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Your family has decided to sell their home.  Now comes the time to select the right real estate agent to help you sell your home.  One of the biggest traits this realtor should have is trustworthiness. To what degree do you need to trust them?

The trust You and your family have decided to sell your house. It is now time to choose a real estate professional to help with the process. One of the major attributes this agent must possess is trustworthiness. To what degree do you need to trust them?

You will need to have enough trust for them to accomplish the things below:

1. Selling Your Families Largest Asset

In most cases, a house is the biggest asset a person has. Studies have shown home equity is often the largest amount of wealth a family has.

2. Setting the right value for your asset

Setting the correct Price is pivotal in the best markets, such as ours in Western Washington. You want to net the most on your home, without pricing yourself out of the market and gaining little interest. 

3. Set the time schedule for the liquidation of that asset

Your family probably has a certain timetable for the sale of your house and the move into your next home. Coordinating the home selling process to meet certain schedules can be tricky.

4. Setting a fair fee to for real estate services 

Most real estate agents work primarily on commission. You will be paying an agent  for selling your home, and the logistics of all the intricacies of a real estate transaction. 

This takes a ton of trust. Be sure you select a tried and true professional to sell your home.