How do you hire a realtor to sell your home? Do you need a realtor?
I have seen statistics that sellers who sell their homes themselves make less than with a realtor. Why? Well, the buyers know you don't have one, so they want to take the commission from the sales price. If you take it out, you might as well have had a realtor that could help you through all the aspects of selling your home. Why take it on yourself for the same or less money than you would have made with a realtor?
Sometimes when people look to hire a realtor, they look for the biggest agents out there. Nothing wrong with that. However, I propose that there are negatives and positives to using a "big" agent or a "small" agent.
With "big agents", you rarely speak to them. You are passed off to their office staff--usually not even agents. But you have the advantage of their trying to flip someone to you when one of their other properties doesn't work for a client.
With "small agents", you usually speak to the agent. They are not so big that they can't speak with you directly about any aspect of your home sale. They have more time to spend with you and on your home.
Is one better than the other? It depends on what you want out of the relationship.
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