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How To Select A Real Estate Agent
If you are going to sell your home, I recommend that you carefully select an individual Realtor to represent you.
The best agent to represent you will be the realtor that offers you the best information and services and looks out for your best interest.
If you want a realtor that gets your home sold quickly and for the highest possible price, I suggest you consider someone that offers you the following information and services.
Refers you to an agent in another city, if you are relocating.
Refers you to another agent in this area, if they are not the best person to help you.
Assists you in purchasing another home, if you are selling locally and will buy another home locally.
Takes a thorough tour of your home and takes detailed notes about your home.
Asks you to point out what improvements you have made since you have owned your home.
Asks you for detailed information about your home.
Asks you about your specific time frame for getting your home sold.
Asks you to point out all the specific benefits and features of your home
Offers specific recommendations for what you can do to sell your home quickly.
Offers specific recommendations for what you can do to sell your home for the highest possible price.
Takes photographs of your home.
Informs you on how to make your property available to more buyers than your competition.
Informs you on how to have other realtors from different companies want to show your home.
Informs you on what to expect after your home is formally listed and the policy and procedure for how multiple listing showings are handled.
Discusses your options and choices in making your home available for showing.
Discusses what security issues to be concerned with when your home is for sale.
Discusses how you will get feedback after your home is shown.
Informs you on what to do to prepare and stage your home prior to a showing.
Informs you on what to do when your home is being shown
Reviews listings with you that did not sell (expired listings).
Reviews listings with you that sold in your area.
Discusses your specific local neighborhood or community market.
Reviews with you the list price to sales price ratio
Reviews pricing guidelines with you.
Reviews how to sell your home quickly.
Reviews how to get you the highest possible price.
Discusses how terms and conditions can affect the price you receive.
Discusses with you the pros and cons of offering a home warranty to the buyer.
Discusses the pros and cons of obtaining a home pre-inspection.
Discusses with you those things that turn off a potential buyer and what to do about them.
Discusses with you how to handle short notice showing requests.
Reviews with you what happens when informed that there is an offer on your home.
Shows you a sample purchase agreement and the other forms at the time of a contract presentation.
Reviews with you any offers that are presented and gives you an estimate of the net cash proceeds you would receive from them.
Explains how you will counter offer an offer that is unacceptable.
Discusses with you different contingencies that could be presented with an offer to purchase.
Explains to you what happens between the buyers loan approval and closing.
Makes recommendations and suggestions on companies or individuals that are needed to represent you and provide services for you to comply with your contract obligations.
Discuss how you will keep in touch during your marketing process from time of listing until the closing.
Discuss with you the Realtor's role in marketing your property.
Discuss with you how the Realtor will market your property to other real estate agents in your market area.
Discuss with you the action plan to get your home sold.
Shows you sample advertisements and marketing pieces.
Shows you their web site and discusses how referrals are attracted nationwide.
Explains agency representation so you clearly know how you will be represented and who other agents with other companies will be representing when they show your home.
Attends closing with you to insure the contract terms are fulfilled.
Asks you to critique the Realtor's services.
Keeps in touch with you.
Assists you in buying rental property to build a retirement program for yourself.
The above represents a list of some of the things that you should consider when selecting a Realtor to represent you in the sale of your home.
It would be my pleasure to meet with you personally and look at your home.
If you are out of my market area, I will gladly refer you to someone that can provide these same services for you.
I look forward to hearing from you via email or phone.
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