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 Linda Griggs on December 13, 2008 at 12:00 AM

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Local Information for Tucumcari, NM

Latitude: 35.169453 -- Longitude: -103.725488

ZIP Codes for Tucumcari, New Mexico	88401 88416
Area Code for Tucumcari, New Mexico	505
Time zone for Tucumcari, New Mexico	MST

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Tucumcari is a city in and the county seat of Quay County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 5,989 at the 2000 census. Tucumcari was founded in 1901, two years before Quay County was founded. For many years, Tucumcari has been a popular stop for cross-country travelers on Interstate 40. It is the largest city on the highway between Amarillo, Texas and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Billboards reading "TUCUMCARI TONITE!" placed along I-40 for many miles to the east and west of the town invite motorists to stay the night in one of Tucumcari's "2000" (later changed to "1200") motel rooms. The "TUCUMCARI TONITE!" campaign was abandoned in favor of a campaign which declared Tucumcari, "Gateway to the West". However, on June 24, 2008, Tucumcari's Lodgers Tax Advisory Board, the group responsible for the billboards, voted to return to the previous slogan. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

New Mexico 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Tucumcari	New Mexico	United States
Population	5,989	1,819,046	281,421,906
Median age	39.4	34.6	35.3
Median age for Male	38.1	33.4	34
Median age for Female	40.6	35.6	36.5
Households	2,489	677,971	105,480,101
Household population	5,841	1,782,739	273,643,273
Average household size	2.35	2.63	2.59
Families	1,608	466,515	71,787,347
Average family size	2.93	3.18	3.14
Housing units	3,065	780,579	115,904,641
Occupied units	2,489	677,971	105,480,101
Vacant units	576	102,608	10,424,540

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Why Use a Realtor?

Local Information for Tucumcari, NM

Latitude: 35.169453 -- Longitude: -103.725488

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