If you are looking to sell or rent your home, the first step is to decide how to sell it. Do you want to do it yourself or hire a professional? The process of selling or renting can be complicated as it includes negotiations, listings on rental/sale boards, showing the property, filling in contracts and lots more.
Gumtree gives you the pros and cons of hiring a rental agent so you can decide for yourself:
Pros of hiring a rental agent
Gumtree gives you the pros and cons of hiring a rental agent so you can decide for yourself:
Pros of hiring a rental agent
- An agent is adept at reading through contracts and paperwork as well as finding errors and red flags to safeguard your sale.
- Showing your property to multiple interested parties can take up evenings and weekends. An agent can take over and save you the time and effort.
- An agent usually comes with a network of professionals including plumbers, electricians and contractors who can fix up your home to make it more sellable.
- A real estate agent is an expert in the real estate market in their location. Thus, they can give you the best advice on the best price points, market trends and advertising avenues.
- Negotiating is an art and real estate agents are trained and qualified to do so. A good agent will work towards maximising your profit.
- Hiring an experienced, full-service rental agent can be expensive as their commissions are quite high.
- A rental agent can have multiple clients simultaneously. This means your home may not be a priority and get the attention it needs.
- When you hire a rental agent, you will be working according to their timelines, which may not be in line with yours.
