I recently had a conversation with a potential seller that brought up the question "How hard can it be to sell a house?" (we were talking about commissions) š
And with the recent NAR settlement, this is becoming a topic of conversation between sellers and agents more and more.
So often I hear people saying that selling a home ācanāt be that hardā, especially in a crazy Sellerās Market. I hear FSBOs (For Sale By Owners) asking about what a Realtor REALLY does to list and sell a home. They often think itās as easy as putting a sign in the ground and getting an offer. After all, if itās that simple, why pay someone 5-6% to do that?
But selling a home (or buying a home) is far from easy. What people donāt realize it that itās a lot more than putting a sign in the ground and getting an offer (or 10 offers). It is actually a complicated legal transaction that has many different steps that need to occur before you even get to the closing table. Not to mention the unexpected road blocks that occur along the way that you have to navigate around.
Yes, in many instances listing and marketing the home is the easy part. But getting to the closing table is the difficult part.
So, what does a Real Estate Agent REALLY do? Here are 199 things agents do to get a home sold from start to finish: (It's probably way more) š
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