When choosing a new health care provider, law firm or school for your children, you make sure the doctor, lawyer, or teacher have had the necessary training for the position. It is smart to make sure your realtor also has the right education to do a good job.  That's why it is important to select an agent that is a Certified Residential Specialist or CRS.

Why do I need a Certified Residential Specialist?
Buying or selling a home is one of the most crucial financial transactions of your life. In what can be a confusing and sometimes difficult process, it pays to leave as little to chance as you can. But with the help of a professional, you can navigate unknown territory with ease.

To fill the specific residential needs of home buyers and sellers, the Residential Sales Council of the National Association of Realtors instituted a class of expert real estate professional: the Certified Residential Specialist (CRS)

How can a CRS help me?
Every CRS has undergone a rigorous, specialized course of detailed training, aimed at making residential transactions as smooth and worry-free as possible.  A CRS brings special qualifications to your needs, such as:

• Membership in a local Board, State Association, and the National Association of REALTORS. Every CRS is part of a much larger network of real estate professions.
• Successful completion of the courses leading to the Certified Residential Specialist designation- one of the most successful residential real estate educational programs in the country. Every CRS is a real estate professional equipped with special expertise, thanks to advanced study in listing, selling, investment, taxes, and more.
• A history of demonstrated sales performance through the documented execution of residential sales transactions.
• What this means is that when you work with a CRS, you are working with someone who is more connected, more knowledgeable, and more experienced.

It is smart to seek out a specialist when buying or selling a home.  It is as simple as that.  Only 5% of all REALTORS and REALTOR-ASSOCIATES have earned the right to be called a CRS. Only 5% have developed special residential sales skills and enhanced their residential sales knowledge through study, dedication and experiences.