Should you use a real estate agent to manage the selling of your home?  For a long time, individuals have sought out the help of an agent to help them to sell their home.  Others are more inclined to sell their home on their own.  Which element works the best?  This is really up to you and what your level of knowledge is when it comes to selling a home.

The Agent

If you use a real estate agent to sell your home, you will end up paying him a fee for doing so.  This fee does change from one company to the next and can be a good chunk of your home’s value. But, for that price you get several things. You will be able to have your home advertised through real estate agent listings. Many realtors will provide for all advertising expenses. They do not get paid until your home sells so that gives them the motivation to do all that they can to sell it. You will gain more help from your agent when there are offers to consider as well. They will handle the haggling and they will then help you with all of the legal aspects. In fact, they will do the paperwork for you to insure that legally everything is taken care of.

Selling On Your Own

If you decide to sell a home on your own, you will find that you gain back all of your money. You are able to do whatever advertising you will want to, but you are going to need to pay for it.  You will also need to hire a title company or a lawyer to help with the paperwork of the transaction.  Finally, you will need to insure your home is priced right for the market.  Yet, you will have complete control over who you sell your home to, how much of a profit you make and the amount of time it will take to sell the house.

All of these options can be a good choice. You should carefully consider what you would like to get out of your home’s value as well as what you can handle in the legal and advertising departments.  If you find a reasonable real estate agent, you may sell your home faster.

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