Why You Need a Real Estate Broker

Why you need a real estate broker | Lacey WA Realty

Access

A real estate broker can give you access to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service where thousands of homes are listed for sale.

There are numerous legal forms required for purchasing or selling a home. All real estate brokers are licensed which means they go through rigorous training to understand these legal forms and use the ones that are right for your situation.

Knowledge

A real estate broker has at least sixty credit hours of real estate training. She will be up-to-date on the legal changes in real estate and know what’s coming in the near future.

Negotiation

Whether you are buying or selling a home you will want the best price and need an experienced real estate broker to negotiate that price for you. That requires access to real estate listing and sales data as well as knowledge of what that data means.

Leverage

A real estate broker understands the various ways to leverage what you have in order to get you the best price. Whether than means down payment assistance, paying points to get the buyer a lower interest rate, or compromising over repairs, you’ll have the expertise right by your side, your real estate broker.

Confidentiality

All it takes is one slip of the tongue and you can let the other party know your weakness. You’ve fallen in love with this house and would pay top dollar or maybe you have to sell because your job is moving out of state. These are confidential tidbits of information that the other party can use against you during negotiation. A real estate broker keeps that information confidential unless you tell her to reveal it.

Savings

Most home sales close in 30 days. Considering how many legal forms and how many steps are in the process, that’s very fast. A real estate broker keeps track of the steps, the legal forms required and when they’re due, as well as when to hire specialists to come in and either inspect the home or make repairs. A real estate broker can save you a lot of money by helping you avoid lawsuit pitfalls and missing date filings.