For Sale By Owner or Licensed Real Estate Professional? When deciding whether to list your home with an agent or go it on your own consider the following. Real Estate agents:

• Are professionals
• Lower your risks when selling
• Have an "inventory" of buyers
• Understand the mechanics of a real estate transaction
• Have connections to people you'll need when selling your house

Choosing a Realtor: Perhaps the most important decision of the whole home selling process is choosing the right real estate agent. Your agent is the one person who will be with you throughout the entire process from preparing your home for the market to qualifying buyers, to showing your home, to presenting offers, to getting the transaction closed (getting appraisals, surveys, insurance, etc. .) You'll want and need someone who:

• Is a REALTOR
• Is a good listener
• Reacts to what you tell him or her
• Demonstrates knowledge of the current market and area
• Is well-informed and connected
• Is PROACTIVE and will be the driving force behind getting your home sold at the best price and in the shortest amount of time.

Finally --
Ask yourself the following questions. Does my real estate agent:

• provide me with a customized marketing plan?
• create special color flyers just for my property?
• send out special mailings on my property to targeted buyers?
• have his/her own website linked to frequently visited relocation and visitor sites?
• have a toll free number for the convenience of his/her customers?
• produce his/her own brochure in addition to the company's?
• Advertise in publications such as The El Paso Times, Albuquerque Journal, Las Cruces Sun News, Denver Post, The Enchantment, Thrifty Nickel, The Real Estate Round-Up (Cloudcroft & Ruidoso), and Sun Country Homes among others?

If your agent is not doing enough for you, let's talk! Email me.