How To Find a Real Estate Agent To Sell Your Home

Introduction

When selling your home, you should always look for someone who is qualified to sell it for you. That is why choosing a home agent is so very important. By choosing a good home agent, you will assure that your home will get sold in a good manner and that the real estate transaction is a easy on for both the sellers as well as the buyer of the home.

 

Step 1

Look for an actual "realtor". There is a difference is a "realtor" and a real estate agent. A real estate agent is someone who has their licenses in that particular state, however a realtor is someone who is affiliated with the National Association of Realtors (also called NAR for short). By an agent being a member of NAR they have to disclose all information about the home to you and are under a locally binding contract to do so. This comes in hand for both the seller and the buyer of a home agent.

 

Step 2

Word of mouth is always an excellent way to find your home agent! Ask family and friends who they used when they purchased their home. An agent who is successful is one who uses referrals and makes customers their number 1. They will go out of their way to work around your schedule and go beyond their call of demand!

Step 3

Sear online sites that have agents listed on them. A lot of sites such Zillow have top agents who are listed. These are agents who are active and have many listings with their company. Another good site to check out is called Active Rain. This website shows the top agents in the area and the ones who promote themselves the most (also called the Rain Makers on their site).

 

Step 4

If possible attend open houses in your area so you are able to interact with some local real estate agents and see how they treat customers. Are they paying full attention to each prospective buyer, or are they ignoring them. Are they asking buyers questions and suggestions or just setting around watching and waiting on people to come to them. How they are acting at a open house is how you can expect them to act when showing your home. So take notes and see how they compare for you.

Step 5

Watch for any neighborhood signs that may go up with a certain home agent name written on it. See how long it takes that house in the area to sell. Get online and do some research to see if they had the home priced fairly and if not you may want to ask yourself why the home did not sell. Sometimes it may be because the agent did not promote the house enough. You want an agent who will promote your home in the homes and land magazine and all possible internet websites.

Tips

When looking for a home agent always get someone who is affiliated with a business that has a good reputation such as Century 21 other other leading names in the business. These agents have certain business standards to live up to and are typically some of the best in the business.

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