Real Estate Investing Articles

At some point during your hunt to buy or sell real estate, you would require the services of a real estate agent. Selecting an agent could be confusing.

There is a way to decide who is most likely to succeed in helping you get your price and terms when selling, or finding the ideal house when buying.

Questions to Ask a Prospective Realtor

Do you work as a full time Real Estate Agent?

How do you market your property?

Do you have a full time Assistant to see that no details are overlooked?

How do buyers get in touch with you?

Are you marketing real estate on the internet?

If I choose to do a tax deferred exchange, are you experienced in such transactions?

In what ways would you encourage other Real Estate agents to sell my home?

Do you have a system to follow-up with other agents so that we get precious feedback after every showing?

How many properties have you sold within the past 30 days? 90 days? 6 months?

Do you have a list of references that I can check? Are you on the internet exposing my property to millions of buyers instantly?

What is my property worth? What listing price do you advise?

How did you arrive at that price?

How would you help in my moving plans?

Do you have a written Specific Marketing Plan designed to sell my property quickly and for top dollar?

Are you affiliated with a Mortgage Broker with over 300 wholesale lenders & have underwriting experience?

Will you offer 24 hour Talking Home Marketing on my property, for any potential buyer who drives by?

Do you guarantee my approval by allowing me to exit the listing agreement at any time, if I am not happy?

If the agent you are interviewing does not answer the above questions to your satisfaction, you must probably find another who does!