Finding Destin Realtors Who Can Really Get You Results
Were you thinking of buying some property in Destin, Florida? I hope that you’ve thoroughly educated yourself on the market and are ready to proceed ? having done over 50 million in property transactions in my time, I have a few helpful hints for you as you begin your search.
I have found in my own experience that about 95% or agents and brokers really aren’t going to help you much ? however, the other 5% of them can be a lifesaver. This may sound like a harsh assessment, but I’ve found it to be the case in Destin and everywhere else I’ve ever dealt with properties. For our purposes here, I’m going to go ahead and assume you’re looking for something here in Destin; so you’ll want to find Destin realtors to help you out.
First, go to Google and search the phrase “Destin Realtor”. You’ll get abut a zillion results ? start looking at the pages which come up. What do you notice about them?
For most, boy they all look exactly the same. So, let me see if I can summarize the typical web site. There we be a smiling picture, there will be a “search the MLS”, there will be a my listings, has about me, and has about the community. What more could a visitor possibly want, right?
As someone that has hunted for real estate agents across the country, let me tell you what is missing…… I HAVE NO IDEA IF THAT PERSON KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT OR NOT. I absolutely know that any agent can show me properties on the MLS, I absolutely know that they will take me around looking at properties, etc. etc.
But why would you or anyone else want to deal with a real estate agent or broker who doesn’t know the market and the community like they know the back of their hand? I know I’d rather work with an agent who is intimately familiar with the territory.
So how are you to find the top 5% of Destin realtors? There’s a lot of different ways to find a realtor; but if you want to find a realtor who is really an expert, then you need to start by getting educated about the market yourself ? this will let you evaluate whether or not the realtor you deal with know anything about the market themselves. In a recent blog post, I made the suggestion that buyers take a look at Realtor.com to learn as much as possible about the market before they even talk to an agent.
Why do you do this? Simply so that when you talk to a potential agent or broker to hire, you already have an idea of what is going on in the Destin market at that time. Then, tell them what you are looking for and shut up….. let them talk. If they are good, what they say will line up with what you already know but then they will add so much more value. If they are not so good, very little that they say will make sense to you and quite frequently, you will find them “pushing” one or two properties/developments.
One good Destin realtor may not be enough; keep talking to other agents until you are totally convinced you’ve found the perfect person to work with in your search for property in Destin, Florida.