The Best Way to Choose a Realtor

Mission Realty Real Estate Podcast with Clayton Gits

When selling your home it’s important to choose the right person to work with. You should always interview multiple Realtors.

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Selling your home is a big undertaking—you want to make sure that the person who helps you is qualified to do so.

So, should you interview more than one Realtor as you enter the listing process? The answer is: of course. Your home is usually your most important asset.

Last night I had a meeting with a couple about the sale of their home.

Everything went well and at the end of the night, I asked them if they felt comfortable moving forward. The wife replied with: “Absolutely!” Her husband didn’t look so sure. After looking at his wife for a moment, he spoke up to say that they had two more Realtors lined up to interview.

At that point, I offered to call the two Realtors and let them know that a decision had been reached. Again, the wife seemed enthusiastic—the husband, not so much. I of course told them I was kidding.

At that point I found out they had just had a bad experience with a previous Realtor. I absolutely understand this. As a Realtor, I fully understand the importance of talking to multiple agents before making a decision.

There are four key areas that all sellers should be comfortable with in the sale of their home.

Ultimately, there are four areas that sellers need to be comfortable with before settling on an agent.

The first and most important is price. If someone meets with three different Realtors and receives a vastly different price between the three of them, this is a bad sign. Though the prices will not be identical, there should be a general range within which all the prices fall.

Next is marketing. Finding out what a Realtor’s marketing budget will be is key. You should also ask how, specifically, an agent plans to expose your property to the public.

The third thing to consider is negotiation experience. If you were having chest pains and needed to choose a cardiologist, you would definitely seek out the professional who had spent the most time in their profession.

When something as serious as your home is on the line, you want to make sure you’re working with someone who knows what they’re doing.

A Realtor should have experience in negotiation, too. A home that sits too long on the market is likely not under the supervision of a Realtor who knows how to negotiate the best deals. A quality professional should be able to drive sales forward instead of letting things remain stagnant.

If you have any other questions or would like more information, feel free to give me a call or send me an email. I look forward to hearing from you soon.