There is no question that technology has had a tremendous impact on most aspects of our lives. Buying and selling real estate is no exception.
Certain elements of purchasing or selling a home have become profoundly faster and easier thanks to a few recent advancements in technology. If you haven’t bought or sold in recent years, you may not be familiar with some of these tools, but you will be grateful for them when you do.
Here are three nifty pieces of technology that have seriously improved the experience of buying and selling real estate.
SIGN FROM ANYWHERE
As you know, whether you are the buyer or the seller, there are more than a couple of places that you will have to sign on the dotted line to close the deal. It used to be that every time your signature was required, you had four options:
Travel to an office to sign and have it notarized
Wait for your real estate agent to bring the paperwork and deliver it to where it needed to be
You could print it out, sign, scan and email it back
You could mail it back and forth to all necessary parties
None of these options are ideal.
Now, thanks to e-signatures, you can sign all of the necessary documents with a few simple clicks from your computer or phone. This makes making an offer in a timely manner or closing on a house that is out of state or far away, a thousand times faster and easier.
TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR
Speaking of purchasing a property that is not nearby, you will love the ability to take very revealing virtual tours thanks to virtual tours. For years you have been able to see video slideshows, but now you can click your way through every room of the house. When you don’t have the ability to fly back and forth between your future city every time you want to tour a house, virtual tours will be invaluable. Want to dive a bit deeper? Ask your real estate agent to FaceTime with you from the property.
ADDED SECURITY TO YOUR LISTING
Listing your house for sale is exciting. However, if you are like most people, you are concerned about the security of your property during this time. Everyone has heard the nightmare stories of things buyers have done when touring a house or getting the code to the lockbox with the intention of robbing and vandalizing the property. Thanks to digital lockboxes, that threat has been significantly reduced. Digital lockboxes require a real estate agent to make an appointment and use a specific code, synchronized with their phone that documents them entering the house. It also means that an agent will be required to supervise everyone that requests to see the property.
THINKING OF BUYING OR SELLING REAL ESTATE?
Not only is it a wise way to advance your finances, but buying and selling real estate can have a powerful impact on your quality of life.
The trick to getting a great deal and walking away proud of your choice is finding the right real estate agent to assist you.
You already know that hiring a random agent is a terrible idea, but who has time to interview dozens of agents to find the perfect one?
As your real estate matchmaker, we will pair you with the right agent that is the expert in the type of property you’re buying or selling, knows the right financing for your circumstances, and is fully committed to making the experience enjoyable.
After matching you with your ideal agent, we will oversee the transaction to make sure everything runs smoothly and ensure you receive the highest quality of service from start to finish.
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