Hiring a Real Estate Agent is not a simple decision. The truth is, the wrong Realtor could make your home’s sale a nightmare, and could cost thousands. To prevent yourself from landing in serious financial trouble, you need to be absolutely sure that the agent you hire will work with your best interests in mind.

Our Team has decades of experience in the Real Estate industry, so we have a pretty good idea of what makes a good Real Estate Agent. We’ve also become familiar with many of the red flags you should be looking out for when you hire an agent. So today, we’ve put together a list of some of the questions you should be asking any Real Estate Agent before you decide whether or not they’re the right one for you.

1. On average, when your listings sell, how close is the selling price to the asking price?

This information is available from your local Real Estate Board. Is this agent’s performance higher or lower than the board average? Their performance on this measurement will help you predict how high a price you will get for the sale of your home. Oftentimes, agents will promise you a high price just so they can get your business, and then they fetch you a much lower price for your home, leaving you disappointed. When you receive this information, the agent’s record will speak for itself, and you’ll have a better sense as to what you’re getting yourself into.

2. What has your company sold in my area?

Experienced Agents should bring you a complete list of both their own sales, and other comparable sales in your area. This will show that they have worked with houses like yours, as well as whether or not they were able to sell these homes in a timely manner. Plus, it could give you a good sense of how much money—or how little money—they could get you for your home.

3. Does your Broker control your advertising or do you?

The most important step in selling a home is the marketing, yet many agents skip this stage entirely, expecting the house to sell on its own. A home that is marketed better will sell faster and for more money, so you want to make sure that your home is marketed as best as possible.

If your agent is not in control of their own advertising, then your home will be competing for advertising space, not only with this agent’s other listings, but also with the listings of every other agent in the brokerage. Really pay attention to everything the agent says they will do to effectively market and make your home stand out from the rest.

More Questions You Should Ask

There are so many other great questions you should be asking Realtors—too many to fit in this article! If you want to know what else you should be asking, then check out our free report: 10 Questions to Ask Before You Hire an Agent. You can request the report HERE .

And if you’re looking to sell your home, we’ve got you covered. We sell our listings three times faster, which reduces stress for our clients and gets more money in their pockets. Did you know that only 48% of homes that went on the market last year sold the first time with the first agent they hired? Most sellers last year had to call a 2nd or 3rd agent to get the job done, or even worse, not sell at all. The agent you hire the first time matters! Reynolds EmpowerHome Team sells 98% of our listings the first time, so when you hire us, your home is more likely to sell fast & for top dollar!

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