Four benefits to choosing an Agent of Distinction when selling your home

When people decide to sell their homes, they generally do so through the use of an experienced agent. While it's true that selling and buying your home the professional route costs you more in total, the benefits far outweigh the expenses.

In this article, we take a closer look at these benefits and expound upon why Homes of Distinction is uniquely positioned to provide a buying and selling experience that goes beyond expectations.

Benefits to selling with an Agent of Distinction 
 

Armed with specific expertise in the field, our Agents of Distinction will take care of all the heavy lifting involved within the selling or buying of property. These are the following reasons why an agent will save you time and trouble.

1 - They streamline the process.
 

In a day and age where selling your home is becoming increasingly taxing on your time. You have to ask yourself, is it worth going at it alone? 
 

The time and effort required behind researching the right price, running a marketing campaign, meeting with potential buyers, following up and going through the legal process of signing over ownership is a strenuous affair at best.
 

Hiring an experienced agent not only means that you will be able to spend that time on more important things such as getting yourself and your family ready for the next big move. Our agents are also experienced in handling the process both quickly and efficiently by cutting out time-wasters and focusing on serious buyers.

2 - They are uniquely experienced in this process.
 

While it may be true that we understand our homes the most. It does not necessarily mean that we have the adequate experience required to see the entire process through.
 

Homes of Distinctions' select team of experienced agents are well versed with the minutiae of the property market. This means that when you work with one of our agents, not only will you receive their valued expertise but also have access to their vast network of buyers and their intimate knowledge of the shifting trends within the property sphere.
 

Our agents will personalise the experience and spend time going over exactly how your home should be presented to attract the right buyer.

3 - Buyers generally contact agents first.
 

On the flipside to the selling process, buyers are also more likely to contact an agent to help them find their dream home, overlooking private sellers entirely.
 

Another aspect to consider is that buyers are turned off by listings that do not have any vendor contacts and are forced to dial the number on the screen which more often than not goes to voicemail.
 

This highlights the dual benefits of using agents as they are present in streamlining both aspects of the process. Our Agents of Distinction make themselves readily available to their clients which is almost certain to be more time than you would be willing to grant on your own. Most buyers are aware of this and will thus go the simpler route of acquiring the services of a professional agent.

4 - Agents have a unique understanding of property value
 

Imagine saving on the commission fee of using an agent only to later discover that you sold your home way below the market value? 
 

This seems to be an interesting trend that specifically affects sellers who go at it alone. The truth is that pricing property adequately and correctly is an art that requires a deft understanding of the shared value between a property's overall net worth, the location, and the current market dynamic.

The shortfalls to going at it alone.
 

We've discussed the specific benefits of using an Agent of Distinction so why is selling your home alone a risky endeavour? 
 

While it's not entirely possible to receive the best deal on your own, the chances of an inexperienced homeowner getting it right are slim at best. As such, there are more serious implications to going at it alone than the effort and legal assistance required.
 

After the implementation of the Consumer Protection Act, the legal stipulation states that home buyers are only protected under the Act if they purchase property from a person or entity that regularly sells the property. Since this Act was instituted in 2008, homebuyers have opted to move more and more away from the private route.
 

The act makes it harder for homeowners to sell their property privately without paying attention to specific clauses that may grant them exceptions. However, this is only achieved through the assistance of an attorney who may end up costing you more than if you had simply gone through an agent in the first place.
 

Knowing all this, is it truly worth taking the risk without the vital safety net an Agent of Distinction could provide should you fall? 

Thinking of selling your home through an experienced Agent of Distinction? 
 

Homes of Distinction's success is attributed to personalised service from buyer and seller alike and often results in multiple transactions with the same client throughout their lifetime.
 

To contact us, follow the link: https://www.homesofdistinction.co.za/
 

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