Thursday, March 10, 2022 / by Tina Suttle
What A Realtor Really Does For You
I don’t often speak on the subject much, but I’m here to debunk what the public believes of this market.
I hear:
“You don’t need an agent to sell your home”
“Homes are selling themselves”
“Agents make too much money”
“Do you offer a discount”
Let me tell you why the things above are so disheartening to agents in this day in age.
- Agents are working harder than we ever have. Sure there are ample buyers to buy homes, but at least 12 of those buyers want to buy the same exact home. Instead of writing one offer we’re writing multiple, showing more, driving more (keep in mind gas prices as of now), and working day in and day out to find a place and secure it against countless offers. Don’t think a listing agent has a walk in the park either. Multiple offers are sifted through, rearranged and put onto a spreadsheet in a set time frame. Conversations later happen breaking the actual specifics ...
I hear:
“You don’t need an agent to sell your home”
“Homes are selling themselves”
“Agents make too much money”
“Do you offer a discount”
Let me tell you why the things above are so disheartening to agents in this day in age.
- Agents are working harder than we ever have. Sure there are ample buyers to buy homes, but at least 12 of those buyers want to buy the same exact home. Instead of writing one offer we’re writing multiple, showing more, driving more (keep in mind gas prices as of now), and working day in and day out to find a place and secure it against countless offers. Don’t think a listing agent has a walk in the park either. Multiple offers are sifted through, rearranged and put onto a spreadsheet in a set time frame. Conversations later happen breaking the actual specifics ...
