- EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
You don’t need to know everything about buying and selling in real estate. If you hire a real estate professional who does. “when you hire people who are smarter than you, it proves that you are smarter than they are”- Henry ford.
- NEIGHBORHOOD KNOWLEDGE
Agents understand neighborhood so well and they know which houses sell for a distressed amount for instance, a house that sell for eighty million Naira in my estate was sold for sixty million Naira because the landlord needed money. Most times, only professional agents gain access to information like this.
- PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING
Real estate agents network with other professional, many of whom provide services that you will need to buy or sell.
- HANDLING VOLUMES OF PAPERWORKS
One- page deposit receipts were prevalent in the early 1970’s. Today’s purchase agreements run into pages or more.
- DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS FOR FUTURE BUSINESS
The basis for an agent’s success and continued career in real estate is referrals.
- AGENTS ARE BUFFERS
Agents shield their customers from paying unnecessary fees. They absorb every storm that should go their prospective buyer of a property.
- PRICE GUIDIANCE
Contrary to what some people believe, agents do not select prices for sellers or buyers.
- INFORMATION ON MARKET CONDITIONS
Real estate agents can disclose market conditions which will govern your selling and buying process. Many factors determine how you will proceed.
- NEGOTIATION SKILLS AND CONFIDEENTIALITY
Top producing agents negotiate well because unlike most buyers and sellers, they can remove themselves from the emotional aspects of the transaction and because they are skilled. It’s part of their job description.
- ANSWER QUESTIONS AFTER CLOSING
Many question can pop-up that were overlooked in the excitement of closing. Good agents stand-by ready to assist.
