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Finding the Right Professional
The following list provides you
with questions to ask your prospective Realtor. The list will not only help
you select the right agent, but it will get you the best service from the
one you choose:
- 1.
HOW MANY YEARS have you been in the Real Estate Business?
- 2.
DO YOU work as a full time Salesperson?
- 3.
HOW MANY homes have you sold in the past 12 months?
- 4.
WHAT AREA do you specialize in? Can you show me a list of your recent sales
in that area?
- 5.
DO YOU offer any guarantees? What are they?
- 6.
CAN I GET OUT of the listing contract if I am not pleased with your services?
HOW?
- 7.
DO YOU work with another full time salesperon in a team effort to see that
no details are overlooked?
- 8.
DO YOU have a method for finding buyers? Describe what you do each day
to find a buyer for my home.
- 9.
DO YOU have your own personal computer with an organized database of potential
buyers and sellers? HOW will you be contacting these people regarding my
home?
- 10.
DO YOU have instant access to the Toronto Real Estate Board 24hrs a Day?
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- 11.
DO YOU have access to the internet? HOW WILL you use this to advertise
my home to the public?
- 12.
HOW WILL YOU keep me informed of your efforts to sell my home? WHAT happens
after it is sold?
- 13.
WILL YOU produce a professional flyer with information about my home? HOW
and to WHO will it be distributed?
- 14.
HOW WILL you encourage other agents to show my property?
- 15.
DO YOU do open houses? What kind? How do you prepare for them to maximize
their effectiveness?
- 16.
WHAT CAN YOU tell me about Buyer Agency? How will it affect me?
- 17.
DO YOU personally spend money on advertising? Where and how often?
- 18.
HOW MUCH TIME and effort are you willing to invest in marketing my home
to potential buyers?
- 19.
HOW MUCH OF YOUR business comes from referrals & past customers?
- 20.
DO YOU do anything to prepare a house for the market? What?
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- 21.
WILL YOU personally be present when contracts are presented to handle all
the negotiations?
- 22.
DO YOU have reference letters that I may see now?
- 23.
WHAT should my property be listed for? How did you arrive at that price?
- 24.
HOW will you assist me in my relocation plans?
- 25.
DO YOU have a professional support staff and 2 offices open 7 days a week?
- 26.
DO YOU have a personal answering service? 24 hour pager? Cellular phone
for immediate communication?
- 27.
WHY ARE YOU THE BEST AGENT FOR THE JOB???
(C)opyright 1998,
Mick McLennan, Advantage Realty. REALTOR.
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