Let's start talking about why to use a REal Estate Agent in the first place:

Pretty much for the very same reason you are seeking a certified mechanic to take care of your car or have an expert install your new hardwood floors, or have a certified electrician rewire your home etc. etc.

A Professional is there with expertise, experience, education, and know-how to guide you the public through the complicated process of finding the right home, in the right place at the right price, someone who will be able to point out all the  good and all the bad about a property, so that once you are ready to make an offer on a property the decision you make will be an educated one....

The negotiations will be done in your very BEST interest by YOUR Buyers Agent, your Realtor of Choice or your Listing Agent and again your Realtor of Choice, who will be unemotional about it and a strong negotiator on your behalf - it is your Realtor who will not only negotiate the very best purchase price but will pay attention and guide you with all the other sometimes equally important contract terms and issues.

And once you do have a mutually agreed and signed final sales contract, it is your Realtor if and when you picked the right one, who will not disappear after "the deal is done", for the devoted and experienced Realtor the second part of the important work starts right after the contracts are signed. The Good Realtor will hold all the strings together, stay in touch with ALL PARTIES involved from all attorneys, lenders, inspectors etc. etc., the right Realtor will also attend all inspections, all walk thrus and all other possible events and make sure that all other parties will do what they need to do in a timely manner, in other words YOUR Realtor will make sure that everything happens the way it is supposed to and will also guide YOU the client to let you know what YOU need to do before the closing can happen. More about details in the next posting.

Edith K. Jasser ABR YourRealtor4Life Working always in the very BEST interest of her clients

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