Choosing the right person to sell your home or property is one of the most important steps of selling. At a minimum, speak with several brokers from different agencies in your community. Ask prospective brokers a standard list of questions, in order to compare their answers. Compare what each broker or agent would do and compare any differences in marking your property.
Choose a broker that you feel comfortable with. This broker or agent will help you make one of the biggest sales of your life, so find someone you think will do a good job!
Some helpful questions might be helpful to ask while speaking with prospective real estate brokers.
- How many years have you been in engaged in the real estate business?
- How long have you been doing business in my area?
- How many properties did you sell in the past year?
- What’s the market like at present?
- How long of a marketing period should I expect?
- What is your commission structure?
- If I were to work with you, how would you individually market my house?
- Will you organize meetings with potential buyers and their agents and will you coordinate them personally?
- Can you give me names and telephone numbers of other families that have used your services?
Other items of importance are which firm’s ads or web sites are the most appealing?
- Which agent offers virtual tours or flash technology on their Websites?
- If you were looking for a property would you want to schedule an appointment to see the agent’s listings?
- Is the agents website easy to navigate?
- Are multiple photos of homes available on the web? Are they of good quality?
- Which agencies advertise in multiple publications?