HOME SELLING
There’s a reason nearly 90% of sellers use a listing agent: Selling a home takes time, knowledge of neighborhood trends, and negotiating skills. The agent’s chief tasks are to help set the right price and then get buyers in the door. Agents have access to the most up-to-date information about recent comps and competing listings in your neighborhood.
A good agent also will market your home aggressively. That means recommending staging techniques to make the place look great, maximizing the listing with professional-quality photographs, and showing the house to prospective buyers. Most important, the agent will vet potential buyers so you can deal only with serious prospects. Once you’ve found a buyer, the agent will negotiate counter-offers, track the paperwork, schedule required inspections, order necessary documents and reports and generally guide you through the sometimes nerve- racking process towards closing the transaction.