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Welcome To Putting It All Together! In this section I hope to provide you down to earth information, plus links to different agencies and avenues of information. For the "First Time Home Buyer" or "First Time Home Seller", the processes can seem quite intimidating. I'm here to help! My goal is to make your move INTO or AWAY from Cold Lake as stress free as possible. |
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CHOOSING A REALTOR TO BUY or SELL YOUR HOME Can a Real Estate agent really help You in buying and selling property? The answer is a definate YES! When you're ready to think about buying or selling your property, you need to ask yourself the following questions: Do you have the time, energy, sources of information, and contacts to do the job yourself? If you were one of the 'do-it-yourself' people, would the results be as good or better than they would be if you had professional assistance? Would it have gone smoother? Would it have given you more personal time? Would you have purchased for less, or sold for more, if a Real Estate agent was involved? Reading the information in this Buying/Selling section can help you understand most everything you need to know about a Real Estate transaction and also how you will "benifit" by working with a "Real Estate Professional". HOW DO REAL ESTATE AGENTS GET PAID? Real estate agents or brokers are generally paid through the sales commission paid by the seller when a transaction closes. Agents have expenses and financial obligations just like you, so it will be to your mutual benefit if you choose a real estate agent and stick with that person. The agent will respect your loyalty and respond with a sincere commitment to you. WHY A REALTOR? All Real Estate licensees are not the same. Only Real Estate licensees who are members of the CANADIAN REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION are properly called Realtors. They proudly display the REALTOR "®" logo on the business card or other marketing and sales literature. Realtor's are committed to treat all parties to a transaction honestly. Realtor's subscribe to a strict code of ethics and are expected to maintain a higher level of knowledge of the process of buying and selling real estate. An independent survey reports that 84% of home buyers would use the same Realtor again. USING A REALTOR - YOU BE THE JUDGE! Real Estate transactions involve one of the biggest financial investments most people experience in their lifetime. Transactions today usually exceed $100,000. If you had a $100,000 income tax problem, would you attempt to deal with it without the help of a CPA? If you had a $100,000 legal question, would you deal with it without the help of an attorney? Considering the small upside cost and the large downside risk, it would be foolish to consider a transaction in Real Estate without the Professional Assistance of a Realtor!
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