We signed up a real estate agent to sell our house in Denver. We interviewed several brokers (I'd recommend that you do too) and decided on this one for several reasons:
- He was confident enough that he could sell our house that he offered a reduced commission (3.0% instead of 3.2%).
- Included in his commission is the cost of an appraisal, professional photos, professional staging, and cleaning of the house prior to photos.
- We liked how he planned to market our house with a big focus on the Internet (which is how we looked searched for houses in Dallas).
- His firm was listing several houses in our neighborhood so they clearly knew the area.
I recommend asking the following questions when interviewing a real estate broker.
- How long have you been in the business?
- What % of asking price do you typically sell a house for?
- What is the average length of time a house listed by your agency is on the market before it sells?
- How many agents does your firm have?
- How many houses is the agency listing right now?
- How do you plan to market my house?
- What repairs/improvements do you think I need to make to my house before putting it on the market?
I'll keep you posted on how our listing and (hopefully) sale goes.
1 comment:
Great tips! Thanks.
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