DON'T GO IT ALONE!
Use the services of a REALTOR®
According to a 2005 National Association of Realtors® survey, only 17 percent of For Sale By Owners used the Interrnet to market their home. This was during a time when home searches being done on the Internet rose to 77 percent by all home buyers. There are several obstacles to overcome in selling your home by yourself. For instance making the appropriate disclosures, pricing it correctly, preparing it to show and sell. First and foremost is attracting motivated and qualified buyers. But that is only one of more than 20 steps in completing an accepted offer.
WHY USE A REALTOR®?
REALTORS® are knowledgeable and experts in attracting qualified buyers.
A REALTOR® goes through extensive yearly training on real estate law, contracts, financing, and ethics. They can guide you through the listing and closing process in order to get your property sold quickly and for the best possible price. A Mel Foster professional will screen all prospects to insure that they are pre-qualified before allowing them into your property.
REALTORS® follow a Code of Ethics in marketing your property to other real estate agents and to the public.
A REALTOR® acts as your own personal marketing expert by using many different networks such as the local Multiple Listing Service, agent open houses, property flyers distributed to all area brokers, agent networking, etc. Depending on your market, their is a high percentage of buyer that are brought in by an agent other than your own. This can only benefit you, the client, when using a REALTOR®
REALTORS® know when where and how to advertise your home.
A Mel Foster agent has access to a wide variety of advertising venues, including local newspapers, the Mel Foster TV Show, the Mel Foster Real Estate magazine, direct mailings, and, most important of all, the Mel Foster web site - www.melfosterco.com. As the leading real estate company in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois, your property is also marketed on over 400 agent web sites.
REALTORS® are objective in helping you evaluate all offers to purchase without lessening your marketing position.
Using a REALTOR® can help you avoid a lot of traps in a long process of appraisals, inspections and financing. They offer help in writing a legally binding contract that you know will make it through the buying and selling process. A lot of questions will arise concerning all of the paperwork involved and can be too much for many sellers. A Mel Foster REALTOR® is the best person to work side by side with in moving the transaction to a successful close and who will be objective in helping you resolve any unforeseen issue.
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