House selling or buying: Communication is the key

It you are using a real-estate agent, keep those lines of communication open. Some agents are not all the time upfront with the seller. For any number of reasons, the real-estate agent may keep potential problems to his or herself. They might not communicate the concerns they have.

In this type of circumstances, the seller might be wrongly led to believe that the property will sell. When in reality, the home seller could be waiting forever!

Both the seller and the real-estate agent have a responsibility to each other, to keep the lines of communication open. If the agent and the seller stop communicating, or worse still, start verbally abusing or blaming each other - the intended sale will be the victim.

Both the seller and the agent must stay focused on the goal - to get the best price in today's market.