ArticlesReader.com Menu
Newest Articles
Most Viewed Articles
ArticlesReader.com RSS
Submit Article
Login
Signup
Search the articles

Articles Main Categories
Advice
Animals
Automobiles
Business
Career
Communications
Computer Programming
Computers
Entertainment
Environment
Family
Fashion
Finance
Food
Health & Medical
Home & Garden
Humor
Internet Business
Internet Marketing
Legal
Leisure & Recreation
Marketing
Other
Politics
Reference & Education
Religion
Self Improvement
Sports
Technology & Science
Travel
Writing
Subscribe
Receive alert message from us when new articles submitted to our site for free.

Enter your name

Enter your email

Syndicate

















Related Products
Home::Home & Garden

The Benefits Of A Professional Realtor®

Author : Lori Osenbaugh
Buying and selling property is not as easy as you may think. There are many things that you have to consider when purchasing a home, or when putting a home up for sale. That is why there are real estate professionals out there armed with the skills and knowledge needed to make this process easier. Read below to see how a real estate agent can help you in your real estate transaction.

The Benefits of a Sellers Agent

When you list your property through a real estate company, the individual with whom you list is known as the sellers agent, or listing agent. The very first thing that a listing agent has to offer a seller is a comparative market analysis, or, a CMA. A CMA compares your property to other real estate property listings, preferably ones that have sold. The goal of the agent is to compare apples to apples. In other words, they compare MLS listings (a.k.a the multiple listing service) with similar square footage, whether or not the property has a garage, the types of flooring the home has etc. In the end of this analysis, the agent provides you with a figure for which he or she feels that your property will sell.

Once you have chosen a sellers agent, you enter an agreement with them, often called an exclusive right to list agreement. This simply creates a legal relationship between your agent and yourself. Once your house is listed in the MLS listings, there is still much more your real estate professional can do for you. Real estate agents advertise property within their office and on their own personal websites. They often send out news letters, flyers, post cards and offer MLS bulletins for other realtors to see so that your property gains maximum exposure. In addition to advertisements, real estate agents also perform open houses on your property, during which potential buyers can see all that is good about your home.

The Benefits of a Buyers Agent

Many people feel that real estate agents are for sellers and sellers alone. But this is most definitely not the case. The first arena in which a buyers agent is helpful is finding the perfect home. Real estate agents have access to the MLS on a level that buyers do not. They can search specific criteria and find the perfect three- bedroom, two-bath home with a fenced in back yard and a rocking chair front porch. In addition, they can narrow real estate property listing searches by capping the minimum and maximum prices that the buyer wishes to spend. Once homes are selected for viewing, the agent then ensures that appointments are set up with the sellers of the homes to view the property.

Next there is the negotiation stage where a buyers agent comes in handy. The first part of this legal area is the writing of a contract. Real estate agents can help a buyer fully understand the ins and outs of an offer to purchase and give them a sense of exactly what they are getting into. Once a contract is created, presented, and accepted, the agent then sets up appointments on behalf of the buyer for things like the home inspection, pest inspection and appraisals. Your agent can advise you as to which investigations and inspections are recommended or required.Buyers agents also have a sense of who is good at these things and who is not, making these decisions easier on the buyer. Then, when closing time comes, the agent is there to help the buyer warm up their signing fingers before signing all of the papers making their home ownership a reality.


About the Author: Lori Osenbaugh is a licensed Realtor® and e-Agent associated with Keller Williams - Cherry Creek, Colorado. For complete MLS access, new property alerts, and much more visit Lori's web site & start your home search in the greater Denver area http://www.listwithcookie.myhomecards.com" title="http://www.listwithcookie.myhomecards.com" target="_blank">http://www.listwithcookie.myhomecards.com


Source: http://www.isnare.com">www.isnare.com

Spam emails More free articles

Related articles


  1. How To Save Your Fruit Tree Blossoms From A Spring Freeze.
  2. Planting Roses - Tips And Ideas To Ensure Beautiful Results
  3. Helpful Ideas For Designing A Flower Garden
  4. Fertilizing Your Flowers And The Importance Of Choosing The Right Flower Food
  5. Choosing The Perfect Flowers For Summer
  6. The Best Flowers For Spring
  7. The Great History Of Roses
  8. How to choose your garden furniture and make it last
  9. Garden Leaf Blower Maintenance
  10. Garden Composting Tips- The Art of Composting
  11. Types Of Lawn Mower Batteries
  12. Mulching Benefits / Organic And Inorganic Mulch Types
  13. Soil Basics - Creating Fertile, Healthy Soil
  14. Everyone Needs A Spaghetti Garden
  15. Fall Planting
  16. Soil PH And Its Effect On Your Garden
  17. Caring For Christmas Trees
  18. It's Time To Select Your Snow Blower
  19. How to make your landscape look good.
  20. Introduction to bonsai tree growing: an overview
  21. How to Grow Wildflowers
  22. Make Your Fresh Cut Roses Last Longer!
  23. Bonsai Soil And Additives
  24. Tips For Buying Lawn Tractors
  25. Gifts for the Gardener
More related feeds
Collin College Offers Home Staging CE Course for Sellers ...
"Designed for the home owner or the professional real estate agent to prepare a home for resale. Learn the benefits of home staging and how staging a property for resale can help you achieve a faster sales time and top dollar". ...

Mortgage Buyers
There are some tips home mortgage buyers should consider before seeking the help of professional real estate agents and tastes. Or, sometimes, even with the presence of brokers, customers still have to learn a few tips that may be ...

SELLSTATE ACCESS REALTY BUSINESS SUCCESS NEWSLETTER
Sellstate Access Business Success Newsletter provides advice and suggestions for improving the real estate related client/customer relationship and development of fundamental skills that are becoming a real estate professional. ...

Lake Norman Real Estate: Windows - Types and Energy Effeciency ...
It is very important when upgrading your existing home, flipping a home, building a home, purchasing a home, or selling a home that you know about the different types of windows and what their features and benefits are. ...

Fiduciary–say what??
It has nothing to do with trying to impress or sounding professional or highly educated. It is our lingo. We have many words and phrases which are foreign to most folks because they are not used in common daily language. ...

Cherokee County Home Stagers - Unite with RESA (Real Estate ...
For all the details on RESA’s benefits, goals, values and vision as you make this important decision for your professional Real Estate staging business, visit www.realestatestagingassociation.com. We will be having our next meeting the ...

Energy Engineer
Straight Time OT - Bonus Plan - Full Benefits - More! Here’s your opportunity to be an Energy Engineer with a company that provides engineering services for Architects, Real Estate Developers, Communications Companies, ...

Reflections on Our Profession and Technology
This "outsider" can more easily spot flaws or benefits to a certain strategy and can come to the table with valid and valuable insights based on professional training, and thoughtful observation. That is why RealtorsTM are trusted ...

Appraising Real Estate in Teton County Wyoming
Grand Appraisals, located in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, specializes in providing professional real estate appraisal services to the Teton County, Wyoming market. Appraisal reports are prepared with the precision that the industry demands ...

The Benefits of Staging A Home
A common misconception is that staging is expensive - that it costs too much - without taking the very real benefits into account. A home staged by a Professional Home Stager has distinct advantages from both the homeowner's and the ...

 

 

© 2007 articlesreader.com - All Rights Reserved