Consider the following:

• Buying or selling a home is a complex, legal transaction. Protecting yourself and having a professional realtor on your side during the negotiations can save you a lot of heartache and thousands of dollars.
  
  
• For most people it's the most expensive purchase of their lives. A professionally certified realtor is familliar with all of the complexities of this transaction and can provide useful insight. Why leave this up to people that are not professionals?
  
  
• Using a realtor, more times than not, saves you money when you consider all the fee's associated with buying or selling a home.
  
  
• Realtors are familliar with your market. Knowing how much your home is worth or the home you are considering buying are important. A realtor has access to information that will allow you to know market prices and will be able to assist you in making bids or placing your home on the market so it will sell for the best price.