Why you should hire a REALTOR
There are five reasons to hire a REALTOR® when planning to buy or sell property:
Market Expertise; Lowering Your Risk; Saving You Money, Reliable Advice and the REALTOR® Code of Ethics
- Market Expertise: We are immersed in the housing market everyday and are experts in the tools used to interpret this data. Because we receive lots of mandatory continuing education, we are informed of current trends and legal changes. Also, we have access to information it would be difficult for most people to even find let alone interpret.
- Risk: REALTORS® share the risk of home buying and do their best to insure this risk is minimal for all. We give recommendations based on deep knowledge of the marketplace and likely areas of concern. We also recommend experts who can help assure you of the home’s safety or make you aware of any discoverable problems
- Money: Because your REALTOR® understands the market and has the tools to interpret current trends they can help you understand the appropriate price for a property, whether you are a Seller or a Buyer and help you negotiate the best terms for your sale.
- Advice: Buying or selling a home is an emotional decision, so your REALTOR® will help you see beyond personal emotions to what is best for you. This is so important that many REALTORS® hire other REALTORS® to sell or buy their own homes. Also, contracts to buy property will have scores of pages and many addendums. REALTORS® work with these contracts daily so they understand them and will explain them to you.
- Lastly, REALTORS® adhere to the REALTOR® Code of Ethics and professional behavior and because of this we must: Be honest will everyone in a transaction, Disclose all pertinent facts, but never your confidential information; Cooperate with other brokers except when cooperation is not in your interests; Disclose any personal share or interest in a property or transaction and all fees or compensation to every interested party; We must always put your interests first; Realtors cannot deny services to anyone for reasons of Race, religion, sex, family status, handicap, national origin or sexual orientation.
Your REALTOR® works for you, and is obliged to act in your interests, so whether you are a Seller or a Buyer you want representation on your side to assure that you fully understand whatever is happening and that you have the information to make the best choices for yourself.