I live in EGR, so this should not surprise me, most homes here are sold by word of mouth. However after my listing hit the MLS I was amazed to find out just how many "renters" are in the area that are just waiting for the right home to come a long.  Some have been waiting for over a year.  Most of these people do not have a buyers agent as well.

Now, after sending out an e-mail to fellow agents (I must admit I do very well at the net working) seeing if there are any homes that could be sold, that are not on the MLS in EGR...............

Again I was surprised! 

We really need to pull this all together.  When asking home owners who have decided not to list, "why?" They commented they do not want to be the home that sits on the market and does not sell.  However I wonder how many people they are missing the boat with by not listing.

When asking renters why they do not have an agent working for them, they said they can wait for the right home to come on the market and feel they can get a better deal if dealing straight with the listing agent.

However this is not always true.........not all homes are listed with a duel commission. So this may not always matter.

And if buyers are not working with an agent how are the going to learn about all those homes that could be sold but not on the market...........they need an inside person!

I would consider myself an inside person, living in EGR and networking like I do.  So it you are thinking of buying or selling contact me......maybe we can put a few of you together!