Realtor Hire: An Invaluable Service
In The Home Buying Process 

REALTOR Hire Process: An invaluable service for you 

in the home buying market. They bring an array of knowledge that is difficult to match: They can save you from so many headaches - that you just cannot start think about!

Did you know that there are more than 180 steps leading to successfully close on your home?

Mind twisting isn’t it?

Although there is no silver bullet, no “one size fits all” kind of thing, there is some  method to the process that, if you are aware of it

  and follow it to a certain degree, you can avoid the swirls and doldrums of madness the home hunting can become.

One of the first decisions that you might keep in mind when you set off your home buying process is to make a decision of whether or not you will enlist the services of a local real estate agent who is knowledgeable of your area or if you will strike on your own.

It is not impossible to do the whole process by yourself – I have done that once prior to become an agent!

However, you will be working twice as hard – with no added benefit.

FYI: A REALTOR® is a "real estate agent" who belongs to the National Association of Realtors – if you are so inclined you can get more info from their website. Please click here for NAR website

Other that your local real estate agent can deliver a job as good if he/she cares for thy clients the way every professional should do whether belonging to an association or not.

…If you are curious, yes, we are supposed to spell REALTOR ® with all capital letters and append that little are for trade mark.

Here Is What A REALTOR Hire Brings To The Table

These highly skilled professionals bring an array of knowledge that is difficult to match:

• They have to study to prior to be licensed, a course study that is regarded among the most difficult to master.
  
• Once licensed, they are regulated by the State Real Estate Commissioner, whose highest mandate is to protect the consumer and that means you the homebuyer.
• All real estate agents are required to take a certain number of continuing education classes to maintain their license, so the professionals are always honing their skills
  
• They have access to multiple listings service– a computer database where virtually 100% of house for sale are listed - with daily updates on all homes that come in the market. It also provides up to the minute Information on price – thing that you probably would not have on your own.
  
• Because agents are on the field daily, their information is always fresh and up to the minute.
  

It Is Your Call

When you decide for a REALTOR hire, you will develop working relationships with many other professionals that will come to play in the process of acquiring you home: home inspector, contractor of all sorts, surveyors, residential loan bankers [loan officers], real estate attorneys all of whom play crucial roles in expediting the process and bringing it to a successful …and, hopefully – at a low level of stress.

Naturally, the final decision is yours!

As I said above I did it once without the benefit of a real estate professional – but it would have been ways more enjoyable if I had counted with one.

…Hey, now you know that REALTOR hire will cost you very little or, most likely, no money at all! And perhaps it will be the best hiring that you will ever make!

My friendly advice is that you get recommendations from family and friends and –very early on your home buying process do hire a real estate professional.

You will be surrounded by people who care and know enough to make a difference in the process.

You will be glad that you did!

One the most valuable benefit that a real estate agent can bring to you is the comparable properties in the area you are looking to buy. Please click here to read more on my page “Home Comps”

REALTOR hire is but one of the ten most important steps that will lead you to a successful purchase of your new home!

Please follow these links to learn more about the other nine steps:       

JC Fagundes, Head Broker
EQUAL SERVICE TO ALL.
Residential. Commercial. Investments.
Ph: 404 801 4141

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