How to Find a Good Realtor
Realtors come in handy when you want to sell off your property or look for new properties to buy. They’re the ‘middlemen’ who promotes your house to a potential buyer with all the impressive professional info, rather than a measly do-it-yourself sign in front of your house saying ‘House for Sale’. Yea, it sounds not really very appealing. Hence, you would prefer to find a good realtor if you want your property to get the best deals possible.
First off, you may want to ensure you contract a realtor who’s authorized under a recognized board of realtors. Although being a registered realtor does not guarantee perfect ethics, but at least you have a minimum sense of assurance that they are subjected to the realtor’s code of ethics and standard. And how does this concern you? Well, you definitely need a realtor who’s not prone to swallow some of your rightful profits along the sales process, right?
And when your friends recommend some particular realtors, take heed. Live testimonials speak volumes compared to flashy advertisements. Another way is to look at open-houses and pay attention to the realtor’s performance in promoting the houses. If you feel tempted to buy the house the realtor was promoting (even if you did not intend to buy), then obviously the realtor is a really good one. You should also keep track of ‘For sale’ signs in your neighbourhood. Don’t bother looking for the nicest ad, but instead focus on the realtors whose ‘for sale’ signs are taken down the fastest. Remember you are trying to sell a house, not attractive ‘for sale’ signs!
Of course, choose realtors who are familiar with your neighbourhood. No point getting a convincing agent who could even sell ice to a polar bear, only to have the polar bear come back for refunds due to false representations. So make sure the realtor you contract is a real estate agent will be able to both sell your property and keep it sold!