By Jennifer Srock

Why do home buyers and sellers choose to work with an agent who lives and works in an office more than 20 miles outside of the city of which the home is located? This is just kindling for a fire. Even if you decide on a different area, you can have the realtor you’ve been dealing with find you an expert in the new area. You will be taken care of, your agent will be compensated for their time by the new agent, and the new agent will have business they would not have had otherwise. Everyone wins and there’s no cost to you.

Here are 8 reasons to work with a local expert so you avoid getting burned by a realtor.

1. Market Knowledge – A realtor is supposed to help you understand what is going on in the local market. Markets can vary city to city. Who’s better to advise you based on their knowledge of an area than a realtor that lives, works and knows the industry buzz in that area? [Read more…]