Realtor that knows what to look for

I am a realtor and someone who has sold hundreds of houses, seen hundreds of inspections and has been thru hundreds of appraisals.  I pride myself in knowing what to look for, catching things others might miss, etc.  Experience matters in real estate.

I had a client whom I was helping to find a new home.  We found a great home but the pricing and square feet didn't match up.  The pictures looked good and my client wanted to see it.  We scheduled the showing and then as we were walking through the house I noticed again the square feet of the house didn't add up.  I noticed the agent listing the property did not include the heated and cooled finished basement in the square foot price.  I also noticed the agent didn't include the finished bonus room upstairs.  We immediately put an offer in at full price and our offer was accepted.

Fast forward a couple of weeks when the appraisal report came back.  The house appraised at $70k more than asking.  Why?  Because an inexperienced agent didn't know what they had and how to price it.  My clients, needless to say, were so happy and thankful.  

Research who you use to represent you in one of the biggest purchases in their life time.   It may be something minor or major, but you need to have someone on your side that see opportunities and mistakes.  A great realtor is everything in a transaction.