Finding Destin Realtors Who Can Really Get You Results
Thinking about buying or selling a property in Destin, Florida? You’ve done all of your research ahead of time, we hope?. Are you ready; really ready? I’ve taken care of more than 50 million dollars of real estate transactions and I have a few tips for you which can help.
My opinion is that 5% of agents or brokers are awesome and about 95% offer little value. I know that is a harsh statement but I have really found it to be true both in Destin and in every other real estate market in which I have participated. In this article, what I will do is assume you are looking to buy a property with a Destin using a realtor.
First, go to Google and search the phrase “Destin Realtor”. You’ll get abut a zillion results ? start looking at the pages which come up. What do you notice about them?
Probably that almost all of them look exactly the same. The typical realtor’s website you’ll find will have a smiling photo of the realtor, a place to search MLS, a spot for their listings, an about me section and a brief profile of the community ? everything a prospective buyer needs, right?
But what these sites won’t tell you is whether or not the realtor knows what they’re talking about. I already know that any realtor can show me the MLS listings and take me to see some properties.
But why would you or anyone else want to deal with a real estate agent or broker who doesn’t know the market and the community like they know the back of their hand? I know I’d rather work with an agent who is intimately familiar with the territory.
So how are you to find the top 5% of Destin realtors? There’s a lot of different ways to find a realtor; but if you want to find a realtor who is really an expert, then you need to start by getting educated about the market yourself ? this will let you evaluate whether or not the realtor you deal with know anything about the market themselves. In a recent blog post, I made the suggestion that buyers take a look at Realtor.com to learn as much as possible about the market before they even talk to an agent.
Why do this? You’ll want to know if the realtors you talk to will really be any help to you as you look for properties in Destin. You should tell the broker or agent exactly what you’re looking for then just let them talk ? if they’re good, they’ll understand and start giving you information you can really use. If not, they’ll probably make little sense and keep trying to interest you in one or two particular properties.
Even if you think you have the best person on your first call, don’t stop there. Interview a few more until you are absolutely convinced you have the right person. Now you are in a position to really start working hand in hand with person finding the right property for you in Destin.
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