Sunday, October 28, 2012

A Realtor Can Save You From Buying A Junkie Home!

There are many people out there that are considering searching for Kansas City homes all by themselves. I strongly recommend you work with a realtor when looking for a home, rather than try to do it on your own. There are several things that can go wrong when buying a home and a realtor is like a shield to protect you from these troubles!

A friend of mine learned first hand what can happen when you try to go about buying a home on your own. She didn't use a realtor, she simply worked directly with the buyer! She thought it was great at first since she loves to be in absolute control. She soon learned that there were a lot more things to deal with when trying to purchase a home. She was overloaded with things to take care of like inspections and negotiating with the owners that if you ask me, she ended up skimping a lot. She just wanted the deal to be over with so that she could have her new home so she wasn't paying attention to what was going on with the deal half of the time.

When the deal was finally over, she was excited about being able to move into her new home. However, the excitement slowly wore off and she started to realize what she had really gotten herself into. It turns out, the house was full of little problems and within just a few months of living there, it was practically falling apart. When she got something fixed, something else started leaking. She ended up having to have the rood redone which cost several thousand dollars out of her pocket!

If she had a realtor on her side, she would have had someone there to help her along with all of the important things that needed to be done before she jumped into the purchase. A realtor could have found her a home that was more fit for her with a lot less issues!

If you're looking into buying a new home, learn from our friend's mistake and work with a realtor! They'll be able to find you a home that's fit for you and hopefully save you from a mess of problems in your new home!

This is a sponsored post for Remax Mid-states, however, all the points 
and views are my own.

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