| Selling a home correctly requires a skilled professional. | | | | their next home. Your selling agent should have a |
| A selling real estate agent can make your job as a | | | | website to market their properties and have a strong |
| seller a whole lot easier, but only if you hire the right | | | | online marketing plan in order to put your home in |
| agent. That’s right – not all agents are | | | | front of web browsers. The marketing plan should |
| created equal! Before you put the sale of your home | | | | include a dedicated web page about your property |
| in the hands of someone else, be sure that | | | | and then a plan for listing your property on all of the |
| you’re comfortable with them and that they are | | | | major real estate websites (like and Zillow.com). Even |
| qualified to sell your home. | | | | if you know nothing about real estate online, your |
| 1.Do you work full time as a real estate agent? | | | | real estate agent should. |
| Hiring your friend’s part time real estate agent | | | | 4.How will you determine the price of my home? |
| acquaintance may seem like a good idea at first, until | | | | Setting the price for a home is one of the most |
| they don’t have time to negotiate your deal | | | | important issues in selling a home. You should |
| because they are at their day job. When you want | | | | understand the agents’ method for setting the |
| your home to sell quickly, you need someone who is | | | | price for your home. To prepare yourself for the |
| completely dedicated to the job and has the full time | | | | possible price, try to look at other listings in your area |
| experience to help you. | | | | so you won’t be shocked. |
| 2.How many years have you been in real estate? Can | | | | 5.Do you have any kind of performance guarantee? |
| you show me your professional designations? Can | | | | Can I end my listing with you if I’m unsatisfied |
| you refer me to your previous clients? | | | | with the results? |
| These questions all go together because they can | | | | Although no one wants to start off a relationship |
| give you a good sense of the agent’s success | | | | with a selling agent thinking about bad results, it does |
| rates. The number of years that they have been | | | | happen sometimes. You have the right to know what |
| working are important because it will let you know | | | | will happen if such a situation arises. Most good real |
| what experience level they have and professional | | | | estate agents have a clear plan for ending a |
| designations will clue you into their level of | | | | relationship if the house isn’t sold within a certain |
| professionalism. Good real estate agents have clients | | | | amount of time. |
| that sing their praises. | | | | While asking these questions can’t 100% |
| 3.Do you have a website and will you be marketing | | | | guarantee that you’ll find the right selling agent, |
| my property online? If so, how will you do that? | | | | you’ll definitely get closer to finding the right |
| In this day and age, successful real estate agents | | | | person by quizzing them. |
| know that most buyers go to the Internet to find | | | | |