The right realtor for you when selling your home

It’s time for a new beginning. It’s new, dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for you (I’m literally quoting the lyrics from Micheal Buble’s “Feeling Good” track). You’ve bought a newer property and you just want to start afresh, something just doesn’t sit quite right with you, or say, you’re moving out of the country. You already know that your chances of getting that home sold increases by getting an out of this world realtor, rather than putting up a sign outside your home that says: “For sale” (I mean do those even work anymore).

Yes, be ready to pay realtor commissions, but trust me, it’s worth every buck getting a professional to handle the buck of that transaction for you to the tiniest detail, as you get filled in with each step. But what should you be looking out for in that “IT” realtor who is going to be handling this business of selling a place you once called home, for the right value?

Your home is probably your most expensive investment, how are you supposed to trust the first person that comes along to steer you in a direction that is right for you and your family and not just what helps them make a quick commission?

It’s recommended that you interviewing the realtor before you sign a contract. After all you are going to be working with them for quite some time until the sale is closed. The realtor you hire will be someone you are touching base with constantly, asking questions and letting into your world of finances, it needs to be someone you are super comfortable with.

What are certain things to look out for that’ll let you know when to jump ship, and know that, nope this realtor isn’t for you?

An impatient realtor:

Who likes to be in conversation or business with someone who makes you feel like they’re telling you: “Oh just shush it already! Are we done now? Enough already!” Who’s irked by that as much as I am? It’s pretty worrisome when your soon-to-be realtor is constantly checking their phone, keep looking at their watch or starts getting antsy, like they can’t wait to be over and done with this. A real estate deal is time consuming, and so you need a realtor who has the time to sit down and answer all your questions. Real estate is not like other businesses, you require someone who has put thought into every aspect of their words and recommendations. This transaction is probably worth tons of money, so everything has to be well thought through, and so you need a sound realtor in this regard.

The uninformed realtor:

Realtors should know the current state and spate of the market. should know things like this. If your home is to be sold, it’s his job to know what kind of buyers your home will attract. Does your realtor have current, up to date information, as to the market demography, whether it’s currently a buyers’ or sellers’ market, and a general knowledge of the market around you?

The “this isn’t negotiable or attainable” realtor:

Everything is Negotiable. * This is one of the golden rules in real estate. Commissions, sales prices, repairs, how to promote your listing, everything we do in Real Estate is negotiable. Your Realtor works for you and should be able to help you make informed decisions but in the end, the decision is yours. You are paying for your Realtor to guide you in a way that is in your best interest, if something does not feel right, tell them. Do not let yourselves be pushed into a corner of something that is just not a match for you.

The antagonistic realtor:

The business of Real estate is cutthroat and demands that the realtor plays well with other key individuals, as the stakes are high. Nothing makes a mess of things more than a realtor that can not get along with anyone. Working with realtors who are fairly easy to work with is such a breath of fresh air. There’s an emotional aspect to selling a home for all parties involved, so it’s pointless having an agent that is constantly shrieking and putting down the other side. Watch for aggressive cues during your interview with the realtor. In my experience, an agent who is willing to trash talk about the other party immediately is one that will struggle to bring the parties together.

The “just sign it all” realtor:

Now this one here, is one tough, sticky, messy red flag. How can you not as a realtor be patiently willing to take your client through each clause in a contract, explain paragraph by paragraph if you have to, just so your client gets the full picture clearly? Why should a realtor expect his client to sign what he has no idea of, knowing how technical and detailed contracts can be?

The pushy much realtor:

Everyone hates that overly pushy sales guy, it’s most likely the reason why everyone hates the typical salesman. It’s not fun to have so much pressure breathing down your back when you have misgivings about a particular offer being right for you. When interviewing an agent, be wary of that pushy guy, else, in the end, you’ll become weary. There is a lot of moving parts in real estate, and each singular step of those parts count, for everything. You don’t want to be pushed every step of the way. Nothing gets better in real estate with time, if it is rough in the beginning it will only get worse as the deal gets more complicated and more money gets involved.

Signing on a Realtor is hugely important, as guiding yourself through a sale can be so complicated and overwhelming. You will most definitely want to rely on an informed and experienced realtor to guide you through the procedure.

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