| Selecting a Realtor To Sell Your Home |
by Bill Wehr
From GoArticles.com
Your home is more than likely the
largest asset that you have. You want to get the most money
out of the sale of your home. At the same time you want to
have a realistic marketing time of your house with a sales
price that meets your expectation. This is where picking the
right realtor is so important.
Wherever you live there seems to be a disproportionate amount
of realtors around in relation to the population. Indeed,
if you live in a medium sized city, there are generally thousands
from which to choose. You can ask friends or relatives their
experiences in selling a home and if they would recommend
the realtor that they worked with. This can be a start. You
may see and hear advertising in your area by real estate companies.
Once you start the selection process pick at least 3-5 agents
to individually meet with you at your home.
First impressions count. The realtor should be prompt for
the appointment. The realtor should be prepared to ask you
specific questions concerning your home. The realtor should
have an information checklist with him. He should come back
to you at a later time to give you an objective as possible
listing price with a projected marketing time for the sale
of your home. You do not want a yes man who will give you
what you want to hear. You want to have a list price that
is presentable to the public based on recent sales. You do
not want a high list price that was given to get the listing.
This will only have to be reduced at a later point after losing
valuable "fresh" on the market time.
You have every right to ask questions of the realtor. In
addition to what the commission will be, you would want to
know how well this realtor knows your neighborhood. You would
want to know if the realtor is full time or part time. You
want to know how long this person has been in the real estate
profession and what that person's production has been over
that last year. If you are the type of person who requires
on going communication during the marketing process ask what
is the realtor's response time.
You want to have an honest agent. This agent should keep
your confidence and be frank with you at all times. This will
create a sense of the realtor and you being a team and real
partners.
Bill Wehr has been in home loan origination for over 25 years.
He is the owner of Great Pacific Northwest Mortgage http://www.billwehr.com
, a residential mortgage company serving Oregon and Washington.
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