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Why You Need a Professional Realtor on Your Side

Real estate is not the same as it used to be. Our economy and our home

ownership have undergone major changes over the past few years. Gone are the

days of a real estate transaction conducted by a handshake and an understanding.

This presents new problems in the real estate transaction.

Fully one-third of written real estate contracts written today

do not go to closing.

The reasons are numerous:

more stringent lending requirements
discounted appraisals
inspections that reveal costly repairs
failure to come to the negotiating table with compromise in mind
Bank & Government bureaucracy with no checks/balances

If you are entering the real estate world without a seasoned professional

on your side, you are setting yourself up for a 1-in-3 chance of failure.

Those are pretty good odds for horse racing but not so good for home

ownership. Real estate professionals know real estate, they will protect

your rights and interests, and are expert at negotiating a sale.

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The authors of the this blog write about Grand Rapids Real Estate,

the Greater Grand Rapids MI area, and what it is like to live in

West Michigan. We believe: Grand Rapids is a Great Place to Live!

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Mr/Ms 2008 Seller, I would like to have a

heart-to-heart talk about selling your home.

I know you think real estate sales people are just out for a quick buck.

We want to put a bargain price on your home so it sells quickly which means

we get our commission check. Cha-ching!

This might be the scenario in some cases. Heck, there are bad apples in any

profession. I have been selling and listing homes for over 35 years and I have

seen a lot of sold homes and a lot of real estate professionals working in this

field. Most of them are nice people who make their living by listing homes

and trying to find homes for people to buy. We offer a service. It might not be

for everyone – not much is. We have a unique perspective. We work with lots

of people to sell their home and buyers buying homes.

We know your home is special to you – you live there!

Home Sweet Home

We are here to give you the market conditions for TODAY, whether either

of us likes it or not. We don’t decide the market conditions – wish we could.

We would be happy to have houses selling for close to what they are worth

and in 30-60 days. We would take that market any day.

BUT THAT ISN’T THE CASE TODAY!!

Seriously, I WOULD LIKE YOUR HOUSE TO SELL BUT I NEED YOUR HELP!

You need to listen to what I am telling you about the market in your area

and what homes are selling for. The home buyers today are able to get

more information than ever before. They know what the house down the

block sold for, they know that a foreclosure home sold in your area for

much less than the true value, and if you are desperate to sell, they can

take advantage of you. The average buyer would like nothing better than

for you to be in a desperate financial situation so they can get your home

at a bargain price.

The bottom line is: If you price your home correctly

AND have it in very good condition, it will sell.

Photo of Victorian Home Front Door Entrance by Bonnie Westbrook

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