Why hiring a Professional Realtor is important!
Whether you are planning to buy or sell a home it can certainly be quite a journey. Hiring a professional and experienced realtor to help guide you to your ultimate goal is extremely important. Here are some of the many reasons you honestly NEED a real estate “PROFESSIONAL” and not just your mothers, neighbors, nephews, son who has little real estate experience:
What is the home you’re buying/selling really worth?
It is important for your home to be priced correctly from the start to attract the right buyers and shorten the amount of time that it’s on the market. You need someone who isn’t emotionally connected to your home to give you the truth as to your home’s value.
What’s going on in the market?
A professional realtor does their research on home sales in the area, mortgage rates, community improvements etc. They do this in order to price your home correctly from the beginning of the selling process. If you’re buying a home, a realtor can help you in knowing how much to offer on your dream home. This way you’re not paying too much or offering something too low that you could potentially offend the seller. You should always hire a realtor who is going to tell you the truth, not just what they think you want to hear!
Marketing your listing is key
According to the National Association of Realtors, roughly 51% of homebuyers found the home they purchased online.
Photography
the first impression buyers most often get of a home is from the photos in the MLS listing, which they automatically receive in an email from their agent, or the pictures that accompany an online listing. With limited time and countless listings to review, buyers will quickly move on if photos don’t reflect well on a property.
Properly lit, high-resolution photos are the only type of pictures that should be used in a home marketing campaign. Like any other sales effort, it’s important to put your best foot forward. If an agent takes property photos with a smartphone, it’s often a red flag to buyers. Smartphone pictures are fine for informally sending photos quickly back and forth between agent and buyer, but they can’t measure up to the quality of pictures taken by an experienced photographer with a good camera.
Stephanie hires a professional photographer to take photos of your home.
Staging
Because of the importance of a good first impression, sellers and their agents should spend as much time and energy on the photo shoot as they do on creating curb appeal or staging an open house. A home is a product for sale, just like any other, and should be marketed as such.
Stephanie provides a complimentary home staging consultation with a professional (a $200 value)
What about all the paperwork?
A true real estate professional is an expert in their market and make it easy for you to get through stacks of paperwork necessary to make your final goal a reality.
(Stephanie Cribbs uses electronic forms to make it easy and efficient to get all the forms signed by both the seller and buyer.)
You may hire the kid down the street to cut your grass but you would never hire him to install a sprinkler system. Why would you make one of the most important financial decisions of your life without hiring a professional realtor?
