Let's see, should I have you ask my brother-in-law who's a real estate agent or my sister?
Julia Huntsman of Long Beach, California helps us understand why real estate agents are important:
If the transaction goes smoothly, then people wonder why they paid a commission.
A real estate agent needs to know local laws and how they can affect buyers down the road. In Julia's area capped oil wells are a problem. They were once build in backyards but then when they stopped producing, they were capped and forgotten. Later, people who wanted to dig and put in swimming pools had problems getting permits.
Disclosing such potential problems is the job of an agent.
Agents can also help buyers and sellers in the process such as finding cleaning services, kennels, child care or other services the parties may need as escrow closes and the house changes ownership.
Emotions can get in the way of buyers and sellers, unless the seller is a person who flips properties for a living. A real estate agent can provide an objective voice in the process.
2 comments:
Real estate agents seem useless to me because they have no history on the homes they are selling. How old is the roof, the ac, what repairs have been done recently? Are the water pipes copper? They know nothing.. you have to crawl around the house like a detective.
I'm sure there are some agents, though, who do know the history. Or they should at least educate the homeowner on the right questions to ask. But, yes, the homeowner still has work to do. However, the real estate agent, like Julia Huntsman, writes, helps the buyer with the paperwork related to the transaction.
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