ChatterBank7 mins ago
estate agents
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do you really need them? I was just thinking it seems you pay them alot of money to stick your house pic in the window and a few papers. you could do that yourselff. Even have a website for your house even. Or is that more than that to being an estate agent?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Bear in mind they arrange (and host on your behalf if necessary) viewings around your house. Their main advantage is the coverage - lots of people will see your house in the window plus advertised in most local papers. Think of it this way, if you're buying a house where's the first 2 places you look? the windows and the papers. You could sell it yourself without need of an estate agent, but i wouldn't recommend it IMHO. Darth Vader (who is in no way connected with Estate Agency B4 you finger-point!)
I think the only real advantage of using an estate agent is the marketing aspect; your property is likely to get more coverage than you might be able to achieve yourself. Other than that, I think they are pretty useless and more and more people seem to be selling successfully without them. Selling via an agent doesn't afford you any kind of protection and if a buyer is going to pull out at the last minute or generally being an awkward so-and-so, they will be irrespective buying via an agent. Have a go at doing it yourself if you've got the resources, you've got nothing to lose (after you've had no obligation appraislagot valuations from at least three local agents!!)