Enter the complicated world of real estates


What your Real Estate Agent Knows That you Don't

"When you make the decision to sell your• Married
home, you are under no obligation to• Mature
hire a real estate agent or broker to• Mother-in-Law quarters
help you with the sale. Nonetheless,• Professional
most people prefer to hire a real estate• Section 8
agent in order to better protect• Seniors
themselves and in order to put• Singles only
themselves in a better position to• Sports-minded
successfully sell the home in a shortAs you can see, some of these terms seem
amount of time.perfectly innocent. Therefore, it is a
When you hire a real estate agent, yougood idea to get the help of a real
gain access to a wealth of knowledgeestate agent so you can tap into his or
that will help keep you out of troubleher knowledge and experience in order to
and will help provide for a smoothstay out of trouble.
transaction. Here are just a few thingsState Real Estate Laws
that your real estate agent knows thatAlthough there are similarities in real
you probably do not.estate laws from one state to the next,
The Federal Fair Housing Acteach state has its own set of rules that
According to the Federal Fair Housingmust be followed. If you do not
Act, you cannot discriminate againstunderstand these laws or are unaware of
someone when selling a home. The actthese laws, you can inadvertently break
defines seven different classes that arethe law when selling your home. In
protected against discrimination, theseaddition, by not being fully aware of
include:your seller's rights, you might actually
• Racelose out on money during the
• Colortransaction.
• National originTaking Advantage of Connections
• SexAside from legal matters, a real estate
• Religionagent simply has a vast number of
• Handicapconnections that makes it possible to
• Familial statussell a home more quickly and for a
If you do not enlist in the help of ahigher asking price. Similarly, since
real estate agent, you put yourself atpeople come to real estate agents when
risk of violating this act if you refusesearching for homes, you are able to tap
to sell your home to an interestedinto a much larger market of interested
buyer. In addition, you might evenbuyers when you get the help of a real
accidentally violate these laws withoutestate agent.
realizing it. For example, there areSince a real estate agent has experience
certain words that cannot be included inwith selling homes, he or she can also
your advertisements for your homeprovide you with tips to help increase
because they are in violation of thethe market value of your home and to
Fair Housing Laws. Some of these wordsmake the process go by more quickly.
include:For example, small things such as
• Bachelor apartmentpainting a room a different color can go
• Children welcomea long way when it comes to increasing
• Couplesthe appeal of the home. By taking
• Gentleman's Farmadvantage of the realtor's expertise,
• Golden Agersyou just might have a much more
• Handicappedprofitable selling experience.
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