Listing your property: The value of hiring a professional
Choosing the right agent to guide you through the complex process of pricing, marketing, selling and settling your home should not be left to chance. As new laws come into effect, as the expanding pile of applicable documents grows month to month, and as everyone seems to now have a distant cousin or a best friend’s sister getting a real estate license, your choice is becoming increasingly more important.
Part of the answer is to interview only full-time licensed agents that you’ll have access to whenever a concern or question arises. Make certain they treat their business as a career, and not a way to earn money for a vacation. Would you ever think to engage a part-time attorney to draft an important document? Would you make it a point to have your child’s broken ankle repaired by a part-time orthopedist?
Next, how long have they been in the business? There is a huge difference in experiential knowledge between those licensed 8 months versus 30 years. One has limited knowledge and actual background to fall back on, while the other has had an enormous number of problem-solving experiences, negotiating efforts on a variety of issues, and years and years of actual successful settlements.
Finally, do they have your best interest at hand? It has always been our goal to represent our client’s interest so well that they send us other people! We’ve often said, “your business is important to us, but not nearly as important as your good will“. We work as farmers, not hunters. We work our business to cultivate a following, not provide a meal or pay for a Disney vacation. Listen to the important people in your inner circle to see who they have successfully used in the past.
For this type of real estate service, look no further than the Waldowski Team at Re/Max One with over 80 years of professional real estate expertise. Please reach out to both Meg and Paul Waldowski at Re/Max One to start your successful journey. (M: 215-275-6940) (P: 215-275-6741).
