You have a home you want to sell, and you want to get your house off the market quickly. The best way to sell your home is to get a real estate agent you trust, but you don't want to invest in this type of cost, especially when you know they get a certain percentage of your home sale. You want to sell your home with as much profit in your pocket as possible, and giving a small percentage of your home's selling price sounds more like a negative than a positive with your realtor getting funds in the deal.

However, you should get a realtor to help you sell your home. You fare better this way. Here are key reasons why you should hire a real estate agent when you are thinking about selling your home.

Your real estate agent is really working for you

Remember this: your real estate agent is not paid upfront when they work for you. They are only paid when your home sells, and the more your home sells for, the more money you — and your realtor — get. This means that your real estate agent is truly working for you and has your best interest in mind and will do their best to help you get your home sold fast and at a true profit.

Your real estate agent does a lot of work

If you think a realtor does little more than show houses and point out signature requirements on paperwork, guess again. Real estate agents communicate with bank lenders, get inspections and appraisals rolling, host open houses, and do many other things for their clients to get a home sold. If you want to try to manage the paperwork that goes along with selling a house on your own, then you will quickly find that having a real estate agent doing this for you is far easier in the end.

Your real estate agent will help you find a home as well

Did you find another home in the area that is better suited to your needs? Are you wanting to relocate in the same area where you have attempted to sell your current home? You can use the same realtor to help you buy a new home after you sell your current one, thus making your whole buying and selling experience great. Your realtor will work with you until your closing date so you have all the assistance you need to make selling your home easier.