By Katie Bain
During the 2015 Real Estate market more homeowners than ever before are considering selling their Portland Oregon Home, and a small percentage of those homeowners may be thinking about selling their homes themselves.
One of the biggest reasons why some homeowners decide to sell their homes themselves is because they don’t understand everything an experienced Real Estate agent can do for them.
In today’s post I will break down everything an agent does for you from start to finish so you know all of the benefits you will receive when hiring a Realtor ®.
Step 1 – Preparing Your Home for Sale
Your Real Estate Agent will help get your home ready for sale by recommending repairs which you should consider making to your home initially before listing it for sale. An agent will also recommend simple things you can do to improve the curb appeal and overall appearance of your home as they tour it so that they are attracted to your home and are more likely to envision themselves living there. These recommendations will allow you to sell your home for top dollar.
Step 2 – Negotiating the Offer
Most sellers find that selling their home is a very personal and emotional experience. Often times it can be difficult to separate emotions from the negotiations of an offer to purchase your home. An experienced agent will be able to negotiate clearly and objectively to get you the most money for your home.
Step 3 – Closing the Deal
Last of all, but most important, your Real Estate Agent will be an asset to you in the area of closing the deal with the buyer who wants to purchase your home.
Instead of you having to deal with buyer questions, contracts, and managing the escrow process, your agent will handle all of the complicated duties which come during selling your Portland Oregon Home so you don’t have to.
Sell Your Portland Oregon Home
For more information on how a Realtor ® will benefit you during the process of selling your Portland Oregon Home contact me, Katie Bain, Real Estate Agent with EquityPoint Real Estate by clicking here to calling me at (503) 595-8800.