FAQ 7 Questions You Must Ask A Realtor® Before You List 1. How many homes have you listed and sold in the last six months? 2. What is your average length of time from listed to sold? 3. How long have you been in business? 4. How would you assist me in determining the appropriate listing price? 5. On average, what percentage of list price are you negotiating for the sellers? 6. What types of things separate you fromyour competition? 7. What percentage of your listings are actually sold? Q. When listing your property, what is the difference between hiring an agent that uses a team approach versus working with a solid top-producing agent? Agents that use a team approach to selling use the “listing agent” as the face of the brand and that is often the last time you really work with them (eg. the day you hire them). Once the listing is secured, it is passed to the team to handle the listing. This means you have hired the assistant and not the agent you actually thought you were engaging. When you hire a solid, top producing agent as opposed to a team, you will work directly with the agent you hired.
activities and they do not have time to work with the real estate community let alone market your property.
Q. What is the most important thing a seller should consider when selecting an agent?
Select an agent with whom you have the most open and honest communication.
Q. What should you look for when choosing a brokerage to list your property?
A company that practices reciprocity. Reciprocity is a system whereby brokerages give each other permission to display their listings on each other’s networks and websites. As a seller, why would you limit the exposure of your property?
Q. Is staging that important?
Is getting top dollar your focus? Staging is the best strategy to make your property stand out shine amongst other comparables. A buyer on average takes threeminutes to decide if they can picture themselves living or staying in a property, so decluttering and neutralizing the space is paramount.
Q. Will my Realtor® pay for a stager ?
That depends... The simple answer is if he/she is smart and wants to sell your home for the most amount of money in the fastest time, then probably yes! Most really successful realtors understand the value of home staging. They know that home staging helps sell houses.
Q. Is it good for a seller to hire an agent with lots of listings?
The truth is it is impossible to service more than 10 listings at a time. An agent with multiple listing cannot physically be present at showings, they cannot execute the day to day marketing
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