Ok, not today...
Seriously, though. I ran across a post by Cynthia Tilghman asking if we would hire ourselves. It gave me a different thought though. I hinted at it in my response to her.
She asked if we would... If we looked right, and said the right things.
But, SHOULD we hire ourselves?
Odd question. Obviously we have the knowledge (or at least I would hope) to do the job. We should have the experience, skill, tools... everything it takes. But... there is one other thing that we have and when we sell our own property, I would contend that we don't have it anymore.
Distance.
I see properties all of the time that are listed by agents. Oddly, they have EXACTLY the same issues as other properties. There are even good agents that seem to have their properties over-priced. The staging isn't good... the houses need updating. The same agents would never put a property like this on the market in this condition priced this way.
I have started working more with expired listings... and there are a lot of agent properties there. One would think that if we have the answers, we should be able to get past the problems.
So, should we hire OURSELVES?
I haven't sold my home since I became an agent. Honestly, I don't know that I would want to hire an agent when I can do the job myself... and know that I have the skills and the knowledge. I can hire a stager... that will help. But, when it comes right down to it, the hard part would be having the emotional distance to set a real price.
I can't answer the question for everyone. But, I can give an answer. I think we should seriously consider hiring another agent. It is kind of funny, but lawyers don't represent themselves in court, and many accountants don't do their own taxes.
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