| Team effort with your REALTOR
will make your home purchase easier and more pleasant.
The following are a few suggestions:
- Pick ONE and stay with that
marketing consultant. Nothing inspires a professional
to seek and find the home of YOUR choice more than
knowing you are relying on him or her completely.
- Chose your marketing consultant
carefully. Check to see if the firm is a member
of the local Board of Realtors. A full-time consultant,
professionally trained to service your needs and
experienced not only in real estate, but also in
the geographic areas and price ranges, is most important
to you. You have the right to expect your marketing
consultant to go that extra mile to serve you.
- Once you have decided to commit
your loyalty to your REALTOR, there are ways that
you can help:
- All member of a Multiple Listing
Service (MLS) can show all the listings. It is not
necessary to call each office to see its listings.
Your REALTOR is privy to the same information.
- Be frank with your marketing
consultant about your price range and your reaction
to each property. Any financial information revealed
is kept strict confidence. Secrecy only confuses
the picture and makes the job and your search for
the right home more difficult.
- If you see an ad in the paper
which interests you, call your marketing consultant
and ask about it. Let your consultant make the inquiry;
a lot more information can be obtained from a fellow
REALTOR which will be helpful to you.
If you are unhappy with your marketing
consultant, let the REALTOR know. Minor misunderstandings
can grow. The REALTOR will appreciate knowing this
is so that you may be assigned a more compatible marketing
consultant to serve you. It is important that you
be fully satisfied.
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