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DOUBTS ABOUT HIRING A REALTOR?
Here are a few facts to help you decide.  We'll start off with some consumers who see a Realtor as the big bad wolf just waiting to take all the change out of their pockets.
No matter how you view it, the facts are:  Realtors do not get paid until the transaction goes to settlement.  The commission stays the same no matter how many hours, negotiations, paperwork, calls, e-mail, setbacks, advertising, hand holding and sweating the Realtor does.
Hours:    For one client alone, the hours begin with the first meeting and signing the appropriate forms.     
This can sometimes take two hours after explaining the paperwork, and if a buyer is the client -- there is the building of rapport and also some idea of what the buyers needs are.  Arriving at whether or not they are pre-approved and if not, do they need help with a lender.  Then comes the task of assigning the right lender and if they have funds for a conventional loan or do they need FHA assistance.  Hours are assigned to searches for homes that will interest the buyer.
If the client is a Seller, the Realtor may be going through an interview.  This is the same as positioning ... more

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