1. Education & Experience
A real estate agent possesses all the knowledge about buying and selling a property because he has the education and the experience for it.
2. Neighbourhood Knowledge
Agents possess intimate knowledge about the neighbourhood and they can easily guide you to find the best place to live or give you a maximum of information about commodities in the area.
3. Market Price Guidance
Many people think real estate agents select prices for buyers and sellers but they just guide you to find or offer property at the right price according to the market.
4. Market Knowledge
Agents possess all knowledge about the market, the best time to sell or to buy properties. They will provide you crucial information to reach your target.
5. Professional network
They have a long list of contacts, they can easily help you to find any services for your property or communicate with other agents to guide you.
6. Potential Database
If there is one person who has a database full of owners and clients, it’s of course the real estate sales agent. His/her resources will be helpful to find what you are looking for.
7. Negotiation skills
Agents have strong negotiation skills and they do it well because they can remove themselves from the emotional aspects.
8. Contracts experience
An experienced real estate agent deals with the same contracts and conditions on a regular basis. It is familiar for him with which conditions should be used, and how to use the contract to protect you, whether you're buying or selling your home.
9. Disponibility
A real estate agent is the link between buyers and sellers. It is his job to be in contact with both of them and relate them together. If you are doing the job by yourself, you will need to be available to respond to calls and questions full time and quickly or they will move on.
10. Manage formalities
Agents will take care of getting all documents needed for a transaction; you will not have to manage administration documents and you will be assured to not forget any formalities.
