| Why Use an Agent to sell your home?
Selling your home can be complex and stressful, which is why using an agent can help maximise your price, reduce your stress, and take the emotion out of the sales process. Before deciding whether to use an agent or not, consider the following questions:
• Do you have the necessary knowledge and personality to sell homes?
• Do you understand the complexities of selling real estate?
• Do you really understand the property market?
• Do you have the contacts and marketing experience required?
• Do you have the time to take off work and handle everything that comes with selling a house?
• Do you understand all the regulations, laws, and paperwork involved?
Selling real estate isn’t for everyone, but a good agent can provide an unemotional valuation of your home based on a comprehensive comparative market analysis (CMA) that the average seller may not be able to access.
A skilled agent will also have the experience to identify features buyers in the area are looking for and advise you on whether it’s worth making changes to increase the appeal of your home and achieve a higher sale price.
Marketing Your Home
Your estate agent should arrange professional photography, create an accurate floor plan, and write an attractive description of your home to use in brochures, shop windows, and online portals. Agents vary in their approach to marketing, so discuss your options and choose the best way to market your property together.
Marketing your home can include signage, social media posts and emails, video tours, 3D walkthroughs, flyers, brochures, letterbox drops, ads in newspapers or magazines, and agent websites. A floor plan can also help to sell your home.
An agent can also help you style and stage your home for better results.
Conducting Viewings
Your agent will organise viewings of your home and guide potential buyers around the property, answering any questions they may have. Once your property is on the agent’s books, they may have a list of potential buyers who have expressed interest in similar properties that they can market yours to. An agent may also arrange an open house for your property, where several buyers visit during a specific time period.
Using an agent to conduct viewings is advantageous because potential buyers view them as a neutral party, making it easier for them to ask questions without feeling embarrassed.
Managing Negotiations
Managing negotiations is a key part of an agent’s job. They act as a go-between for potential buyers and the owner of the property, receiving offers and passing them on to the owner, then relaying the seller’s response to any offers submitted. A good agent will be worth their fee by ensuring the offer moves forward, chasing paperwork, smoothing out any issues, and ensuring the sale process runs as smoothly as possible until final settlement.
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