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Selling or buying your homes is the biggest financial decision of your life. This is the reason why finding a real-estate agent with the right expertise and experience is the key.
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A FEW USEFUL TIPS ABOUT HIRING REALTORS BY neufeldjones
CONTENTS • INTRODUCTION • FEW TIPS ABOUT HIRING REALTORS
INTRODUCTION • Selling or buying your homes is the biggest financial decision of your life. • This is the reason why finding a real-estate agent with the right expertise and experience is the key. • There can be no shortage of the real estate agents that look for the job via the postcards, yard signs and the online ads etc. • The market is deluged with a number of real estate agents and finding the right one is too difficult.
FEW TIPS ABOUT HIRING REALTORS Given here are a few tips that can help you hire the real estate agent of your choice. Here is a quick look. • Talk to the Lender Prior to Hiring Realtors • Get Referrals from the Network • Look for the Realtors That Have Capital R
Talk to the Lender Prior to Hiring Realtors • There are times when home shoppers hire the realtors and dive deep into the home search for Kelowna Waterfront properties or properties elsewhere before they can ever get to talk to the lenders. • According to the experts, you should talk to the lenders first. • This is very important. • Getting pre-approved for the mortgages would provide you the maximum amount that you can borrow and identify the issues which are required to be worked on. • It would help you stick to buying homes in the price range you need. • So, a pre-approval letter is necessary for the buyers.
Get Referrals from the Network • You should ask your friends and the family members if they can recommend real estate agents with whom they had a good experience. • The requirements of the first-time buyers are different from those of the repeated buyers and the homeowners that are looking for downsizing.
Look for the Realtors That Have Capital R • You will need a real-estate agent that is a Realtor with a capital R. • This will mean that the realtor will be a member of National Association of Realtors (NAR) and have agreed to abide by code of ethics. • There are certain realtors that have certifications to show that they have completed training from certain area of the real estate. Some of the designations include the following:
SRES or Seniors Real Estate Specialists: These are meant for training completion and for helping the sellers and buyers aged between 50 and older. CRS (Certified Residential Specialists): These are meant for the completed additional training in handling the affairs of the real estate. SRES (Seniors Real Estate Specialists): Completed the training and aimed at helping the sellers and buyers that are aged more than 50. ABR (Accredited Buyer’s Representative): Completed the additional training in representing the buyers in all the transactions
Make Research on the Potential Candidates: Begin with examining the online presence of candidates. Check the websites and active social media accounts they use for the promotion of their listings. You can take a look at their online reviews as well. Best Kelowna Realtor or elsewhere is the one that is licensed and has years of experience.