Thinking about moving to an area you’re not familiar with? In this situation, it’s not uncommon to choose an agent your familiar with even though they may not be very familiar with the particular area or neighborhood you’re moving to.
While there could be advantadges to working with someone you’re personally familiar with, there are also disadvantages to working with someone that doesn’t know the area you’re moving to.
Courtesy of Elizabeth Weintraub from About.com, here are 12 crucial tidbits of information a neighborhood specialist will know that you’re ‘out of town’ agent most likely won’t:
- History of neighborhood homes, who owned them and when
- Which homes were previously on the market outside of MLS data
- What makes some homes on a street worth more than others
- Which streets are considered desirable and which are not
- Neighborhood nuisances and their influence on value
- Special retrofits exclusive to the community
- How to accurately price homes and determine specific values
- Which agents take listings at market and who takes overpriced listings
- Listing agent’s reputations and how to negotiate with certain agents
- Pending legislation or neighborhood enforcement of regulations
- How to get inside information from listing agents, because they know each other
- New inventory that is not yet on the market but coming
If you’re thinking about buying a home in the Rock Hill SC or Fort Mill SC area, then I’d love an opportunity to show you around. Let my experience help you find, price, and purchase the home of your dreams WITHOUT any of the unneeded stress, frustration, and worry that often accompanies the process of buying a home!
