{"id":21597,"date":"2024-10-04T02:12:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T09:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=21597"},"modified":"2025-05-14T09:55:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T16:55:06","slug":"military-relocation-professional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/military-relocation-professional\/","title":{"rendered":"Received a PCS? Sell Your Home with a Military Relocation Professional"},"content":{"rendered":"

Military life has a way of shifting people from place to place, and not always on your preferred timeline. More than 400,000 service members<\/a> receive Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders annually, meaning they\u2019re about to move to another city, state, or country<\/a> for two years or longer.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a service member who owns a home, a PCS might mean you need to sell \u2014 fast. Fortunately, you\u2019re not alone; 63% of active duty personnel<\/a> choose to live in private sector homes, so thousands of military families need to sell their homes every year.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, there are real estate agents who are specially trained<\/a> to help service members move. These agents have what\u2019s called a Military Relocation Professional (MRP) certification. They help service members successfully sell their homes on time while dealing with the challenges (and leveraging the benefits) of military life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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When relocating for the military, having an agent who can help you sell quickly makes a big difference. Use HomeLight\u2019s Agent Matching platform to connect with top local agents experienced with military families and get started today.<\/p>\n \n

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To give you an overview of MRPs\u2019 specialties, HomeLight compiled years of research and spoke with a leading MRP-certified agent about how she helps homeowners facing PCS orders.<\/p>\n

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Military Relocation Professionals are trained to help service members<\/h2>\n

The Military Relocation Professional certification is a program available to real estate agents who are National Association of Realtors (NAR) members. NAR is an organization that holds its members to particular standards through a code of ethics<\/a> and aims to connect sellers and buyers with excellent, qualified real estate agents. Only those who complete a specific training program get MRP status among the licensed U.S. real estate practitioners who are NAR members.<\/p>\n

Per NAR, the Military Relocation Professional certification \u201cfocuses on preparing real estate professionals to work with current and former military service members to find the right housing solutions for them and take full advantage of military benefits and support.\u201d The program trains real estate agents on the following topics:<\/p>\n