Ways To Tell Real Estate Agents And Investors Apart In Fort Collins: List Versus Buy
The easiest way to tell agents from investors is to ask what they are going to do with your house – list it or buy it. A real estate agent will list your house on a listing service and they’ll try to find a buyer. They might need to show it to several people in order to find one buyer. An investor, on the other hand, isn’t going to list your house – the investor is a buyer and they will buy your house from you directly. (That’s what we do at Grail Capital – we’re buyers and we buy houses in Fort Collins. If you want to sell your house, click here and enter your information to find out how much we can pay).Ways To Tell Real Estate Agents And Investors Apart In Fort Collins: Timeline To Sell
The next way to tell an agent apart from an investor is to ask about their timeline to buy. An agent won’t know because they have to find the buyer first. In many cases, they might be looking at 3-12 months during which they’ll show the house to multiple potential buyers. An investor, though, will know exactly how long it will take to buy your house since they’re the ones who will buy it. They will have an exact timeline (which could depend on you and how quickly you want to sell).Ways To Tell Real Estate Agents And Investors Apart In Fort Collins: Commission Versus No Commission
This one is crucial! An agent makes their money when they find a buyer and then you have to pay them a commission on the house (which could be negotiated between you and the brokerage). An investor, however, isn’t listing your house so there aren’t any commissions. That’s because an investor will make money by either renting the house to a tenant or fixing up the house and selling it… so they make their money in a different way. There are other ways to tell an agent or investor apart. The best thing to do is just ask… they’ll tell you!If you’ve read this post and decided to see what an investor can pay for your house, get in touch with us. Click here and enter your info, or pick up the phone and call our team at 970-682-3306.
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Published by Grail Capital, a Northern Colorado real estate investment company founded in 2016 by Luke Angerhofer, a former Colorado real estate appraiser who has worked in Colorado real estate since 2007. Grail Capital buys houses directly from homeowners across the Front Range. This article is general information about Colorado real estate and is not legal, tax or financial advice. More about us.