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7 Tips for A Great Relationship With Your Real Estate Company

If you are in the market to buy or sell a home,it is helpful to have a goo relationship !ithyour real estate "ompanyan your agent# Inorer to be the best "lient you "an be, so they

"an be the best agent for you that they "anbe, you nee to unerstan ho! agents !ork#Treat the relationship like you !oul one !ithany other professional, an remember thatagents aren$t publi" servants available for freeservi"es# They have valuable inustrykno!lege an "oul be your biggestavo"ate uring your home buying pro"ess#

1. Communication is keyThere are as many types of houses out there as there are personalities# %efore you even

begin your housing sear"h, at least have a short list of the things you absolutely o an onot !ant in your ne! property# If you on$t "ommuni"ate your !ishes to the agent, you !ill"ontinually be isappointe !ith the pro"ess# If you are sho!n something that almost meetsthe mark, be spe"ifi" about !hat you !oul like ifferent# A Realtor is many things, but theyare not a min reaer#

2. Understand what you signYou "an &ust about !ear out a ne! pen !ith all of the signing that has to happen !hen buyinga ne! home# Even in the beginning stages, there are o"uments an agreements# %efore yousign anything, be sure you unerstan !hat it is, !hat you are agreeing to be responsible for,an !hat !ill be e'pe"te from the other parties involve, in"luing the real estate "ompany#

3. Respect their timeWe all have busy s"heules# (ometimes things pop up that "an$t be helpe# Traffi" issues,si"k "hilren, an overrunning meetings happen# )o!ever, o !hat you "an to respe"t yourRealtor$s time# They likely have other tasks to hanle an appre"iate !hen you are able tokeep appointments an arrive at sho!ings on time# *ust as !ith any other professionalrelationship, if you kno! you nee to "an"el or are running late, "all them !ith as mu"h noti"eas possible#

4. Know what they can't doA real estate "ompany"an o a lot of things for you# They "an help you fin a home !ith all of

the etails you nee, pri"e it, guie you through the biing pro"ess, help you !ith the legalissues, an provie professional avi"e, &ust to name a fe!# )o!ever, it is illegal for an agentto is"uss !ith you the "lasses of is"rimination about a neighborhoo, !hi"h in"lues ra"e,"olor, religion, national origin, se', hani"ap, an familial status#

5. Prepare to purchaseThere is nothing !rong !ith &ust bro!sing for a house# )o!ever, if you aren$t reay to buy,then you on$t really nee an agent yet# (imply "ruising the neighborhoos you like, oingonline resear"h, an visiting open houses of interesting properties is goo for that stage# Ifyou o have +uestions for an agent, or are simply intervie!ing agents, be honest about yourintentions#

. !sk to sign agreementsThe buyer$s broker agreement se"ures your relationship !ith your agent, !hen you are reayto seriously look for a house# It outlines the uties of ea"h party# An Agen"y Agreement is yourproof of re"eipt that agents are re+uire to provie# Rea both "arefully an unerstan them#If you have +uestions, your real estate "ompany !ill be happy to help you learn more#

". Commission is the name o# the gameost real estate agents make their money from "ommission, not salary# That means that ifyou are taking your time, aren$t reay to pur"hase, or prolong the pro"ess be"ause of yourbusy s"heule, they aren$t getting pai for the !ork they are oing for you# Respe"t the

livelihoo of the agent an on$t use their time if you on$t inten to hire them in the en#

If you !oul like to learn more about a real estate "ompany in the Austin area, "onta"t The-inney Company#

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