Realtors are professionals you hire to help you handle important events in your life, namely, buying and selling a home. And like mortgage lenders, home inspectors, and brain surgeons, you want the best. Someone who can be objective, whose expertise you can tap into, who has the experience to get you out of the problems that are bound to come up without costing you a fortune.
Too many homeowners go with Aunt Susan, Uncle Harry, Cousin Joe, or a neighbor who just got his real estate license. The last thing you want to do is entrust one of the most important things in your life to an amateur. You’re talking about hundreds of thousands of dollars, your family’s happiness, and future well-being. If you don’t get a good professional, then you’ll feel the pain most when they make a mess of things and you have to pay the big bucks.
A typical example is when Aaron and Randi decided to buy their first home; they called Randi’s Aunt Wendy, who had just gotten her real estate license, to find them a home. The first thing they did was pile inWendy’s car and start looking at homes. They looked at $90,000 to $250,000 homes from one end of the county to the other. At first it was fun, but then it got frustrating. They were making zero progress toward finding a home. Wendy was clueless. She thought that if she showed enough homes, they might get lucky and find one that worked. Finally, out of desperation, Wendy asked her new broker to assign an experienced agent to help out.
With professional help, things improved quickly. Aaron and Randi met with a lender and got a prequalified letter and were able to zero in on homes they could afford. Within a few days, they made an offer on a cute three-year-old ranch with a big yard.
Fortunately, this situation worked out and the damage was limited to a couple of weeks of spinning wheels and a little frustration. In the end, the buyers found a home and Wendy learned a few hard lessons about working with clients.
Too many homeowners go with Aunt Susan, Uncle Harry, Cousin Joe, or a neighbor who just got his real estate license. The last thing you want to do is entrust one of the most important things in your life to an amateur. You’re talking about hundreds of thousands of dollars, your family’s happiness, and future well-being. If you don’t get a good professional, then you’ll feel the pain most when they make a mess of things and you have to pay the big bucks.
A typical example is when Aaron and Randi decided to buy their first home; they called Randi’s Aunt Wendy, who had just gotten her real estate license, to find them a home. The first thing they did was pile inWendy’s car and start looking at homes. They looked at $90,000 to $250,000 homes from one end of the county to the other. At first it was fun, but then it got frustrating. They were making zero progress toward finding a home. Wendy was clueless. She thought that if she showed enough homes, they might get lucky and find one that worked. Finally, out of desperation, Wendy asked her new broker to assign an experienced agent to help out.
With professional help, things improved quickly. Aaron and Randi met with a lender and got a prequalified letter and were able to zero in on homes they could afford. Within a few days, they made an offer on a cute three-year-old ranch with a big yard.
Fortunately, this situation worked out and the damage was limited to a couple of weeks of spinning wheels and a little frustration. In the end, the buyers found a home and Wendy learned a few hard lessons about working with clients.
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