GRI / ABR / CRS / Alphabet Soup

Well, what the heck do they all mean?

I just finished taking my GRI class, as well as a few months ago took my ABR classes. What do they all mean to anyone? Education is my answer to all. A few designated letters to your business card for some as it is more like a General has stars on his jacket. Education is key and the letter symbols are for certain types of classes a Real Estate Professional has taken.

Buyers looking for an agent should look for an agent with an ABR & GRI, as this is what they really mean. The GRI basically is an education on the blood and guts of the house. If you have ran accross a builder, construction house builder, roof specialist, windows expert, electrical expert, plumber, concrete and brick layer, this is what the GRI training and education will give the real estate professionals. How the cracks in the basement start, why, and whats the remedy if necessary. Hydrostatic pressures, roofs leaking, missing flashing and where it needs to be replaced, windows with chemicals inside to slow down the looping air inside the glass, as well as air flow inside your gypsem drywall that may be slowed up by closed cell foam. These are all types of things an agent with the GRI will know and understand about the house you are looking at with them, and to listen to there opinion on the functional house. Why does the concrete lean towards the house as well as the footings sinking and the house shifting causing cracks above the doors in the entryway. Again, more information that you might want to know about when using and agent that has benefited from an education from the GRI classes.

ABR, is the next topic. Accredited Buyers Rep. is really what you need to understand. How tight lipped can your agent become, as well as protect you from everything possible from the sellers that might occur. The ABR class will teach an agent to be very good at negotiating and understanding your interests and what options you have legally in the transaction. A good lawyer is what you might feel working with on this one. Legal issues to legal paperwork and addendums that may keep you from reaching deeper into your wallet. I cannot express using an ABR for an agent!

ABR & GRI - If the agent has these, sit back and watch them work for you, and your best interests, as they are certainly trained professionals that have taken classes above and beyond the bar of excellence!

Dave Werth - Kvamme Real Estate

218-790-7653 / davew@kvammerealestate.com

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