Real estate agents provide a lot of information to prospective home buyers and sellers. We can help our customers with understanding contracts, financing, real estate taxes, current market conditions or trends. But there is other information that customers want that requires that the agent be a member of the community.
Information only a local real estate professional can provide you.
My office recently received a call from a person who lives up north who is “thinking” of buying a home in the Kissimmee area. The buyer has informed us that they are retired and while they would like to buy a home in this area, the home they will be interested in will be a home on a local lake or river because, “we plan on doing a lot of fishing”.
It just so happens I have an agent in the office that does “a lot of fishing”. He knows the local lakes and rivers; he knows where the fish can be found. Having lived in the area for many years our agent was able to send the buyer an email that provided information the buyer needed. The email sent had nothing to do with real estate taxes or the best rates available, all the typical information we provide as real estate professionals, no this email talked about where the biggest large mouth bass can be found, it discussed fishing on the St. John’s River, boat docks and available housing around the area lakes. The customer received a first hand account of what was important to them. When they decide to buy they will be able to do so with confidence because their agent knows the area and can help them find the right home.
There is a huge amount of information available online that buyers and sellers can use when buying or selling real estate. But when it comes to finding local information, like where are the best fishing holes, your best bet is in contacting an agent who lives in the community.
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