in praise of realtors
I admit it: I’ve always kind of thought real estate agents had it easy. Show a house, sell a house, make some outrageous commission on the sale price.
And now, I admit this: I was SO wrong! img34
I don’t know about every real estate agent, but I can tell you for a fact that my realtor works her butt off! I cannot say enough about her patience, her understanding, her acceptance of a zillion e-mails with a zillion questions…all sent separately, because I can’t seem to group all my thoughts together at once…her willingness to dig in & find out whatever information I asked about.
And then there was the paperwork. Holy guacamole! I had no idea how much was involved in buying & selling houses. Pages & pages, agreement after agreement, contract after contract, detail after detail, signature after signature… Dealing with other agents, insurance agents, bank officials, multiple inspectors & inspections… She was there through all of it, doing the ground work before & the leg work after.
So here is my revised opinion of realtors:
Mine is worth every penny!
Or her weight in cookies, which is even better.
With an additional shout-out to our loan agent at the bank, who was equally totes amazeballs. img32
We’ve known her for a while, & she’s always been great, but the way she worked with us through this seriously complicated & nerve-wracking home loan process takes friendly & professional to a whole new level. We love her like a fat kid likes cake. (And as a former fat kid—now a chubby adult img23 —I can tell you I reeeeeeeeaaaaaaalllllllyyyyyy like cake. Especially the icing. img40 )
She talked us through every step, did everything she could to get us the best arrangement possible, & murmured, It’s okay…it’s going to be okay as many times as we needed her to—which was a lot. img26
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Donna A says:
Totally agree. A good realtor can make or break the house buying experience.
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On August 6, 2015 at 9:06 am
Dee says:
I am glad you had a good experience. I am having a mixed one. Of the team we are using, Lori rocks. Answers all our questions, is not pushy etc. My main issue was that the rest of the team worked harder on the selling of our house and less on what we were buying. All the leads we had on places to see, I found online. When my brother heard how much the commission would be, he said “seriously? Dee worked much harder and she’s getting zero appreciation?”
On a positive note, all the contracts are signed and I hope to move by the end of next month.
On August 6, 2015 at 1:03 pm
Mary Kirkland says:
Glad you had a good experience. img32
On August 6, 2015 at 3:23 pm