For most people a home is the largest purchase they will make in their life. And it’s so complicated!
Now you could do a bunch of research or you could relax and let an expert tell you what to do.
Fortunately there’s a whole bunch of people that specialize in the finer points of buying and selling real estate and they form organizations to help you, the potential buyer/seller.
In the USA there’s the National Association of Realtors or NAR and they put out this great ad in 2006:
LOL on bad timing. In 2006 in the US only one of those options was a good move. And yes, that’s a real ad. Found it over at Burbed with thanks to gordholio.