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Six reasons you need a REALTOR® |
- A real estate transaction is complicated. In most cases, buying or
selling a home requires disclosure forms, inspection reports, mortgage
documents, insurance policies, deeds, and multi-page government-mandated
settlement statements. A knowledgeable guide through this complexity can
help you avoid delays or costly mistakes.
- Buying or selling a home is time consuming. Even in a strong market, homes in
our area stay on the market for an average of several weeks. And it
usually takes another 60 days or so for the transaction to close after
an offer is accepted.
- Real estate has its own language. If you don’t know a CMA from a
PUD, you can understand why it’s important to work with someone who
speaks that language.
- REALTORS® have done it before. Most people buy and sell only a few
homes in a lifetime, usually with quite a few years in between each
purchase. And even if you’ve done it before, laws and regulations
change. That’s why having an expert on your side is critical.
- REALTORS® provide objectivity. Since a home often symbolizes family,
rest, and security, not just four walls and roof, home buying is often a
very emotional undertaking. And for most people, a home is the biggest
purchase they’ll ever make. Having a concerned, but objective, third
party helps you keep focused on both the business and emotional issues
most important to you.
- REALTORS® are members of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, a
trade organization of more than 1 million members nationwide. REALTORS®
subscribe to a stringent code of ethics that helps guarantee the highest
level of service and integrity.
Reprinted from REALTOR® Magazine Online by permission of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
Copyright 2005. All rights reserved.
www.REALTOR.org/realtormag
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