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Choosing A Real Estate Agent To Sell Your Home
If you are considering, or have decided to put your real estate up for sale then you are probably looking for a real estate agent. What do you need to look for in an agent so that your experience turns out not only positive, but hopefully resulting in the sale of your property.
Any agent you consider should be licensed by the state they are operating in. It is surprising how many property owners do not check this out before listing with an agent. You do not want to spend time and effort only to find out later down the road your agent is not fully licensed.
Look for a successful agent who is very active with lots of listings. Generally real estate agents who are successful at listing and selling property will have many listings. Those that are not as good as actually getting property sold have few if any listings. You should see signs, newspaper ads, commercials, and other marketing materials often if the agent is making deals. Agents who actually market the properties they list usually have a higher success rate.
So where is a good place to start the search for that successful agent who can potentially ...
... sell your home? Start by asking your friends, family, and neighbors about the agent they used on their real estate deals. The either positive or negative response to this enquiry will give you some leads to follow and agents you might want to avoid as well. Also consider the real estate firm the agent works out of the offices of. Large nationally known firms have higher standards for their agents than smaller locally based firms. Though there are some diamonds in the rough in these local firms. Consider the agents in the firm that regularly win monthly sales awards, these are the aggressive marketing agents who get results. Finally do online research at sites that gather data on licensed real estate agents. This will give you hard numbers to make your decision on.
Of course you also need to ensure that the personality of your real estate agent does not conflict with yours. Some people just have traits that do not mesh with others and you do not want to have any conflict with the person selling your home. Communication is essential between a real estate agent and the home seller. A lack of communication or miss-communication can lead to conflict and hard feelings, which can impede the sell of your home.
Once you have an agent you would like to work with discuss with them how they plan on marketing your home. Get their response in writing! This will give you an idea of what exactly your agent will be doing for you. Many of these marketing tactics you can check on your own to ensure he is following through with your agreement. You can view your listing online on the local mls, any ads placed in papers, and know the marketing is being aggressively done on your property.
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