The days of multiple over asking price offers seem to be over for now. It is imperative to choose an agent with the skill set to set your home apart from every other option a buyer has.
Of course, EVERY agent claims to be the best choice to sell your home. Add the pressure of friends and family who are agents and making the best decision can become quite complicated very quickly. Here are some of the qualities in a competent agent that you may find helpful to consider:
- Experience Rules – What is the Real Estate Agent’s track record?
- Highly Effective in Communication – How will the Real Estate Agent communicate with you and others?
- Possess Impressive negotiation Skills – Does your Real Estate Agent have experience in negotiations, as home selling involves many stages of negotiations?
- Knows the importance of a home’s presentation – How will the Real Estate Agent present your home?
- Accomplished in marketing to make sure homes are being viewed – How will your home be marketed?
- Knows their Real Estate Market like the back of their hand – Does the Real Estate Agent demonstrate local Real Estate Market know how?
- Complete understanding of how to price homes to sell– How will the Real Estate Agent price your home?
