11 Reasons Why You Need To Hire an Experienced Real Estate Agent To Sell Your House During a Divorce
Any sort of life-changing experience is bound to bring you more stress than you’re used to. Going through a divorce is a circumstance that brings many unforeseen challenges that will take up your time and attention. Combine that with an additional high-stress task, like selling your house, and you’ll quickly feel overwhelmed and ready to receive help. This is where your experienced real estate agent comes in, ready to take on the entire process of listing, negotiating, and selling your house so that you can focus on handling your most important tasks.
Working with an experienced real estate agent, specifically with experience in divorce deals, is the smartest decision you could make. Not only will you feel supported by their knowledge of the industry, deal negotiations, and market conditions, but they’ll also understand the fragility of a deal under the stress of a divorce and work with you to make the process as simple, smooth, and efficient as possible. During a period of time as unpredictable as a divorce, you need as much stability as possible, and an experienced real estate agent that you trust is an essential asset when selling your house.
What Are The Benefits?
1. It’ll Make The Process Much Easier
An experienced real estate agent handles all the major details of a deal for you: listing the house, properly marketing, negotiating offers, etc., which means you can take the time to focus on the tasks that are most important to you. But most importantly, their expertise allows the process of selling your house during a divorce to be more of a step-by-step process, which will allow you to feel confident knowing they can handle any bumps that come up along the way.
2. It Will Save You Money
Compared to selling as a For-Sale-By-Owner, with the right real estate agent, they can save you thousands of dollars you’d otherwise risk losing during a divorce when selling and negotiating on your own, or with a traditional real estate agent. Our company, Fixed Rate Real Estate, will sell your home for only $5,000, which means we save sellers an average of $16,000 with our flat-fee model. What could you do with $16,000 or more saved?
3. You Need A Real Estate Agent Who Is Non-Biased
Especially during a divorce, it’s important to hire a professional that both spouses trust and is non-biased toward either party. Maintaining neutrality allows for the process to avoid any third-party interference. Skip the drama and avoid hiring mutual friends who are licensed.
4. Experienced Real Estate Agent Will Be Cooperative & Patient
Being able to be patient and know how to cooperate & collaborate with courts and attorneys is a high-level skill that not every real estate agent has the knowledge or experience in. Splitting assets, dividing equity, and understanding the process of a deal during a divorce is why it’s so helpful to hire a real estate professional with divorce-focused experience. Knowing how to cooperate with the requests of the court, needs from the attorney, and any other time-sensitive matters are skills that not every real estate agent possesses.
6. They Can Provide References For Other Services
One of the many benefits of hiring a real estate agent with years of experience under their belt is their list of references for all sorts of vendors. Whether it be an Appraiser, Handy-Person, Structural Engineer, etc., your experienced real estate agent will have a list of references that they’ve worked with and have trusted with their previous transactions. A great bonus.
7. Strict Adherence To Code of Ethics & Standards
Just because someone is licensed doesn’t mean they’re dedicated to working with ethics and standards. Not every agent is considered a REALTOR®. According to the National Association of REALTORS®, The term REALTOR® is a registered collective membership mark that identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the National Association of REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics. Being a member of these associations shows the level of dedication, knowledge, and experience your real estate professional has, in addition to being an expert in their field.
*Fixed Rate Real Estate is a member of the National Association of REALTORS®, Colorado REALTOR®Association, and South Metro Denver Association of REALTORS®, which means we are obligated & dedicated to working with a high degree of standards and ethics.
8. Save You Time
Instead of finding your own vendors, negotiating your own deals, or even managing a showing schedule on your own, you have a real estate expert at your disposable to handle the big-ticket items of a transaction that your real estate agent should be handling, which allows you to dedicate your time to handling your own schedule and big-ticket items. Plus, if you have to sell within a specific timeline, it’s a life-saver to have an experienced real estate agent know how to work with your timeline and work efficiently.
9. Support You Through The Process
Selling comes with many moving parts and it’s essential you hire a real estate agent that can not only walk you through the process clearly, simply, and step-by-step but can also support you with making decisions throughout the process and advocate in your best interest.
10. Help You Establish Expectations & Guidelines Before Listing
Establishing expectations and guidelines before listing your house is a step that only experienced real estate agents will know to do because they understand the importance of setting up sellers for success, which is significant to do especially when handling a divorce. All parties need to be on the same page when it comes to many things like the listing price, showing schedule, timeline, etc. Your real estate agent should be asking you questions like: What will the showing schedule be? Do both spouses work from home? Does the house need repairs, cleaning, or staging? Is there a timeline that needs to be abided by? Setting up the transaction for success by mapping out the details of your expectations, guidelines, and needs before officially listing your house is one of the best ways to set yourself up for success.
11. Help You Resolve Unexpected Issues
In any home-selling situation, there will always be unexpected issues that come up. Some big, some small, and some unexpected. But, with the right experienced and hands-on real estate agent, when these unexpected issues arise, you will feel confident and at ease knowing your real estate agent will have a solution, make a plan, and most importantly, know how to handle whatever situation arises because they’ve most likely already handled a situation like it.
Are you ready to sell your home, due to divorce or any other reason? Contact Fixed Rate Real Estate today for a free, no-obligation consultation.
