Get an independent property valuer, not someone recommended from your bank, to do a valuation on the property
(prHWY.com) March 1, 2013 - Florida, FL -- Florida, March 1, 2013 - Get an independent property valuer, not someone recommended from your bank, to do a valuation on the property. An independent property valuer has no ulterior motive other than doing what they're paid to do... value your property. Prices vary starting from $400AUD. Totally worth the investment.
Again do some research. Get on real estate websites and search for listings in your area and make a note of who they're listed with. You will quickly establish who is the leading seller's agent for your area. But don't settle for only them. It's important to interview at least two to three real estate agents to compare.
Find A Real Estate Agent - Take particular note of their phone manner, attitude, general knowledge of your area and how quickly they can organise an inspection of your property. What's their experience? Ask them to email you a list of their last 10 properties sold. You can always check this against the information you've already gathered or you can easily double check it against property statistics. What you're looking for is their selling activity for the last year.
Also be very frank in wanting to understand their selling process. I.e. how much money do they want from you to get the house listed? hopefully none and they're taking care of expenses as part of their package, how will they market your property? where and how will potential buyers see it?, how often will they communicate with you? they should touch base with you especially when there's no enquiries, how do they conduct their selling process? some agents have buyer's price declarations in place - huge tick. Basically, you don't want an agent who plays buyer against buyer. This is unethical.
And finally, don't be afraid to advise them that you're interviewing a few agents. You'll soon know very quickly how much they want your business. Even if you have the tiniest little niggle eating away at you and you can't quite put your finger on it always trust your instinct. Be straight with them and tell them honestly that you don't think it's going to work out and why. You might be surprised at their response, hopefully its positive.
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