This document discusses 5 unexpected advantages of working with the right realtor. It states that a realtor can provide insider knowledge about the buying/selling process to alleviate anxieties. A realtor can also save buyers/sellers from themselves by pointing out actions that may be counterproductive. Additionally, many realtors talk clients out of buying the wrong house. Realtors can also devise pre-buying/selling action plans and illuminate options the client may not have been aware of. It asks readers to share if their realtor provided surprising advice or strategies.

1. 5 Unexpected Advantages of
Having the Right Realtor

2. I once worked with a buyer who had to fly to the
other end of the world within a couple of days
after we placed her offer. Needless to say, she
was agitated and anxious about the prospect of
being so far away during inspections and
contingency removals, especially since I’d earlier
stressed how important it was for her to be
present.

3. 1. Insider knowledge. In a recent survey, home
buyers said one of the biggest benefits they got
from their Realtor was an understanding of how
the buying process would unfold. When it comes
to something as infrequent, complex and high
stakes as buying or selling a home, having an
insider advisor who is dedicated to your success
can alleviate your anxieties and otherwise put
you in a power position, when it comes to
making smart decisions and moves.

4. 2. Save you from yourself. there are many instances
in which even the smartest buyers and sellers are
their own worst enemies, committing unintentional
acts of self-sabotage like overpricing, lowballing,
overspending and the like. If you equip your
Realtor with a deep understanding of the overall
life picture, financial picture and then home picture
you’re trying to create with your buy or sale (or
both), they can help point out when you’re about to
take an action that will be inconsistent with or
counterproductive to what you say is important to
you.

5. 3. Stop you from buying the wrong house. A
surprisingly high number
of home buyers report that
their realtor actually talked
them out of buying the wrong
house for them. Whether because
the inspection results come back
and are deeply worrisome, the sellers simply want
more money than you can healthily afford or
experience has taught them that a buyer with your
priorities will not be happy with a house like that,
the majority of realtors would rather sell you the
*right* home for your family next month than sell
you the wrong one right now.

6. 4. Devise an pre-buying or -selling action plan.
What a tangled web we weave, when first we fail to
properly plan and prep to buy or sell our home.
Okay, so it doesn’t have quite the ring as the
original saying, but you get the gist nonetheless.
Realtor love nothing more than to get a call way in
advance of when you think you’ll be ready to make
your move. Calling them in advance allows them to
sit down with you in an unhurried, unpressured
environment to map out an action plan that sets
you (and them) up for successfully achieving
whatever your real estate goal is.

7. 5. Illuminate options you weren’t aware were
even possible. There’s no shame in not knowing
everything there is to know about real estate -
even very active real estate consumers will only
buy or sell 5, maybe 10 homes in a lifetime. But
your Realtor does this all day, every day, for their
entire career. So off the top of their head, they
might be able surface options in terms of

8. • properties
• neighborhoods
• pricing plans
• contract terms
• marketing tools
• negotiation strategies
• and even post-closing protections and service
providers
• that you would never have known existed, if not
for them.

9. Buyers, Sellers and Owners: Were you
pleasantly surprised by advice or strategies your
realtor gave you? How so? What was the
advice?
Just type it in below…

10. Randy Bett
Investment Realtor/Author/Investor
Real Estate Professionals Inc.
Better Group Real Estate
202-5403 Crowchild Trail NW
Calgary, AB T3B 4Z1
Phone:403-774-7464 Ext:1
Fax:403-208-0082
Toll Free fax:888-711-6801

11. Randy Bett
www.BetterGroupRealEstate.ca