How to get the Best Professional Real Estate Agent

How do you know you’re getting the most of your property?

The real estate industry is undoubtedly a competitive space. Apart from the viability of the property, there’s also this challenge that your business and financial goals are met.

While the internet offers myriad information on tips to be successful in the real estate industry, things can get a little bit overwhelming and intimidating. An effective way to fix this problem is to find a trusted real estate agent that fits what it is you truly need for your property.

Here we present key points in choosing the real estate agent who’s right for you!

Know what your goals are

This might come as a surprise, but the first thing you need to do is to come to terms with your needs and goals are in dealing with your property. There are several real estate agents out there! Each of them has their specialty in the market, whether they are good at closing deals, finding potential leads, or marketing the property. An ideal candidate gives you a holistic insight into how you can get the best value out of your property.

Do a “reputation check”

As tons of real estate agents would present themselves as the best in the business, you need to check whether what they say aligns with how others perceive their work.

With the presence of multiple information sources from the internet, have a background check on their performance through customer satisfaction. Clients from your network are keen on how real estate agents do their job, and the feedback section is where they place their honest evaluations.

You may also check whether these agents are recommended by previous customers and peers in the industry. This serves as a supplemental basis as to how competitive they are in the industry.

Assess the selling performance

The next step is to dig deeper into how real estate agents fare in terms of sales. Your goal is to check the pace of how the agents place properties from “available” to “sold.”  

Another factor to look into is whether real estate agents have unsold properties for more extended periods. This could indicate that the agent may be overvaluing properties failing to make actual sales in the market. You must be well-versed about your property’s potential “asking price” and the final property price.

Think also of how effective the agent’s marketing style is. This will be evident through their current marketing brochures, project presentations, and descriptions, and other strategies to lure potential buyers. Om top of all these, assess whether these marketing styles are appropriate for the property on sale. 

Set an Interview Round

After completing your initial assessment, set a meeting with potential real estate agents and prepare sets of questions for further reference. You may ask them about their tenure in the industry, milestones, processes, and core values. While it is true that an agent’s track record matters, the one you should work with must be compatible with your work ethics and vision for your property.

Once you have known their character, ask them about their assessment of your property. A reputable real estate agent would give you a clear and transparent property evaluation that goes beyond the figures. Suppose they are genuinely skillful in the field. In that case, their line of conversation will focus on the property’s asking price, current valuation, competitive value, sale duration, and marketing strategies to achieve to sell the property.

Decide wisely

When you have gone through all those steps, you are now ready to partner with your real estate agent. But before you engage in business, remember to ask for other salient information such as the commission policy, additional expenditures, and general terms of the agreement. Never be scared to ask further questions, and make sure everything is in writing!

Once you ticked all of the boxes, let’s get your sales started!