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I've already found the home I want...why do I need a Realtor®?
Or you might think of using an internet agent who offers a rebate since you've presumable done all the legwork by finding a home for sale in Northern Virginia.     Well believe it or not, finding the home is not the most important part of the process!
How can that be?  Well think of it this way - finding the home does you no good if you cannot close on the home.  What happens between contract and closing is when the full time dedicated agents earn that full commission.
Think of these questions before you go with a rebate agent or alone:
Is that internet rebate agent going to put your interests first?  Ask how many clients they work with at one time. They love to tout their unusually large volume of sales.  Seems impressive on the surface, but how do they sell 40 houses a month?   They have different people assigned to different parts of the real estate purchase process.  One or more agents to show (who ever is available will show you the homes), another to schedule inspections, another to communicate with the lender, another to communicate wtih the listing agent.   If you work with a full ... more

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