{"id":1454,"date":"2022-02-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrisbuyshomesstlseller8.carrot.com\/?p=1454"},"modified":"2025-02-15T15:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T15:32:12","slug":"ways-to-tell-real-estate-agents-and-investors-apart-in-indianapolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisbuyshomesindy.com\/blog\/ways-to-tell-real-estate-agents-and-investors-apart-in-indianapolis\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways To Tell Real Estate Agents And Investors Apart In Indianapolis"},"content":{"rendered":"<em>If you\u2019re thinking of selling, you\u2019ll likely connect with people who want to help. Some will be agents and some will be investors. Check out this blog post to read about 3 ways to tell real estate agents and investors apart in Indianapolis, and help you understand why you might want to work with one versus the other\u2026<\/em>\n\nThinking about selling your house? You might be approached by a bunch of different people who all offer to help you sell. But not everyone who offers to help will help in the same way. Some are real estate agents, other are real estate investors and they\u2019ll help you in different ways. Here are 3 ways to tell real estate agents and investors apart in Indianapolis.\n<h2>Ways To Tell Real Estate Agents And Investors Apart In Indianapolis: List Versus Buy<\/h2>\nThe easiest way to tell agents from investors is to ask what they are going to do with your house \u2013 list it or buy it. A real estate agent will list your house on a listing service and they\u2019ll try to find a buyer. They might need to show it to several people in order to find one buyer.\n\nAn investor, on the other hand, isn\u2019t going to list your house \u2013 the\u00a0investor is a buyer and they will buy your house from you directly. (That\u2019s what we do at Chris Buys Homes in Indianapolis \u2013 we\u2019re buyers and we buy houses in Indianapolis. <a href=\"\/\">If you want to sell your house, click here and enter your information to find out how much we can pay<\/a>).\n<h2>Ways To Tell Real Estate Agents And Investors Apart In Indianapolis: Timeline To Sell<\/h2>\nThe next way to tell an agent apart from an investor is to ask about their timeline to buy. An agent won\u2019t know because they have to find the buyer first. In many cases, they might be looking at 3-12 months during which they\u2019ll show the house to multiple potential buyers.\n\nAn investor, though, will know exactly how long it will take to buy your house since they\u2019re the ones who will buy it. They will have an exact timeline (which could depend on you and how quickly you want to sell).\n<h2>Ways To Tell Real Estate Agents And Investors Apart In Indianapolis: Commission Versus No Commission<\/h2>\nThis one is crucial! An agent makes their money when they find a buyer and then you have to pay them a commission on the house (which could be somewhere around 6% of the sale price\u2026 or $6,000 on a $100,000 house).\n\nAn investor, however, isn\u2019t listing your house so there aren\u2019t any commissions. That\u2019s because an investor will make money by either renting the house to a tenant or fixing up the house and selling it\u2026 so they make their money in a different way.\n\nThere are other ways to tell an agent or investor apart. The best thing to do is just ask\u2026 they\u2019ll tell you!\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"\/\">If you\u2019ve read this post and decided to see what an investor can pay for your house, get in touch with us. Click here and enter your info, or pick up the phone and call our team at (317) 526-4712.<\/a><\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re thinking of selling, you\u2019ll likely connect with people who want to help. Some will be agents and some will be investors. 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