Why use a Realtor?

When it comes time to sell your home many people often believe its as simple as putting a for sale sign in your front yard and sitting back while droves of people line up to view your home. However, if it were that easy everyone would be a real estate expert and home turnover would be phenomenal…basically, we would live in a perfect real estate world. Needless to say, we’re not in that world. According to the national association of Realtors eight out of every ten home sellers who go it on their own turn to a Realtor after the first thirty days. Likewise, those who are actually fortunate enough to sell their homes receive over 15 percent less from their homes. That drop in price would more than make up for the Realtor fee and alleviate the homeowner from having a lot of the stressed associated when it comes to showing the home, doing the paperwork, finding buyers, advertising, and negotiations. Like most careers people often think that they can do it because its so easy. Realtors are no exception in that their job is important and of great value to people when it comes to buying or selling a home.  I realize this post is brief, so I’ll update later with more statistics about for sale by owners.