If you don’t read this report you will almost certainly lose thousands when you sell your home…

Home sellers don’t know how to spot a good real estate agent

This is understandable when you consider that you will only buy and sell a couple of properties in your lifetime. Your property is probably your biggest asset. So, be careful whom you decide to sell it; one slip-up from an agent will wipe thousands off your value.

Ask the right questions

Many home sellers ask the incorrect questions when they interview a realtor. montreal condo ask questions such as “How much do you charge?” or “What’s the house worth?”. While these questions are essential, they ought to only be asked after the agent has told you what they’ll do for you and how they’ll get you the best price.

This report can be your guide to hiring a real estate agent. I’m going to show you how to spot and choose the best agent to market your home. After all, I really believe there’s no one easier to sell your home than a highly skilled agent. The problem is that highly skilled agents are hard to find.

WARNING! Don’t settle for second best. Too many sellers make the error of picking the ‘best of a negative bunch’. You will be better off lacking any agent

Check out your agent

It’s a sad fact, but lots of people don’t check-out their agent until after they have signed with them – at that time it’s too late. Once you sign you’re stuck; you could be locked into a ‘minimum 90 day’ contract.

The questions and information in this report gives you the knowledge you must keep the power if you are selling a house. Once you sign you lose your power.

Agents love to say they are all different but basic research will prove most are the same. It is the ‘cookie cutter’ approach in terms of selling your house – every property comes the same way.

What to look for whenever choosing an agent

In 2006 Neil Jenman (my father) was asked to provide a summary of questions, comments, and hints to greatly help home sellers choose a realtor for a TV show he was hosting. He called his set of questions and comments, GUIDE TO GRILLING AGENTS. Over the last few years I’ve given the guide to many home sellers. This report contains many of the questions and comments in his original guide.

What does an excellent agent look like?

Most agents will undoubtedly be well dressed, on time, and prepared. However the best real estate agents will be the ones who put your interests first. They’ll offer solutions that suit you first, not them.

Agents who require money to advertise your house should rarely be hired. After all, if advertising was the only real reason your house sold why do you need a real estate agent?

Questions are the answer

Sometimes the answer to 1 good question gives you the confidence you must hire the best agent to sell your home. Good questions do the hard work for you personally. Before you jump in and begin grilling real estate agents, take a step back.

Put your home buyer shoes on. And begin with a mystery shop…

MYSTERY SHOP

Department stores do it, why shouldn’t you? Utilize the ‘process of elimination’ to weed out the indegent agents. Why bother interviewing a real estate agent who doesn’t bother to come back buyer’s calls? Start with a contact. Approximately half of most buyer enquiry arrives via email.

If you send out 10 emails to 10 local realtors, I can almost guarantee that you will not receive 10 replies. Only if 5 reply, you then have just saved yourself needing to interview 5 agents. Include your phone number in your email. Do they call you back? Or do they just email a standard response? An agent who follows up with a call has a much better chance of ‘closing a sale’ than a realtor who sends a standard reply.