Y U NEED an Agent

I was just challenge with why you need a real estate agent. I was just told that they do not do anything and don't know anything. I can remember my first sell in real estate I felt guilty for taking my commission. Now I understand that I am so important being an real estate agent that my job is worth every penny of commission I earn.

I have listened to other Realtors that say I feel so bad I just put in on the market yesterday and the right person came and bought it...or.....we just looked at one house the clients did all of the work and I am making money.

These comments in some way are of course true if you just look at it literally. Yes, you decided to market it and allow a broker a professional too represent your property for a small fee. Or. Yes, you may have done some of the home work, and decided to buy the only house you showed them. The real estate agents can help guide you through questions you may have had. Did they guide you thru each step explaining detail to detail of what you need to do for instance. What;s the norm why the contract states this or that and what they suggest about surveys, inspections, appraisals and so forth.

I should look this up before typing because there will be things I leave out or just plain forget but here is a list of some of the things a Realtor does for a BUYER:

Buyers Side: searches for the real estate-after finding it shows comparable or at least tells them comparables-decides what to offer this is still the buyers choice- who pays for closing costs- who is the lawyer-when will it close- getting plat information- getting topo information-getting tax information-pulling deeds-home owners associations- who is your mortgaged company- getting you approved- then speaking with each one of these colabors more than once to be sure that we hand over all the information- liability of being your real estate agent- liability of having you as a client- liability of working with the people that you choose us to work with- making sure you understand- if you do not understand trying to explain why- if you still don't understand-understating that know one understands but its not because I am not doing my job its because its the way it is-Getting everyone signatures- Add up the time it takes- to advertise as a Realtor-the time it takes just to ask another Realtor a question- time-

Most unimportant being sure you the client or customer is treated with respect and that me or my daughters Amber is treating you on your level you need. Some are old pros at buying others may need more help with more explaining on contracts or just more questions.

I am proud to be a Real Estate Agent and like my father which is the oldest Real Estate Agent in our MLS and my last comment...Thank you Dad for serving our country in WWII and Happy Veterans Day to the other Veterans!!!!