents are the same, and who you work with does matter.
I hope this explains why people still hire real estate agents. If you have any additional questions to ask, feel free to reach out to me and I’ll be glad to help you out.
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