{"id":25449,"date":"2019-06-15T09:30:49","date_gmt":"2019-06-15T15:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=367442"},"modified":"2019-06-15T09:30:49","modified_gmt":"2019-06-15T15:30:49","slug":"in-real-estate-mountain-properties-call-for-a-mountain-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/local-news\/in-real-estate-mountain-properties-call-for-a-mountain-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"In real estate, mountain properties call for a mountain guide"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a market as complex and unique as Summit County, professional realtors act as guides throughout every step of complex real estate transactions.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Technology is streamlining the process of buying and selling real estate, but there\u2019s something it simply cannot do: replace the value and expertise of a professional, local real estate agent.<\/p>\n

\u201cReal estate is often the largest investment you\u2019ll make in your lifetime \u2014 you need professional guidance,\u201d said Tom Coolidge, president of the Summit Association of Realtors. \u201cThe realtor adds a significant level of education and ethics. Beware of these companies saying you don\u2019t need a realtor \u2014 you do need help.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here are just some of the tools that members of the Summit Association of Realtors bring to the table.<\/p>\n

Timely, relevant listing information<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not all of Summit Listings are on the Internet, and many of the mass-market real estate listing sites are not updated frequently enough to stay current. To get access to most of the listings on the market in Summit County, you need to work with a Realtor who has access to the Summit MLS (multiple listing service). Because Realtors have access to live, comprehensive market data and statistics, they will provide robust expertise on the local market, including available listings, listings coming on the market, and accurate estimates of a home\u2019s value.<\/p>\n

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In a market as complex and unique as Summit County, professional realtors act as guides throughout every step of complex real estate transactions.
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Expert market knowledge<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a market like Summit County with so many vacation homes, unique communities and homeowners organizations, a local real estate agent is going to provide expertise that someone out-of-market cannot.<\/p>\n

The Summit Association of Realtors\u2019 members are engaged in the community, both personally and professionally. They are parents, neighbors, volunteers, youth sports coaches and friends. They can also help clients find local tradesmen such as plumbers, carpet cleaners and electricians. The Summit Association of Realtors also offers scholarships to high school students, sponsors various nonprofit programming, and assists with wildfire preparedness education for area homeowners.<\/p>\n

A local agent is going to know that the \u201ctoo-good-to-be-true\u201d ski-in\/ski-out condo listing comes with $1,000 per month HOA dues \u2014 the equivalent of a $200,000 mortgage.<\/p>\n

Local realtors will also know how to find the right comparables for a property. In Park County, for example, Coolidge said the most accurate comps might be on the other side of Hoosier Pass.<\/p>\n

Full access to properties for sale<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you want to see a property, using a Realtor is the only way you can gain access. Online sites, including the MLS, might display 30+ photos of a property, but the only way to know for sure is to step inside, see the views and truly feel what it would be like to live there.<\/p>\n

Professional, ethical standards<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 1.3 million members of the National Association of Realtors must take code of ethics classes every two years. The class updates realtors on 17 articles within this code that address a realtor\u2019s duty to clients, the public and to other realtors.<\/p>\n

By hiring a professional realtor who abides by this code, you\u2019re ensuring that he or she will protect your best interests, disclose important information about the property, provide competent services and other important actions that maintain the integrity of each transaction.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery facet of the real estate transaction is covered in the code of ethics,\u201d Coolidge said.<\/p>\n

Guidance throughout the transaction<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Summit Association of Realtors believes in the value of using a professional real estate agent who can guide buyers and sellers through a complex process. Coolidge has been in real estate for 35 years. He likes to refer to industry professionals as guides, because they truly guide their customers through a long and often complicated process. This includes negotiating important details in every transaction.<\/p>\n

A local agent will know how to find his or her clients the right lender, and perhaps most importantly, these realtors are going to spend an average of 50 to 100 hours managing each and every deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour realtor will help you through the process over the complete timeline,\u201d Coolidge said. \u201cBuyers and sellers have to be protected through integrity of the transaction.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Shutterstock ImagesIn a market as complex and unique as Summit County, professional realtors act as guides throughout every step of complex real estate transactions. Technology is streamlining the process of buying and selling real estate, but there\u2019s something it simply cannot do: replace the value and expertise of a professional, local real estate agent. \u201cReal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-25449","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-12 01:40:39","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KIFT - The LIFT FM","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25449\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}