Buying a house is easily one of the biggest money decisions you’ll make in your lifetime. Why play a guessing game when you could hire an educated professional who goes through the home-buying process on a regular basis? Here are 5 reasons that you should use a realtor to buy a house.
1 – Realtors Know The Houses in Your Area Like the Back of Their Hand
You may already know this, but real estate agents spend hours upon hours of their time pouring over the listings in your area (and the surrounding areas, and the surrounding areas’ surrounding areas). They genuinely love the feeling of knowing that perfect home to show their client that’s not only within budget but fulfills all their new-home must-haves.
Realtors also have a network that runs deeper than you can imagine. Yes, realtors are competing with each other to sell houses, but they also benefit from working together to get houses off the market! Most listing agents love to use their network of other realtors to create a list of available homes that would take you weeks in just minutes.
2 – Realtors are Scary Good at Getting All the Details You Want to Know About the Neighborhoods
Want the info on the best school systems near you for your kiddos? A realtor could tell you. Curious about the depreciation/appreciation of homes on a specific block? A realtor could tell you. Basically, you can save your time and ditch the research for the nitty-gritty details of a house, neighborhood, or area you’re interested in. If you use a listing agent to buy a house, they will gladly do the digging for you and answer any questions you may come up with regarding any homes you might want to buy.
3 – Realtors Actually Understand All the Paperwork
So, to buy a house, you’ll need to gather dozens of types of information to even begin the process (like pay stubs, bank statements, stocks/bonds/savings statements, proof of employment, employer info, tax documents, residential history, debt information… just to name a few).
Then, you’ll need to organize all that info and use it to fill out packets upon packets upon packets of paperwork to be submitted to various parties involved in your home buying process.
Did we mention that small errors in this process could set you back days, weeks, and even months or even ruin your buying deal altogether? The process of buying a home is complicated, multi-faceted, and tedious. Realtors do it daily. Trust us on this one, if there’s only one reason to use a realtor to buy a house, this is it.
4 – Realtors Can Guide You in Where to Spend Your Home-Reno Dollars After You Buy to Up A Home’s Worth
Real estate agents have a deep understanding of how money that gets invested into home improvement projects affects the overall value of a house, especially in their area. As you’re looking through potential new homes with your agent, you can ask questions like “would it be wise to invest in updating the kitchen?” and “would replacing the carpet with flooring be a waste of time and money?”
Your real estate agent can tell you where your home improvement dollars will stretch the furthest and hold their value or increase in value over time! They know which updates are worth being done based on home-style, target buyer, area and neighborhood, and appraisal history.
5 – Having a Realtor is Like Having a Home-Buying Cheerleader
There may be a million benefits of using a realtor to guide and accompany you as you search for your perfect next home but this may be the most meaningful. Having a great realtor on your team is worth just the emotional support they provide throughout the daunting process.
A good realtor will take the time to listen to your dreams and your worries, and they’ll provide genuine and honest answers to all your biggest questions. They’ll be honest with you because they know you’re about to make one of the biggest financial commitments of your life. And, when you find that perfect home together, no one is going to cheer for you harder than your realtor.
Are you looking to buy a house but don’t want to do it alone? Edge Realty is here to help! We’ll guide you from start to finish, and we’ll cheer you on the whole way through. From helping find info on the neighborhoods you like to helping you through the mountains of paperwork, we’ll be with you every step of the home-buying journey. Let’s get in touch! We’d love to meet you.