b>When the time comes to 1. The Security of Your
sell your home, it seems Family and Home
like your To Do list is a
mile long. The house has to You cannot put a value on the
be immaculate inside and out, the security of your family and home.
hoards of potential buyers are You want your family to be safe
beating on your door, and the in your home without having to
legal and financial details of worry. But remember when I
the home sale process loom. mentioned the hoards of potential
Don’t be tempted to handle this buyers for your home? If you
situation by yourself; instead, sell your home yourself, you have
make your life infinitely easier to meet with each one of these
and use a Realtor® to help you buyers by yourself. The problem
sell your home. is you never know who these
people really are. It’s horrific
The lure of saving money is a to consider, but it has happened
strong one. Most Realtors® where people have gone to a home
charge between 5% and 7% on on the premise of looking to
commission. As the seller, this purchase it and instead have
comes out of your proceeds at committed a crime.
closing. I know you’re doing the
math right now, and thinking that When you use a Realtor®, you
there’s no way that using a don’t have to meet with the
Realtor® is worth anywhere near potential buyers and thus expose
this much money. However, it yourself and your family to
truly is worth every penny; here possible harm. Instead, each
are the top 3 reasons why you person that enters your home is
should use a Realtor® when accompanied by a licensed
selling your home. Realtor®. This helps you
twofold. First, because the
person is in your home with a immaculate? When you sell your
Realtor®, you and your family home yourself, this has to be
don’t need to be there. This true 100% of the time. People
mitigates the risk of someone can and will pull up outside your
harming you while in your home. home and demand to look inside at
Secondly, the chance of someone any time of the day or night. If
committing a crime against your you ask them to come back at a
property, either through theft or more convenient time, you could
vandalism, is drastically reduced easily lose a sale.
by their Realtor® being present.
But by using a Realtor®, this
hassle is saved and your time is
2. The Value of Your Time reaffirmed to be as valuable as
you and I both know that it is.
Let’s backup for the moment to a Your Realtor® handles all the
point I mentioned previously – phone calls, and is specially
the hassle of dealing with trained in how to answer these
potential buyers. When you sell calls professionally without
your home yourself, you’re the compromising the sale of your
sole contact with potential home. And your Realtor®
buyers. If someone wants coordinates the showings with
information, they contact you. other Realtors®, leaving you with
This means your phone will be specific times for the showings.
ringing constantly. And you This will allow you to relax and
can’t just ignore these calls; if enjoy the time you have remaining
you do, your house will take even in your home.
longer to sell.
3. The Value of Peace of Mind
Even better…remember the part for the Future
about keeping your house
Selling a home is a complicated are required to carry what’s
legal and financial prospect. known as Errors & Omissions
Sure, you can buy generic forms insurance. This insurance
to fill out for the Purchase protects you from such little
Agreement and everything else errors. If there’s a problem,
needed. But what assurance do the insurance company is who
you have that they’re filled out works to resolve the situation,
in a way that protects you for not you.
the future? After all, you
certainly don’t want to deal with So don’t succumb to the lure
a lawsuit five years from now of saving a potential
with your buyer saying that you commission. Hiring a
made an error in the paperwork on Realtor® is the absolute best
the transaction. thing you can do as you prepare
to sell your home.
When you hire a Realtor®, they
shoulder this burden. Realtors®
About the Author:
Eric Bramlett currently manages his Tulsa Real Estate Guide, his Austin Real Estate company’s website, & his Austin Lofts Guide.
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