If you sell your home by yourself, you will get limited exposure by putting up a sign, running some ads, and telling your friends. If you work with a REALTOR®, you will get instant and mass exposure to a large number of prospective home buyers.
A REALTOR® has access to the MLS® (Multiple Listing Service®) System. This computerized system operated by our Board, compiles information about listed properties in the area and makes it accessible to member companies. As a result, when a REALTORS® lists your home, REALTORS® from other companies learn about your home and try to match it with buyers with whom they are working.
A REALTOR® can speed the selling process in other ways:
Selling a home is not something that anyone can do in their off-hours. It's a specialized service best handled by a professional REALTOR®.