Just What Do Realtors DO Anyway??

“I don’t know why realtors should get paid what they do JUST for opening a door to show a house or putting a sign in the yard.”

Sound familiar?

I imagine everyone has heard this at least once (if not actually said something similar). For all those who have thought or said this, I’ve found they are coming from three different places:
1. They’re the type of person who believes the world is out to ‘get them,’ and the same statement is used for all kinds of service professions. They’re convinced the world is out to rip them off– and they’re not having it.
2. They’ve had a bad experience with a bad realtor, who did as little as possible and did it poorly.  They think THAT experience is the sum of what the real estate world comes to.
3. They truly don’t know or understand the process and the work involved in a real estate transaction. And when a problem comes up, what it can take to get a transaction to close.

Here’s a great example of the latter.  Doug Quance, a realtor in Atlanta, GA, has written a good story about the saga of getting to the closing table. 

No, this does not happen in all transactions.  But yes…. there are many transactions where something just as unique and individualized to the situation DOES happen… and the only reason people were happy in the end with a ‘Sold’ property was because of the expertise and dedication of their realtor.

Doug’s story involves struggles with lenders; other problem situations could be due to issues with title companies, non-cooperative parties on the other side of the transaction, unreasonable demands, delayed closing dates… the list is endless. And the person at the center of the storm, busy moving the issues from point A to point B to a successful conclusion is Your Realtor.

So…. as they say in the movie Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade….. “Choose wisely.”  Pick a professional who knows their job and who hangs in there when the going gets tough.