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When it comes to navigating the housing market, you don’t have to do it alone! By hiring a real estate agent, you’re creating a professional team for homebuying success. Even if you’ve successfully traveled through the process before, there’s a lot of information and moving parts. Let’s discuss the benefits of using a real estate agent!
A real estate agent is a licensed professional that assists people who are purchasing or selling home properties. A real estate agent may or may not be a Realtor, or a member of the National Association of Realtors. Regardless of what agency they work for, the real estate professional you hire can provide information and support vital to your homebuying success.
When you’re traveling to a new place, how likely are you to use a map or GPS to help you navigate? Location services are helpful to avoid high traffic and provide real-time directions to help you reach your destination.
Real estate agents’ job is to guide you through the homebuying process, just like your favorite GPS service. With their wealth of knowledge of local and national housing trends, their service can be key in navigating frustrating roadblocks and legal jargon with confidence.
House hunting can feel like a full-time job when you’re searching through listings and finding scarce results on your own. Thankfully, your real estate professional can help you sort through the noise and find properties that fit your needs.
Along with the resources you already have access to, your agent can leverage their professional connections for homes that may not be listed on public sites. Real estate professionals also have access to MLS databases, or multiple listing services. An MLS database is a private catalog of listed homes that is created for, maintained by, and leveraged for a wide system of real estate professionals.
When a property that fits your criteria is found, your agent will alert you and help schedule a showing.
When it’s time to make an offer, your real estate agent ensures your bid is competitive and fair. They can assess key market insights, such as comparable homes in the surrounding neighborhood, and the home’s appraisal or inspection reports to determine you are not over-paying or under-paying for your home.
Additionally, should a bidding war occur, your agent can help you stay calm, cool, and still be competitive. Plus, they may be able to offer further insight on what the other offers for the home are like and if any contingencies have been waived.
Above all, your real estate agent is your homebuying advocate! They can help you navigate unfamiliar or complicated situations, such as bidding wars, a home inspection, and a final walkthrough. When it comes time for closing, they’ll be seated next to you to help you make sense of the contracts and paperwork.
When you work with experts during your homebuying experience, you’re setting yourself up for success! If you need assistance finding a real estate professional, our Loan Originators have their own trusted network of partners that they can refer you to.
As you build your housing expert team, make sure to use a mortgage lender that fosters your financial success. Contact us to get pre-approved today!
Homestead Funding offers exceptional customer service and a convenient mortgage process. Whatever your financing needs, our goal is to exceed your expectations.
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