The Benefits of Working with a Real Estate Agent to Sell Your Home or Purchase a Home

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The Benefits of Working a Real Estate Agent

If you're seller

It’s true that in some cases someone might choose to sell their home independently, however, it’s most beneficial to list your home with an agent. There are a number of advantages to having a real estate agent, whether you are the buyer or seller.

When you’ve decided to list your home the real estate agent will have many roles. They’ll have access to information that can help sell your home faster and at a higher price.
It’s common for agents to have many clients at the same time, this means often more than one listing. Your agent might even work in an office with other agents with clients of their own as well. It’s an integral part of their job is to be aware of their clients' needs so they are always on the look out for their clients' perfect home. This means that due to this environment your listing will get more exposure when you use an agent.

Statistically your listing will sell faster when you use an agent. This is because your agent has a variety of methods to advertise your home such as, their website, their Brokerage Website and Realtor.ca.

If you're a buyer

If you're purchasing a home for the first time you would also benefit from using a real estate agent. The agent has many resources and will be helpful to first time buyers by:

Assessing your needs for your first home, this may be done by asking you questions, and making you aware of areas you may not have considered.
Directing you to a mortgage consultant to take steps to get a pre-approved mortgage.
Providing you with information about a home you are interested in.

As you begin to take steps in making a major decision in your life leave the details to a qualified professional who is there to assist you.

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Client Testimonial

Lori and her team have helped us purchase and rent many homes and condos over the years. She is very knowledgeable and always available to answer our questions. Would not hesitate to recommend her.

Chris L., Burlington, Ontario

Advantages of Listing with a REALTOR

Your time is valuable! Let me save you TIME!
I'm likely to sell your home for MORE MONEY due to the greater exposure I offer (many sellers even NET more after our fee)!
A 3rd party (REALTOR®) can obtain the prospect's TRUE OPINIONS of your home and relay those comments to you!
You'll know the buyer is a QUALIFIED one, not just a looker!
You don't need to personally open up your home to STRANGERS!
You don't need to spend YOUR VALUABLE FREE TIME showing your home to potential buyers, nosey neighbours, and tire kickers!
You can SAVE YOUR MONEY by not having to advertise your own home!
You can be professionally represented by someone that can be held ACCOUNTABLE for all the details!

What will My Real Estate Agent do for Me?

There are many steps involved in the process of buying and selling real estate. Although we may not see each one, here is an idea of how your agent is working for you to meet your needs.

The agent is responsible to arrange advertising. This may involve in a local newspaper, or their website. Usually this is done in many places to ensure your home is seen by as many people as possible
Enter new listing into the MLS system so your home officially becomes recognized as on the market
Arrange photos (interior and exterior) for advertising. These photos may be for a feature sheet, or for the website or both
Add your Home to their "Featured Listings" and "Just Listed" section of their Website (Tip: Always use a REALTOR with a top-notch professional and up-to-date website)
Put "for sale" lawn sign up
Respond to ad call inquires
Arrange a REALTORS® open house - This is where your REALTOR® will show the new listing to all other interested REALTORS®
Arrange several open house dates (usually on Sunday afternoons)
Set up appointments for viewing. Your real estate agent makes themselves available to view your home as soon as possible
Respond to feedback from showings. The buyer's agent will inform your selling agent how the showing went, and whether the potential buyer is interested in seeing your home again
Negotiate offers
Qualify prospective buyers
Arrange home inspection
Ensures the conditional time frame placed on an offer is recorded and met
Present offer to lawyers
Change lawn sign to "sold"

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Kayla Prior
January 28, 2023

We worked with Kim to sell our home in summer 2021 and couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Kim’s invaluable insights and intimate knowledge of the market in the area meant we could confidently prepare and list our home even in the uncertain conditions that existed at the time. Kim’s personability also made her a delight to work with and I would be happy to recommend her to anyone!

Bob Gill
January 25, 2023

We were referred to Lori and the VanDinther Team when we needed some trustworthy advice when deciding whether to renovate and stay or look for a more suitable already renovated home. Lori and her team provided unbiased solid advice based on their wealth of knowledge and experience in our market area. I would highly recommend the VanDinther Team for any Real Estate need you may have.

R L
January 13, 2023

We had a very good experience with Kimberly. Her knowledge of the area is excellent and she provided honest and insightful advice about different locations. She was responsive to our preferences. We couldn't attend our second pre-closing visit so she went herself and provided us with a video walk through which was really helpful. Her recommendations for services in the area were also a nice touch.

Shannon Ferr
January 13, 2023

Kim was our realtor and she was great! She is very knowledgeable about the Hamilton area and seemed to have our best interest in mind when helping us find a home. Some realtors can be pushy on you to buy quickly so they can collect commission, but we didn’t feel that way with Kim at all. Kim made the experience as enjoyable as it could be as first time home buyers.

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