The Carr Report
Make Better Real Estate Decisions

Gina Carr-Kyle, Advantage Team Leader

what is one of the most important financial decisions of most people's lives.

Today's real estate agent adds great value to the home buying and selling process by combining the information that is available with the expertise they have developed and providing the buyer or seller with wise counsel in real estate decisions.

The value of the agent is his or her ability to assist the home buyer or seller at every step of the way in making good decisions with the information that is available. The best agents:

- provide the consumer with educated opinions regarding the price and quality of their real estate options,

- negotiate the terms of the deal, and

- manage the transaction through to a successful completion.

Each of these aspects of a Realtor's^® job requires a great deal of knowledge and support. Be careful as you choose your next agent to make sure that you get a competent professional who can really help you avoid costly mistakes.

Gina Carr-Kyle, Leader of the CENTURY 21 Advantage Team, can be reached at (770) 516-5700 or by email at century21@ginacarr.com. www.ginacarr.com.

Once upon a time, real estate agents were the gatekeepers of the real estate world. They had all the information: what the houses cost, where to get a loan, who should do the inspection, etc.

Today, the world has changed. Indeed the Information Age has made a tremendous difference in the way that people buy and sell homes.

With all the information that is available to the consumer (home buyer or seller), why is "moving" still considered to be one of the most stressful events of a lifetime?

The reason it is still so stressful in the Information Age is that there are still so many unknowns and that bad decisions can be very expensive and hard to undo.

Although they are no longer the gatekeepers of the information, real estate agents still provide an extremely valuable service for