Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Selling Agent Interview Questions

So your thinking about putting your home on the market and don't know where to start. For many this isn't a problem as you probably have a great real estate agent like myself :), or a friend/family member that can assist in this process. For those who do not however its very important that you meet with multiple agents and do you homework.

Selling your home is important and while we as agents can not perform miracles and shouldn't be expected to sell your 200K home for 250K or sell it within a week when your neighbors average time is 150 Days, we sure can make the process much easier! Its important that you find an agent your comfortable with, trust and know is working hard on your behalf, even when the market is slow.

Here are some great questions to ask your agent as you begin the interview process:

1)Are you proficient with and do you use the internet to market your listings?

2)Are you available via email / cell phone?

3)Will you provide two or three references?

4)What marketing plans do you have for my home?

5)Can you recommend a great mortgage company or loan officer for interested buyers? Do you pre-qualify them?

6)Are you a full time hard working agent or part time?

7)Do you speak any additional languages?

8)Number of homes sold / volume this past year?

9)Availability?

10)Do you work with a team or alone?

11)What is your commission?

12)Is there a cancellation policy?

13)How long is the listing period?

These are a handful of great questions for you the next time that you decide to sell your home and need to meet a realtor. In addition to the above, any agent that you meet should be prepared with a market analysis of your home's value (assuming you gave them information prior to meeting) and the average market time in your area to set expectations.

Use the above and you'll be less surprised and better prepared when you move ahead with an agent!

5 comments:

  1. I feel with this question i can happily sell my old house..thanks a million for sharing! Seems really helpful

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  2. I do believe half the battle is having a healthy trusting relationship with your realtor. You need to ask questions to make sure everyone's on the same page. Thanks for the advice!

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