The purchase or sale of a residence is usually the largest financial transaction of a person's life. Working with a professional real estate agent from a well-managed real estate brokerage can make all the difference between a house that sells quickly for the best price or a house that sits on the market with little or no interest.
If you choose to use the services of a real estate agent to sell your home, you will be required to enter into a listing agreement with the broker. Contact real estate attorney Vicki Gonzalez at 847.823.9030 Ext: 220 or vicki@bellas-wachowski.com before signing the listing agreement. This is a binding contract when signed by both parties. Unlike the standard real estate sales contract, the listing agreement does not have a five-day attorney approval clause. Once the homeowner signs the listing agreement, that homeowner will be required to pay for the broker's services when the home sells and sometimes even when the home does not sell.
There are now several real estate services that advertise that they will help you to sell "by owner" without paying a real estate commission. However, these services should be seen as a marketing service for which you will pay the marketing fees whether or not your home sells during the marketing period. Call real estate attorney Vicki Gonzalez at 847.823.9030X11 before you enter into any contract with such a marketing service.
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