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Originally Posted by sablebaby
I had my license a few years ago and then let it lapse and expire. I then was looking for a home to buy and went through several agents and none of them worked very hard to find me a home, so I decided to go back to the classes and take the lic exams again! I got through it all in 3 weeks and was back to looking for a home. The BEST part was that I had MLS access and could go whenever I wanted to look at homes. I must have looked at a 100 homes. Both my boyfriend and I loved the fact that we were on our own.
I didn't do any transactions when I had my license before, I only had heard of several experiences of my friend who was a realtor. I understood the basics of how buying a house goes and had the help of a great broker. We ended up finding our home and had a successful close and I made my commission. We were very happy.
I say do it yourself! The freedom is wonderful and it's nice to have a big check coming to you when you sign.
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As a real estate licensee, I caution people in representing themselves. Buying or selling a home (not investment real estate) is an emotional matter and while education is extremely important, having another non-emotionally involved professional to help can be very rewarding.