How can we prevent home buying and selling from being a nightmare?

Buying the house of your dreams or selling your property can be the biggest challenge of your life.

At these times there are various issues that arise not only from lack of experience but also because these are bureaucratic and sometimes complex processes.

So if you don't want to turn this process into a nightmare, you can always choose to seek help from a real estate agent. This help can have many advantages both in buying and selling.

Advantages in the process of buying a property

• Advice from a professional

The real estate market has a lot to offer at a variety of prices, so it may take you some time to search, find and visit various places until you find your “sweet home”. So the best solution may be a real estate agent, who has professional consultants who know the market, analyze your requests and research the best options for you. This will give you access not only to properties available on websites and platforms, but also to exclusive properties that only real estate agents can present.

• Lets you save time (and time is money!)

With professional advice you can save a lot of time and find a home that you would hardly find alone, because they will (exhaustively) look for only homes that fit your profile.

• Transparency and security

In addition to knowledge and time, in the process of buying a home is essential to thoroughly analyze the documentation of the property and its owners. In this case, the real estate agent will make sure that there is no situation that jeopardizes a secure sale.

• Additional Services

Some real estate agents began to work in partnership with credit intermediaries, duly certified by Banco de Portugal. This means that if you need to apply for a home loan, for example, for the home of your dreams, you can do so. This extra service allows you to feel safe and secure by doing everything in one place.

Advantages in the process of selling a property

The process of selling a home can be quite complex, with varying operational, administrative, legal and financial difficulties, both at the beginning of the process and after sales. To avoid surprises, you can seek expert help from a real estate agent, which has several advantages, such as:

• Property Rating

“Why should I sell my house?” This will be your first question when deciding to sell your house. Of course you can study the market in the area where the house is located and, from there, make an estimate of how much your property may be worth. However, it will never be the same as the assessment made by a real estate agent who is knowledgeable about the market and who is fully competent to determine a fair value for your property.

• Help from a sales professional

When you choose to sell your property through a real estate agency you will be able to count on the expert help of a sales professional who will know the context of the market. In addition, and very importantly, this professional will know how to sell your property efficiently, as they know the best selling techniques, as well as the dialogue they should have with the customer. You will know how to leverage the strengths of your home and justify any question the potential buyer has.

• Process Safety

Selling a property is a bureaucratic process that requires documentation of the property and its owners to be legally in order. Simply failing a document will prevent the sale of the property. And here comes again the very important role of the real estate agent who analyzes whether everything is regularized.

• Total availability to make visits
  
  From the moment you put your property up for sale, it's crucial to be available to answer the phone and schedule visits. This may not be easy to reconcile with your personal and professional life. With the help of a professional who already has a service plan, you will be able to ensure that you do not miss any sales opportunity.
  
  
• Strong disclosure

In addition to your property being present on the real estate agency's website, it will also ensure that you will be present on the main real estate sales platforms.
Through digital marketing tools where keywords, geolocation, and more are applied, the real estate agent will be able to direct the right audience to your ad.

• Process Completion and After Sales
  
  

The process does not end when the sale is made. The real estate agent will also be present to deal with any unforeseen issues that may arise after the sale, either with the property itself or with the documentation.

What if you want to buy a property with 100% financing?

At this time, no financial institution can finance more than 90% of the purchase deed value. Therefore, the simplest and most viable way to get a 100% mortgage is to buy a property from the bank. Although these are mortgaged properties held by banks, you may also have access to them through the real estate agents who partner with the banks.

In short, the help of a real estate agent makes the process of buying and selling a home easier, faster and more effective.

Source: idealista.pt