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Licensed Real Estate Agent

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When it comes time to sell your current home or buy your future home you will likely reach a point where you weigh out the pros and cons of using a licensed real estate agent. I may be biased, but it is my belief that you will find the advantages of working with a licensed real estate agent to be far greater than those that come with trying to navigate the market on your own. When you consider time invested, the ever changing real estate markets, the mounds of paperwork, and other potential hurdles that can be minimized by having an agent on your side, the pros begin to speak for themselves! Below are some of the great reasons you should consider the services of a trusted and experienced agent for your next real estate transaction!

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Everyday homes go up for sale, get sold, have reductions in price, and so forth. There are plenty of consumer friendly websites available to buyers and sellers but a real estate agent is your best bet if you want up to the minute updates. Licensed agents have access to MLS databases, such as HAR, that are updated in real time by the agents themselves. Many of the databases publicly available to consumers aggregate their information from these official databases and will often experience a lag between the time an update is made and the time the update is actually displayed. Licensed real estate agents will be aware of these types of changes the second they are made. For example, let’s say you have had your eye on a particular neighborhood but no homes that fit your needs are listed in the area at the time of your initial search. If you work with a licensed real estate agent, they will be on the constant look out for new listings in your desired neighborhood and will know the minute a new one goes up. That is a huge advantage to buyers and will give them an edge in obtaining their perfect …show more content…

One of the most important decisions you will make as a home seller is where to set your list price. The wisest approach in deciding your home’s price is to compare and contrast your home against others that have recently been listed or sold in your area. Through their access to MLS databases, a real estate agent will be able to gather and compile this information for you. The best decision is an informed decision and expert guidance when deciding on a list price will go a long way towards avoiding stagnation on the market due to being overpriced or, even worse, loosing out on money due to undervaluing your home. Once a list price is decided upon, marketing your home is the next step. Different agents will take different approaches, but here at Real Living Karapasha Realty we have found a method that has worked out great for our clients! Our marketing process begins with high quality photos being taken by a professional team of photographers. Those photos will be used for several different marketing items. High end brochures will be designed, printed, and placed in your home upon listing. These brochures will be on display and made available to any potential buyers that come to your home on showings or open houses. Additionally, attached to the sign placed in your yard will be what we call a text

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