Ever question if a Real Estate Agent earns their commission? Think you could sell your home on your own and save money on commission? Below are 20 reasons that not only should you use a real estate professional to sell your home, but why you should be happy to pay them a commission to do so.
As real estate agents we:
- Advocate for you during the entire home selling process
- Take time to uncover your goals, objectives, and concerns
- Research homes in the area and prepare a competitive market analysis
- Provide comps and suggestions on asking price
- Help with decluttering while advising on home repairs or upgrades
- Hire a professional real estate photographer
- Craft a thoughtful, compelling property description
- Place your home on the agent only database(MLS) and hundreds of public real estate sites like Zillow
- Market the property by providing signage and using print and digital marketing strategies
- Host open houses at your request
- Manage and coordinate all showing requests with your schedule
- Qualify any potential buyers
- Negotiate offers on your behalf with buyer agents
- Assist with various financial aspects of the home sale
- Provide oversight and follow up related to property inspections and repairs
- Assist with gathering essential property documents
- Manage all dates and deadlines related to the contract
- Monitor buyer’s loan status leading up to closing
- Work directly with the title company to ensure the accuracy of all closing procedures
- Present at closing to ensure all your interests are protected