Why should I use a real estate salesperson?

A real estate sales person is more than just a "sales person." They perform on your behalf as your agent, providing you with suggestion and guidance and doing a job - serving you buy or sell a home. While it is factual they get paid for what they do, so do other professions that give, guidance, advice and have a service to sell such as Certified Public Accountants and Attorneys.

The Internet has opened up a world of information that wasn't before available to homebuyers and seller. The data on listings obtainable for sale is almost current but not quite. There are times when you require the most current information concerning what has sold or are for sale, and the only way to obtain that is with an agent.

If you're selling a home, you get access to the most buyers by being planned in the Multiple Listing Service. Only a certified real estate agent who is a member of your local MLS can get you listed there - which then gets you automatically programmed on some of the major real estate web sites. If you're selling or buying a home, the MLS is your agent's best tool.

However, the role of an agent has changed in the last couple of years. Formerly, agents were the only way home sellers and buyers could access information. Now agents are evolving. Because today's home buyers and sellers are so much better informed than in the past, expertise and skill are becoming more important. The real estate agent is acting more of a "guide" than a "salesperson" your personal agent in buying or selling a home.