Should You Hire a Local Realtor When Buying a Home?

When you buy a home, it’s incredibly important to work with a
local Realtor. Local agents, like me, know the area best.


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When you buy a home, it’s incredibly important that you hire a
local Realtor who has boots on the ground.

Why?

Recently, a list came out with the top 10 zip codes in
Philadelphia.Properties are really moving in these 10 zip codes,
and I’ve lived in seven of them. I have the inside track on what’s
happening in those areas.

For example, we recently had some clients who were from out of
town. They came to Philadelphia, looked at a property, and asked,
“Why has this home been on the market for 53 days? The price is
great and it has everything we want—why is it still on the
market?”

Since I know the area, I was able to answer them. This
particular home is across the street from a supermarket, and the
supermarket’s loading dock faces the house.

That means from 3 to 5 a.m., truckers come in to unload their
products. If these buyers worked with an agent who didn’t know the
area, they would have wound up with a rude, early wake-up
call.

Before you hire an agent, make sure that you interview two to three
Realtors. Make sure that they know the area. I go to a lot of
zoning and community civic association meetings because they tell
me what’s coming down the line. I also go to the Delaware Valley
Regional Planning Commission meetings to get an idea of what’s
happening in the next two to five years.

So, hiring a local Realtor with boots on the ground is always your
best bet when buying your home. That’s not necessarily the case for
sellers, but that’s another video.

In the meantime, if you have any real estate questions, just give
me a call or send me an email. I would be happy to help you!