Why Choose a CRS?

A Certified Residential Specialist is a REALTOR® who has earned a certification from the Council of Residential Specialists by completing rigorous courses of advanced training and by meeting significant experience requirements. Just 5% of all REALTORS® in the U.S. can call themselves Certified Residential Specialists. That’s because just 1 in 20 has the extensive experience, commitment and advanced training necessary to earn this designation. If you’re serious about buying or selling your home: Get serious. Get a CRS.

A Certified Residential Specialist has:

The highest standard of ethics. Every Certified Residential Specialist is required to maintain membership in the National Association of REALTORS® and abide by its strict code of ethics. You can rest assured you’re dealing with a trained real estate expert who will treat you fairly and professionally every step of the way.

A focus on home buying and selling. A Certified Residential Specialist is guaranteed to bring you the benefits of their significant experience and variety of successful real estate transactions. This expertise, combined with advanced.

Education in areas such as finance, technology, and marketing, ensures that your Certified Residential Specialist is able to make your home purchase or sale a success in every way.

Technological expertise. You can count on your Certified Residential Specialist not just to understand technology, but to use it to your advantage during your home purchase or sale.
An ability to maximize profits and minimize costs. A Certified Residential Specialist is trained to help you understand the marketplace, negotiate successfully on your behalf, and get a clear picture of the proposed transaction. The result is a more rewarding experience, whether you’re buying, selling, or both.

A mix of years of experience and transactions. Strict eligibility requirements ensure that your CRS Agent is able to apply his or her education in the real world, giving you the knowledge, skill and service you expect.
 

To market your home, I will:

• Provide a marketing plan for the property to include, as appropriate, recommended promotion and other activities outlining the steps mutually agreed upon.
• Furnish a competitive market analysis which may be updated to reflect changing market conditions.
• Submit information about your home including its best features to the multiple listing service, area brokers, sales associates and serious prospective buyers.  Submit your home to REALTOR.com to make your home available online and expose your property to potential buyers.
• Send direct mail listing announcements to surrounding communities and neighborhoods in search of potential buyers.
• Review various financing alternatives and assist you in determining those which best enhance the sale ability of your property.
   

In showing your home, I will:

• Qualify all serious prospective buyers in advance
• Follow up on anyone who views your house and discuss comments received about your property.
• Counsel you on all offers and negotiate the best possible price for you.

In keeping you informed, I will:

• Notify you in advance of any request to show your house.
• Provide you with a written copy of any document you sign.
• Explain in detail all documents and transaction.
   

To help you close the transaction, I will:

• Submit all written offers as presented, assist with negotiations and provide an estimate of net sales proceeds prior to acceptance of a purchase agreement.