Diane
Barkley, Realtor
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Phone:
254 580 5085
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Buying or selling your
property is no small matter. If you’re an average American, your home
represents your largest investment. Protecting that investment and making your
transaction flow smoothly are two hallmarks of a professional Realtor.
vSelling
Your Home
These are not normal times
for the real estate business. In many places, property values have dropped and
finding a buyer has become more difficult. It is more important than ever that
your Realtor work closely with you to:
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Program all the steps needed for a
successful transaction
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Make your house an attractive
investment for some lucky buyer—minimizing any negative factors and
emphasizing the outstanding features of your house
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Understand today’s real estate
markets—evaluating sales of comparable properties and helping you to deal with
mortgages, taxes, repairs, inspections, and more
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Actively advertise and promote your
property to prospective buyers—including skillful use of websites and internet
services as well as traditional flyers, newspapers and signs
vBuying
Property
A professional Realtor is
your best friend when you decide to purchase a home, land in the country or on
the lake, or a business property. In fact, having a Realtor represent you in
searching for property and negotiating for a purchase often means the difference
between getting exactly what you want and becoming frustrated with setbacks and
glitches.
A professional Realtor can
help you to:
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Find the widest possible selection
of properties that fit your needs—in the area you want and in the price range
that fits your budget
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Contact and negotiate with sellers
and real estate companies who represent them
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Cover all your bases—know what
precautions to take and keep your expenses down so that
you can have confidence that your transaction is what you want it to be
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Go to closing with no
surprises—be informed concerning everything that affects your negotiation,
your pocketbook, and your peace of mind
vWhat
Your Realtor Does for You
Why
should I select a real estate professional to represent me? Good question—and
there are some good answers you need to know. We have listed three very
important ways your Realtor works for you.
(1)
Your Realtor helps you get the best possible deal.
Your
real estate agent is working for you and has your best interests at heart.
Agents are not allowed to represent both the buyer and the seller in a
transaction, so it is important that you have a competent professional to
represent your wishes throughout the search, purchase and closing procedures.
As
a buyer’s agent, your Realtor has access to information about properties
listed by many different companies—once you have chosen an agent, you do not
have to go to the inconvenience of calling many different agents and companies.
When
you see a “For Sale” sign and want the information on that property, just
call your Realtor representative who can get all the information on that
property regardless of whose sign is in front.
As
a seller’s agent, your Realtor protects you from being overwhelmed with phone
calls, visits, and questions. Your agent helps you in market strategy, schedules
visits according to your needs, notifies other companies and agents that your
property is for sale, and takes care of all the questions prospective buyers
ask. You have peace of mind knowing that everything is being taken care of
without unnecessary inconvenience to you.
(2)
Your Realtor is your best source of information that
affects your
economic health.
As
your representative, your chosen Realtor will search tax and sales records,
examine your property and make photos for internet and print advertising, report
to you the findings of such people as the building code, termite, plumbing, and
appraisal people. Just the collecting and organizing of this large amount of
information will give you the edge in selling your property.
(3)
Your Realtor works hard to help your deal to happen.
There
are dozens of hang-ups that come along in the average real estate transaction.
Your Realtor makes a big difference in whether your property sells and whether
your purchase offer is accepted.
Your
Realtor has had rather extensive educational training and experience and works
hard researching all the information that affects your transaction. Because of
this, your Realtor can make valuable recommendations that can help your
transaction toward completion.
You,
of course, are the one who makes the actual decisions, but having all the
information makes those decisions easier.
Your Realtor works behind the scenes to keep all the different interests in a transaction on board and working toward closing, keeping tabs on mortgage companies, inspectors, tax authorities, other companies and agents who need to know about your property. This mountain of communication and record keeping is another way your Realtor serves you so you have less to worry about.
Please visit: www.premiergrouphomes.com for additional information
National
Association of Realtors
Ellis
Hill Association of Realtors
Keller Williams
1007 Ferris Avenue
Waxahachie, TX 75165
