In continuation to the post on Wednesday.

Agents act as great buffers between you and the public.  They are able to manage your property showings and visits.  They field the many phone calls that mostly lead to nowhere.  They are able to keep the focus on the serious buyers so that an offer can be written quicker.

Agents know the current market conditions, which govern your selling or buying experience.  Important information can be analyzed to find out the average and median sales prices, the average per square foot cost of similar homes, how many days a house has been on the market and ratios about how many houses are listed, versus how many houses were sold.  All of these factors help determine when the right time to buy or sell is.  The agent will help guide clients into making the right choices about the selling price of their home based on current market conditions.

Real estate agents are able to network with other professionals.  Due to liability reasons, some agents will tend to shy away from recommending a certain individual or company over another.  They do know who has a good reputation and can often give you a list of references of companies that they or their clients have worked with before.  This information can provide needed background information so that you can make an educated choice on who you want to do business with yourself.

Please check back on Monday for the conclusion to this post.