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Reasons Why You Need a Real Estate Agent

Author: Navjeet Kaur
by Navjeet Kaur
Posted: Nov 07, 2013

Whatever reason you have for buying a house, may it be due to your decision of leaving your previous house or buying your first house, it is necessary that you think about considering the services of a real estate agent. There are now a lot of people who do not consider the service of these agents, since they think that there is no reason for hiring their service. Actually, there are a number of things that a real estate agent could do for you in order to make the purchase of your house go smoothly. Below mentioned are some of these reasons:

First, a real estate agent could easily provide you with a list of properties that you can choose from, depending on the information that you provide. This means that you will save a lot of time that you otherwise need to spend looking for the property you want to purchase. If you personally do the search for properties for sale in a certain area, then it would definitely take a lot of time and it would also be a tiring task for you. A real estate agent has access to information about different types of properties that are sold in an area. You do not have to bother doing intensive research, since the agent has already done it for you. What is left for you to do is to simply select from the list of properties that is presented to you.

Second, a real estate agent knows a lot regarding the properties surrounding a certain area. This would give him the capacity to offer you the properties based on what you are looking for. Most of the agents in different places today know a lot regarding the homes that are being sold in their area. You just have to make sure that you are clear in your mind and you already have decided on what type of property you are looking for. Since you have a set budget for the purchase that you want to make, the agent could also help you in finding a property that is worth the money that you have.

Third, purchasing a house is somehow stressful in some cases, since you need to handle the deal that will be offered to you by the seller. If you do not have the right knowledge about the market, then you might end up being cheated on the deal that you have agreed for. This is why you need to give this kind of work to a real estate agent. His knowledge about real estate and experience could surely help you get the property you want at a reasonable price. There will be fewer chances that you will be cheated, since a real estate agent is knowledgeable enough. Just let the real estate agent do his work, since he knows that it is also his responsibility to come up with a deal that would satisfy both, the buyer and the seller.

Lastly, a real estate agent has all the knowledge regarding legal documents that should be prepared for the purchase. You do not need to worry about legalities of the transaction or deal, since the agent will take care of it. If there are things that you need to do by yourself, then you could take the help of the agent about how you are going to accomplish these.

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Determining the property value with the help of a real estate agent can help save a lot of unnecessary expenditure later on.
  • Determine the exact plans for the said property, whether it is to wholesale the property to another investor, follow the buy and hold method where one can rent the property out, and owner financing with a down payment or selling the property to a retail buyer.
  • Marketing and selling the property should be done carefully and in a planned manner by advertising it strategically.

Nowadays, making offers without inspecting a property or purchasing one without physically seeing it is becoming a common phenomenon, as many investors are discovering that in spite of all wholesaling smarts, the local competition is forcing them to make sight unseen offers, in order to get any acceptance due to the local speed challenges. Another reason for this is to be able to tap into markets further away where there might be better deals and cast a wider net. Bumping up the volume of an enterprise and scaling the real estate investment operations faster are also some reasons for the increased popularity of flipping homes.

There are, however, certain challenges that need to be looked into. Investors have the power to put contingencies in their purchase offers to give them an easy way out of the contract. These include contingencies, like inspections, appraisals and financing. Another one of the most overlooked issues is that if one is trying to do both, buy and sell sight unseen, then one cannot know what is actually being resold. Passing on a bad deal with a buyer can very quickly and easily crush the reputation and credibility of a real estate firm without them intentionally wanting to cause the offense. Also, the multiple scams that have been experienced in this field, where building facades with nothing behind them have been financed and sold, also makes many investors wary of sight unseen offers.

In conclusion, the wisest thing is to always have a property inspected before closing a deal to ensure a safe and profitable investment.

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