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Thinking about buying or selling a property in Destin, Florida? You’ve done all of your research ahead of time, we hope?. Are you ready; really ready? I’ve taken care of more than 50 million dollars of real estate transactions and I have a few tips for you which can help.
Personally, I think that about 95% of agents and brokers really won’t do all that much for you ? but the other 5% are truly great. While this may sound a little harsh, I’ve found this to be true in my personal experience; in Destin and every other market I’ve worked in. I’m going to assume here though that you are looking for a Destin realtor to buy a property.
Try this ? using Google, do a search for “Destin Realtor”. You’ll get a lot of results; check them out and what do you notice?
Most likely you will notice that almost all of them look the same! On most of these sites you’ll see exactly the same things ? a smiling picture, a MLS search and areas for the realtors own listings, as well as brief profiles of the realtor and the community. Everything you need, right? Well, almost?.
But what these sites won’t tell you is whether or not the realtor knows what they’re talking about. I already know that any realtor can show me the MLS listings and take me to see some properties.
But why would you or anyone else want to deal with a real estate agent or broker who doesn’t know the market and the community like they know the back of their hand? I know I’d rather work with an agent who is intimately familiar with the territory.
So how can you find the top 5% of Destin realtors? While there are a lot of ways to find a realtor, the first step to finding a truly great one is to become familiar with the market yourself. In a recent blog post, I suggested that buyers take some time and check out realtor.com to study the market in depth in any area where they are considering buying.
Why do this? You’ll want to know if the realtors you talk to will really be any help to you as you look for properties in Destin. You should tell the broker or agent exactly what you’re looking for then just let them talk ? if they’re good, they’ll understand and start giving you information you can really use. If not, they’ll probably make little sense and keep trying to interest you in one or two particular properties.
One good Destin realtor may not be enough; keep talking to other agents until you are totally convinced you’ve found the perfect person to work with in your search for property in Destin, Florida.
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