Selling your home may be one of the most stressful experiences of your lifetime, but hiring a real estate professional is a great way to alleviate some of that burden. A real estate professional works as the primary contact for your property, they will help you price your home competitively and post listings to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) – a national database of homes for sale.
A great real estate professional knows what to include in your listing to make your property stand out to potential buyers and secure quality bids from genuinely interested parties. They will also arrange showings and open houses, help you to get your home ready for viewing, and sort out all the paperwork once the offers come rolling in. From start to finish, their job is to be by your side and make the sale process as simple as possible.
A great real estate professional knows what to include in your listing to make your property stand out to potential buyers and secure quality bids from genuinely interested parties. They will also arrange showings and open houses, help you to get your home ready for viewing, and sort out all the paperwork once the offers come rolling in. From start to finish, their job is to be by your side and make the sale process as simple as possible.
However, with so many real estate professionals now vying for your business, how do you know who to choose to help you with your property sale?
Here are our top tips for finding the best real estate professional to sell your home.
Ask Others for Recommendations
Easily one of the best ways to know who the best real estate professional is to sell your home is to ask any friends, family, and colleagues who have recently sold a property who they would recommend to use. They will have first-hand experience with the real estate professional in question and will be able to tell you what they are like, how easy they are to deal with, what their communication is like, and if they did a great job. Getting recommendations is a great way to get a shortlist of who to consider and who to avoid with very little effort on your part.
Ask How Long They’ve Been Registered
There are a lot of different real estate professionals out there, but some of the best are those that have been around a long time. Securing lots of sales in a short period of time can be indicative of a real estate professional rushing through properties and may mean that they don’t have enough time to dedicate to each client. Quality, not quantity every time.
Meet your Shortlisted Real Estate Professionals in Person
There is only so much information you can glean about someone from their online profile and personal recommendations. It’s crucial that you meet and interview your shortlisted real estate professionals in person. After all, just because your neighbor or uncle had a great experience with a specific real estate professional, doesn’t mean that you are automatically going to click with them too. Selling a home can be a stressful process and require lots of communication with your real estate professional, so it’s essential that you choose someone who you can get along with, who communicates in your preferred way, and who is available at the same time as you.
Assess their Availability
There’s nothing to say that a great real estate professional can’t work part-time, but selling a home takes a lot of time, and rarely does all that time fall in the regular 9-5. If your real estate professional only works part-time, chances are that they have other priorities, and these could mean that they aren’t available to act as quickly as you need them to. Choose a real estate professional who is fully committed to your property sale.
Choose a Real Estate Professional with Great Local Knowledge
For a real estate professional to secure you the right offers for your home, they need to have exceptional local knowledge. In doing so, they will understand the market in your area, what makes homes desirable, and what features secure the biggest offers. They will know what similar properties in your area have sold for, and how to price your home so that you can secure the best possible price and/or a fast sale – whatever is your priority.
For more top tips on finding the right real estate professional to sell your home, contact the Vincent Morris Team in Encinitas, California at (760) 249-7654 to speak with our experienced and knowledgeable team.
