PART 3 - How to select a listing agent - questions to ask and ways to research agents

Continuing with our series on how to select a listing agent.  Now that you have narrowed it down to a few agents, and you have listened to the recommendations - Now what do you do?

EXPLORE HOME SALES IN THE NEIGHNORHOOD

It’s possible you don’t have a big network of friends and co-workers in your neighborhood. Maybe you haven’t lived there long, or possibly you inherited the property and have never lived there. You can research local home listing real estate agents by looking around for home sale signs. How are those homes are represented? Are they well maintained, or does it look like no one is in charge?

Good listing agents will make sure that their clients’ homes are in tiptop shape while they are on the market. You might also see several home-for-sale signs from a particular agent, which is a good bet that agent knows your area well and is popular with neighborhood homeowners.

If you want to see a particular agent in action, attend a few open houses in your neighborhood. That will give you a chance to see how they work and ask questions about how they market houses in that location.

BROWSE PRINT AND ONLINE RESOURCES

Traditional real estate publications, newspapers and websites also provide tons of information about home listing real estate agents. Websites, like Zillow.com, were created specifically to help people find properties and good realtors. Most realty websites have client testimonials or reviews as well. Your state and local professional real estate associations also provide directories of listing agents.

 

 

original publication - www.reply.com/realestate  Larque Goodson