A real estate transaction involves one of the biggest financial investments that you'll experience in your lifetime.
You'll need help with pricing, making connections with buyers and marketing open houses, inspections, and help with negotiations to obtain the best price with all of the protection you need and deserve.
Six Reasons to work with a REALTOR®:
- Ethical Treatment. Every REALTOR® must adhere to a strict code of ethics, which is based on professionalism and the protection of the public. As a REALTOR® client, you can expect honest and ethical treatment in all transaction-related matters. The first obligation is to you, the client.
- An Expert Guide. Buying a home usually requires dozens of forms, reports, disclosures, and other technical documents. A knowledgeable expert will help you prepare the best deal, and avoid delays or costly mistakes.
- Objective Information and Opinions. REALTORS® can provide local information on utilities, zoning, schools, and more.
- Expanded Search Power. Sometimes properties are available but not actively advertised. A REALTOR® can help you find opportunities not listed on home search sites and can help you avoid out-of-date listings that might be showing up as available online but are no longer on the market.
- Negotiation Knowledge. There are many factors up for discussion in a deal. A REALTOR® will look at every angle from your perspective, including crafting a purchase agreement that allows enough time for you to complete inspections and investigations of the property before you are bound to complete the purchase.
- Up-to-date Experience. Most people buy only a few homes in their lifetime, usually with quite a few years in between each purchase. Even if you’ve done it before, laws and regulations change. REALTORS® handle hundreds of transactions over the course of their career.
As you enlist the assistance of a real estate agent, make sure to use a REALTOR®.
Luis Rios is an Active Member of the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.
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