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The majority of home sellers take on the task with the help from a Real Estate Agent. They feel that it is better to entrust the sale of their biggest investment to a professional, rather than attempting to learn about selling a house in a trial and error method. In addition, many people would rather use an Agent due to the complexities of modern Real Estate transactions since they usually incorporate legal and financial attributes, which takes them well beyond more simple transactions, such as the sale of an automobile.
Other advantages of working with Agents that home sellers will list include: access to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) so that large numbers of buyers will have access to the seller's property, the fact that the Agent absorbs all of the cost of advertising and marketing, and the qualifying of potential buyers that will be done of potential buyers by Agents. Agents also handle the majority of the details of negotiation.
So how do you choose an Agent who will be effective? What is important to know about an Agent to determine whether you feel they will do a good job? The following questions should be asked of any prospective Real Estate Agent in order to assess their capabilities and philosophies.
- Are you a full time Agent?
- How long have you been in the Real Estate business?
- Are you an MLS (Multiple Listing Service) Member?
- How familiar are you with the area where our home is located?
- How many homes did you sell in this area in the last year?
- Can you supply 3 names and addresses of recent clients for whom you sold a home that we can contact for reference purposes?
- How did you arrive at the suggested listing price for our home?
- What is your specific marketing plan for our house?
- How do you plan on keeping us informed of the progress of the sale of our home?
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