If you don’t read this report you’ll almost certainly lose thousands when you sell your home…
Home sellers don’t know how exactly to spot a good agent
This is understandable when you consider that you will only buy and sell a couple of properties in your lifetime. Belize Property For Sale 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 selling price.
Ask the right questions
Many home sellers ask the WRONG questions when they interview an agent. They ask questions such as “How much do you charge?” or “What’s my house worth?”. While these questions are important, they should only be asked following the agent has told you what they’ll do for you and how they’ll allow you to get the best price.
This report is your guide to hiring a real estate agent. I’m going to show you how to spot and select the best agent to sell your home. After all, I believe there’s no one easier to sell your home than a highly skilled agent. The thing is that highly skilled agents are difficult to find.
WARNING! Don’t settle for second best. Too many sellers make the error of picking the ‘best of a bad bunch’. You could be better off without an agent
Check out your agent
It’s a sad fact, but many 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 provides you with the knowledge you should keep the power when you’re selling a house. After you sign you lose your power.
Agents love to say they are all different but basic research will prove most are exactly the same. It is the ‘cookie cutter’ approach with regards to selling your home – every property is sold the same way.
What to look for when choosing an agent
In 2006 Neil Jenman (my Dad) was asked to provide a list 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. But the best real estate agents would be the ones who put your interests first. They will offer solutions that suit you first, not them.
Agents who require money to advertise your home should rarely be hired. In the end, if advertising was the only reason your home sold why do you want a real estate agent?
Questions are the answer
Sometimes the answer to one good question will give you the confidence it is advisable to hire the best agent to market 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 house buyer shoes on. And begin with a mystery shop…
MYSTERY SHOP
Department stores do it, so why shouldn’t you? Use the ‘process of elimination’ to weed out the indegent agents. Why bother interviewing a real estate agent who doesn’t bother to return buyer’s calls? Start with a contact. Approximately half of most buyer enquiry arrives via email.
If you distribute 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 having to interview 5 agents. Include your phone number in your email. Do they call you back? Or do they just email a typical response? A realtor who follows up with a call has a much better chance of ‘closing a sale’ than an agent who sends a typical reply.
