01-20-2009, 08:14 AM
If you are posting your own MLS... remember that the fee is an upfront fee...
If you use a real estate agent, the fees are only paid upon successful completion of the real estate transaction...
Real estate agents also have some liability (& most have insurance for this liability) that you will also be taking on if you are representing the sale of your house. Make sure if you are representing your house that you have full, open & written accounts of any potential defects with the property.... (you may think "I have never seen this"... but look closely at all of that paperwork you signed, your contracts... & make sure that the contracts you use are up to date, legal documents for the transaction....
And then be ready willing & able to be available whenever a potential buyer, & any just wanna look around-ers are around... knowing that you may miss those that are not looking at your listing (and no, I am not a real estate agent... it is a totally commission based job that has a high turnover for a reason... it takes a very special person to weather the real estate market for any length of time... these are normally the top in the field for a reason...)
If you use a real estate agent, the fees are only paid upon successful completion of the real estate transaction...
Real estate agents also have some liability (& most have insurance for this liability) that you will also be taking on if you are representing the sale of your house. Make sure if you are representing your house that you have full, open & written accounts of any potential defects with the property.... (you may think "I have never seen this"... but look closely at all of that paperwork you signed, your contracts... & make sure that the contracts you use are up to date, legal documents for the transaction....
And then be ready willing & able to be available whenever a potential buyer, & any just wanna look around-ers are around... knowing that you may miss those that are not looking at your listing (and no, I am not a real estate agent... it is a totally commission based job that has a high turnover for a reason... it takes a very special person to weather the real estate market for any length of time... these are normally the top in the field for a reason...)