Rita Boswell

Make sure to sit down with your agent for a buyer consultation in advance of the home search. Whether you've previously bought a home or are a first time homebuyer, a buyer consultation is crucial and should be informative about the process, the market conditions, the contracts, financing as well as helping your agent to really get to know your home buying goals. You will be glad you took the time to do this and it will help overcome potential hurdles that you might encounter.

If your goal is to get maximum dollars and sold as quick as possible, make sure that you are working with an agent who will make sure that your home will be staged nicely, staging helps buyers visualize the property as a future home. Also, ask the agent if they will be using a professional photographer to take a lot of high quality pictures. Most buyers are shopping online and if the photos are poor quality, you may be losing out on some potential buyers.

I've worked with first-time home buyers, empty nesters who want sell their large home for a condo, move up buyers who sell their home they've outgrown for a larger home. I also have experience working with investors who are looking for investment property as well as relocation buyers.

I'm fond of all of my transactions. One in particular a young family who have 2 small boys and outgrew their home. They had so many concerns with the process of selling and I helped ease their minds. They also had a difficult time finding a home that they both agreed on. When they finally found it, they immediately went into contract on their home and and then closed with very few challenges. They were so excited and we became friends in the process.

I was in corporate America for over 20 years and realized that wasn't for me. I wanted to have my own business. In my exploration, I found real estate investing and started doing that part-time. Eventually I built that business up to quit my day job. When the market changed in 2009 my business changed and I needed to figure out where to go from there. I loved working with people and helping them with real estate challenges so I figured it made sense to get my license. I love my real estate career!

Having a background in corporate America, I understand the importance of professionalism. I am very serious about my business, I am customer focused. I also have been on the other side when I was a real estate investor and know what it meant to have an outstanding agent representing me.