A Seller's Guide to Interviewing a Real Estate Agent
There are hundreds of real estate licensees in our area. Choosing the right agent for your home can be confusing. It is especially difficult when you speak with several different agents, and they all seem so convincing.
There is a way to determine who is the most likely to succeed in getting your price and terms. The key is knowing the right questions to ask. The following list provides you with questions to ask your prospective Realtor. This list will not only help you select the right Realtor, but also get you the very best from the one you choose.
- Do you work as a full-time Realtor?
- How many listings do you have at this time? Will you be able to devote the necessary amount of time to marketing and selling my property?
- Do you also work with buyers who might be interested in seeing MY property?
- What is my property worth? What listing price do you recommend? How did you arrive at that price? May I have a copy of the comparables in your market analysis?
- If I choose to do a tax-deferred exchange, are you able to handle such a transaction?
- In what ways will you encourage other Realtors to sell my home?
- Do you follow up with other agents for feed-back after showings?
- Do you have references I may check?
- Are you a member of the Multiple Listings Service?
- Will my property be exposed on the Internet to millions of buyers?
- How else do you advertise? Do you use local advertising such as the House Trader?
- Will you hold open houses?
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