LEONARD DESTINE BEST REAL ESTATE AGENT
                     LEONARD DESTINE BEST REAL 
ESTATE AGENT
Leonard Destine Licensed Realtor and real estate agent 
when you buy or sell your next home is a question that 
you might have asked yourself in the past.
• UNDERSTANDING THE HOUSING MARKET AND 
LISTING THEIR HOME AT THE RIGHT PRICE.
• UNDERSTANDING THE PAPERWORK INVOLVED AND 
CORRECTLY FILLING EVERYTHING OUT.
• HAVING ENOUGH TIME TO DEVOTE TO ALL ASPECTS 
OF THE SALE. THIS WOULD BE MARKETING THE HOME, 
SHOWING THE HOME, RESPONDING TO PHONE CALLS 
AND EMAILS ABOUT THE HOME, ETC.
• DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT THEY SHOULD 
SPEND EXTRA MONEY TO PREPARE OR FIX UP THE 
HOME.
• SELLING THE HOME WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME FRAME.
PURCHASING OR SELLING A HOME IS TYPICALLY THE 
LARGEST INVESTMENT MOST PEOPLE WILL MAKE IN THEIR 
LIVES. WHETHER YOU'RE BUYING A NEW HOME OR 
SELLING YOUR EXISTING HOME, A REAL ESTATE AGENT 
CAN HELP PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS AND POTENTIALLY 
SAVE YOU A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY. WE HAVE 
COMPILED A LIST OF BENEFITS FOR BOTH THE 
HOMEBUYER AND SELLER.
REASONS TO USE A REAL ESTATE AGENT WHEN BUYING 
A HOME
1. A HOME BUYER IS USUALLY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY 
THE REAL ESTATE AGENT. WHEN A REAL ESTATE AGENT 
REPRESENTS A HOME BUYER ON A PURCHASE OF A 
HOME, THE COMMISSION EARNED BY THAT AGENT IS 
PAID FOR BY THE SELLER OF THE HOME. THE 
COMMISSION IS TAKEN OUT OF THE SALES PRICE.
2. REAL ESTATE AGENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE MULTIPLE 
LISTING SERVICE (MLS). THE MLS IS A SERVICED PROVIDE 
TO REAL ESTATE AGENT THAT GIVES THEM THE MOST UP 
TODAY INFORMATION ON HOMES THAT ARE FOR SALE IN 
YOUR AREA.
THIS SERVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 
WITH THE MLS AN AGENT CAN FIND OUT INFORMATION 
ABOUT THE HOME LIKE, TAXES, HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN 
LISTED, PRICE CHANGES, SPECIAL FEATURES ON THE HOME 
ETC.
3. AGENTS HAVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE AREA. A REAL 
ESTATE AGENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE 
NEIGHBORHOOD, SCHOOLS, ACTIVITIES, RECREATIONAL 
AREAS, ETC. THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE AREAS THAT YOU 
ARE LOOKING TO PURCHASE.
4. AGENTS KNOW HOW TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE SELLER 
ON YOUR BEHALF. NEGOTIATING THE PRICE OF A HOME 
CAN OFTEN GET VERY DIFFICULT. IN TODAY'S MARKET IT 
IS NOT UNCOMMON TO ASK FOR CLOSING COSTS TO BE 
PAID, REPAIRS TO BE COMPLETED, HOME WARRANTIES, 
OR INSPECTIONS. OFTEN REAL ESTATE AGENTS ARE ABLE 
TO NEGOTIATE ITEMS IN THE HOME LIKE 
WASHERS/DRYERS, REFRIGERATORS, OR FURNITURE INTO 
THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY. YOUR REAL ESTATE AGENTS 
JOB IS TO MAKE SURE YOU GET THE BEST DEAL.
5. AGENTS KEEP THE DEAL GOING. ONCE YOUR OFFER 
HAS BEEN ACCEPTED YOU WILL HAVE A LOT OF TASKS 
THAT NEED TO BE COMPLETED IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF 
TIME
REASONS TO USE A REAL ESTATE AGENT WHEN SELLING 
A HOME
1. A REAL ESTATE AGENT IS WORTH THE COMMISSION. 
ONCE YOU ACTUALLY CONSIDER ALL THE THINGS YOUR 
AGENT WILL DO FOR YOU FROM THE TIME THEY LIST 
THE HOME TO THE TIME IT SELLS, THE COMMISSION 
PAID TO THAT AGENT IS USUALLY MONEY WELL SPENT. 
OFTEN TIMES AN AGENT WILL BE ABLE TO HELP YOU 
GET YOUR HOME SOLD MUCH FASTER AND FOR MORE 
MONEY THAN YOU COULD HAVE ON YOUR OWN.
2. AGENTS UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT HOUSING 
MARKET. CHOOSE AN AGENT THAT LIVES IN YOUR AREA. 
THIS AGENT WILL UNDERSTAND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, 
HOME VALUES, BENEFITS OF THE AREA, AND THE LOCAL 
COMPETITION.
3. AGENTS KNOW HOW TO SELL YOUR HOME. THIS IS 
THEIR JOB, AND JUST LIKE ANY OTHER JOB IF THEY 
DON'T DO A GOOD JOB THEY GET FIRED. A REAL ESTATE 
AGENT IS A PROFESSIONAL AND SHOULD KNOW WHAT 
THEY ARE DOING. IT IS OFTEN A GOOD IDEA TO GET AN 
AGENTS TRACK RECORD PRIOR TO LETTING THEM SELL 
YOUR HOME. SELLING ANY HOME TAKES EXPERIENCE, 
DEDICATION AND KNOWLEDGE IN THIS MARKET. THEIR 
JOB IS TO ATTRACT BUYERS AND SELL THE HOME.
4. AGENTS KNOW WHAT WILL MAKE HOUSES SELL. YOUR 
AGENT WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU ADVICE ON WHAT COULD 
BE DONE TO THE HOME TO GET IT SOLD QUICKER. 
ANYTHING FROM STAGING THE HOME TO MAKING MINOR 
REPAIRS OR UPGRADES.
5. AGENTS WILL PUT YOUR HOME ON THE MLS. A REAL 
ESTATE AGENT HAS ACCESS TO THE MULTIPLE LISTING 
SERVICE (MLS). THIS TOOL IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO REAL 
ESTATE AGENTS AND ALLOWS THEM TO GET YOUR HOME IN 
FRONT OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER AGENTS AND BUYERS.
6. YOUR AGENT WILL KNOW WHAT TO DO TO MARKET 
YOUR HOME FOR SALE, WHETHER THAT IS AN OPEN 
HOUSE, INTERNET EXPOSURE, FLYERS, CARAVANS, 
ETC.
7. AGENTS REPRESENT YOU TO THE END. YOUR AGENT 
WILL REPRESENT YOU FROM THE TIME THE HOME IS LISTED 
TO THE TIME IS CLOSES ESCROW. AN AGENT'S JOB IS TO 
MAKE SURE YOUR INTERESTS ARE PROTECTED IN THE SALE 
OF THE HOME AND EVERY THING NEGOTIATED IN THE 
CONTRACT IS FULFILLED. LEONAED DESTINE BEST  
LICENSED REALTOR AT KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY, INC.