Yep, I hear it all the time… ‘Why do I need a Realtor?’

Well, it’s one of those questions that can’t be answered in a nutshell, but the fact is, experience counts, you get what you pay for, <insert your own cliche here>.

While they are overused, these cliches do have some validity, IF you’re dealing with the right agent.  I won’t go into right vs wrong agents here, but I do like to share when I find a good example of one of the many small things that the right agent can/will do that can/will save you big bucks and/or big frustration down the road.

If you’re thinking about going it alone, I might ask ‘How many title commitments have you read in your lifetime?’ or ‘Would you have caught that?’

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