How To Choose the Right Real Estate Agent
One of the hardest things to do as a home buyer, seller, or investor is to choose the right real estate agent. Everybody needs a real estate agent that they trust. It’s of paramount importance to figure out what agent is the best for you and who will work in your best interests on one of the biggest transactions of your life. Here are some tips to help you do that.
We live in an information-based society now and online reviews on sites like Zillow are a great way to get an initial visual overview of an agent. Sites like Zillow are highly vetted and attempt to make sure that the reviewers are tied to a specific transaction or business so they will be much more reliable than a site like Yelp.
What you don’t want to do is use your friend who has a license just because they are your friend. If they don’t do any business, don’t have the relationships, and don’t have the knowledge, why are you going to trust them to do the best job for you? Their inexperience could cost you a lot of money.
One good way to see how much a real estate agent knows about your target market is to ask them questions about it. The average sales price, the average days on market, how many single-family homes sold in the past month. Expert agents know this information and don’t give you an approximate number. They know it.
At Streamlined Properties On-Market, brokered by eXp Realty, we train all of our agents to be market experts. They look on the MLS every day to review the sales and new listings of that day so we know about every property that hits the market before you do. Automation is one thing, but knowing the data is another. Anyone can set you up on an automated drip campaign each day, but experts can analyze the listings and data and let you know if it fits what you are looking for.
You should be building a working relationship with your agent and if your agent doesn’t come off as easy to work with, how are they going to work with the co-agent in the transaction when the time comes. You need a savvy agent who is focused on all of the relationships in a transaction while still holding your best interests at the forefront of their mind.
Look for an agent you know, like, and trust. Don’t ever feel indebted to an agent when the balance of such a large transaction is hanging out there for you. If you need a professional, area expert, email us today at info@streamlined.properties and tell us what markets you are looking to buy, sell, or invest in and we will assign one of our best agents to assist you.
