Why Use a Realtor?

One of the major trends in real estate currently is people attempting to sell their homes via the process known as FSBO. Usually this is because of the idea that they will save thousands of dollars in commissions. Unfortunately this is really not the case. What is left out of these advertisements for FSBO is the fact that those thousands of saved commission dollars are usually used up and exceeded by completing the tasks that are seen to by a realtor. A realtor is a professional home seller. ask yourself this: if you needed to have a cavity filled would you go see an electrician? No? Then why would you allow a non-professional to sell your most valuable asset?

Realtors provide services that are not only designed to ease your home sale but services that are designed to specifically protect your investment. One of the most valuable things that a real estate agent can provide is marketing. Unlike selling by yourself, a realtor has access to a huge variety of advertising mediums. Typically the front lines of which is an already established web presence. In addition to listing your home on the local MLS, an agent will have a personal site that is designed to showcase their listings. This is where most homes for sale are first viewed by prospective buyers. Additional marketing is usually done through newspapers and other print media as well as a variety of flyers and info sheets that are available 24/7.

Another aspect of home marketing where a realtors comes in handy is in the relationships they retain with other real estate professionals. A realtor will put much effort into marketing a home to other local realtors in order to best reach the buying market. Home selling is really all about positive exposure for the home in question and only a realtor can provide that degree of exposure. There is a reason that a large percentage of FSBO's eventually end up listing with a realtor in order to get the coverage and price they deserve.

Posted by Christie Bailiff on December 13, 2008 at 12:00 AM

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Local Information for Longwood, FL

Latitude: 28.702061 -- Longitude: -81.345098

ZIP Codes for Longwood, Florida	32750 32752 32779 32791
Area Code for Longwood, Florida	407
Time zone for Longwood, Florida	EST

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As of the census of 2000, there were 13,745 people, 5,025 households, and 3,678 families residing in the city. The population density was 997.6/km² (2,583.7/mi²). There were 5,189 housing units at an average density of 376.6/km² (975.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.30% White, 3.60% African American, 0.26% Native American, 2.47% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.90% from other races, and 2.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.05% of the population. There were 5,025 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.09. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

Florida 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Longwood	Florida	United States
Population	13,745	15,982,378	281,421,906
Median age	37.7	38.7	35.3
Median age for Male	36.3	37.3	34
Median age for Female	39.1	40.1	36.5
Households	5,025	6,337,929	105,480,101
Household population	13,486	15,593,433	273,643,273
Average household size	2.68	2.46	2.59
Families	3,680	4,210,760	71,787,347
Average family size	3.09	2.98	3.14
Housing units	5,189	7,302,947	115,904,641
Occupied units	5,025	6,337,929	105,480,101
Vacant units	164	965,018	10,424,540

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Latitude: 28.702061 -- Longitude: -81.345098

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