The Biggest Mistake A Homeowner Can Make When Interviewing Agents
There's a lot of questionable advice out there, from "personal finance experts" on TV or from friends, family. They tell you: interview 3 or 4 or 5 agents, then pick one. When somebody tells me that's what they're going to do, I ask:
"What criteria are you going to use, to compare them, judge them, and pick one?"
Many admit: they don't know.
Let me give you a comparison, you may or may not know. When a company decides to hire somebody for an important job, let's say one that costs the company $100,000.00 or $200,000.00 a year, they have a pre-determined set of questions - a set criteria - they will use to judge the people they interview. They know in advance what they are looking for. To do otherwise is to play 'Blind Archery', and that's dangerous!
Well, you are hiring somebody to do a very important job for you.
You should NOT play 'Blind Archery'
You need to know in advance the kind of agent you want.
The things that are most important to you.
The smart questions to ask.
For example, is the agent's track record at getting top dollar more
or less important to you than the commission s/he quotes you?
Is the fact that s/he is a lone wolf and may be constantly and
immediately accessible to you more important than his/her
'success percentage', that is, the percentage of homes s/he lists
s/he ever sells? And on and on.
On the following pages, you will find a list of 9 different
"Selection Factors" to consider and weigh against each other.
From this list, you can make your own "Short List" in the
space provided of the five most important things you are
looking for, from the agent you will hire.
Selection Factors, in abbreviated form, of course.
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