Finding a great real estate agent or broker is key when making your first home purchase. They will help guide you through the real estate transaction. Remember the 20/80 rule. The 20% percent of agents handle 80% of the real estate business in your area.
It is because those 20% are top performers , just like at any place of employment. Let us look at some steps to find your real estate agent.
One: Referrals
The most common way folks try to find a great real estate agent is to ask their family, friends, and co-workers. However, I always wonder how great these agents are. When someone is referring their agent to you, ask them how they went about qualifying their agent. You will be surprise that most did not go into the level of details we will cover here. Remember do not forget to do your homework.
Two: Solo Searches
I refer solo searches to online agent listing, newspapers, or watching the neighborhood for sale signs. Online agents might be referred to you depending on the website you are looking at, but is has no merit of their quality.
If possible, look for reviews or testimonials of these agents by past homebuyers. Same thing applies to the newspapers. Unless an agent or broker has some type of feature story, you can easily buy ad space. Again, it has no merit of the agent's quality.
Before I had my solid team, I preferred tracking neighborhood signs. When did the signs go up and when did they show "sold." The agent who sells listing the fastest might be better for you than the agent with larger volumes of listings.
ฝากขายที่ดิน Three: Interview The Real Estate Agent
This is the most important part of the process. Make sure you ask at least the following questions.
Do you have a resume? - Any agent that has an updated resume is ahead of the game. This is their opportunity to show evidence of advance training, designations, recognition, and professional organization memberships. These would be signs of a committed professional.
Tell me what technologies you use in your business - I want an agent that is plugged into the internet, via desktop, laptop, and mobile. Unless you have time to drive back and forth to their office, or house site I would opt in for efficiency and instant access.
Can you provide me a list of your recent home buyers? - You want to be able to call these folks and ask for their experience. A great real estate agent would already have this covered.
Are you full time or part time? How many hours a week do you work? - I want a full time agent that is knowledgeable and engaged in their business. I do not want an agent that works super long hours. I need to make sure they have time for me. Long hours may signal their busy or not efficient.
What is your commission? - One thing I learned in this real estate business is that you can negotiate. Typically, you will find that real estate agents will start around 6% commission. I would work that down a 1-2% However, I do not mind paying for great service.
Remember you are making a big investment, so don't settle for just anyone, find a great real estate agent.
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