Are you working with a local Cooper City agent to sell your house? Or maybe you’re thinking about it? If so, we’ve collected the top 4 things you need to expect when selling with an agent — to help you navigate this process easily!
There are many ways to sell your house and the majority of people choose to work with an agent to help them during the selling process. Do you plan to work with an agent? If so, here are 4 things you need to expect when selling with an agent in Cooper City…
4 things you need to expect when selling with an agent
#1. Money
A real estate agent is a professional who performs a service for your benefit. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, and yet many people are surprised when they learn that the agent charges a commission for their service, just like any professional that offers a beneficial service. For some people, that’s okay because they want the benefits that an agent provides, but it can be a costly surprise if you’re not prepared.
One thing to understand is that not all agents are the same. Just like in any profession, you have great, good and bad professionals. Are all doctors the same?… Mechanics?… Contractors? Of course not. If you are going to pay for a service, don’t you want the very best you can get?
#2. Time
You probably want to sell your house as quickly as possible. A real estate agent wants that too. However, simply placing your house on the MLS will not be enough to sell your home fast. The way to get a home in Cooper City sold fast and for top dollar is to first show the home in the very best light in different ways including professional photos, video walkthroughs, and interactive 3D virtual tours. Secondly you need to announce to the world that the house is on the market using the MLS plus also including paid online advertising on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube where you can target home buyers currently looking to buy a home like yours. This will attract the most amount of qualified buyers and get your home sold as quickly as possible.
#3. Showing
For an agent to find a buyer who wants to buy your house, they have to show it to people. Buyers will obviously want to walk through the house and decide for themselves if it’s the right house for them. Therefore, if you work with an agent, you should expect the agent to arrange showings with buyers – which means you may need to leave your house while buyers walk through it.
At Cooper City Realty we use a Strategic Open House which, the majority of the times, gets the house multiple offers and sold on the open house weekend. This not only gets the house sold fast, but also reduces the inconvenience to you of having people constantly requesting showing appointments and interfering with your life.
#4. Unknowns
Agents provide a great service but the truth is – agents can’t control the process. There are many unknowns that will influence the sale of your house. These unknowns include: the number of other sellers selling similar houses, the number of buyers who want to buy, the number of banks willing to lend money for mortgages, the state of the economy in the area, within the state of Florida, and in the country as a whole.
There are also many unknowns that can influence the transaction once you are already under contract. Things like the inspection, appraisal, the buyer’s loan process, etc. There are things your agent can do to try and limit the number of unknowns. For example, having a conversation with the buyer’s loan officer and potentially shed some light on how solid the buyer’s finances are and how likely they are to be able to close the transaction.
Unknowns are just that, unknow issues. You can never totally eliminate them. However, you can try to minimize them as much as possible with the proactive activities from your agent.
Summary
Selling your house can seem daunting, which is why many people choose to work with a real estate agent. If that’s how you want to sell your house, make sure you know these 4 things you need to expect when selling with an agent in Cooper City. If you would like to know more about what makes us different, click here “Why Choose Us” to find out why you should choose us.
