Friday 30 September 2016

Top Reasons Not to Choose a Part Time Estate Agent

Buying and selling up of property is one of several major decisions in one’s life. So, it is obvious that without a licensed real estate agent the deal would not be promising. A real estate agent’s work is to deal with property, this needs full time dedication. When choosing a real estate agent, the buyer of the bungalows for sale Benfleet has the right to know whether the agent is full time or part time. Let us look at some points which will guide us as why not to choose part time real estate agent.



  • If the real estate agent is working part time, he/she will not give full focus to the buyer as they need to divide time in two areas. This can lead to customer dissatisfaction.
  • If one need to sell any property and the real estate agent is a part time, then it may take longer duration to find potential buyers as the time given in work by agent would be less.
  • When choosing the real estate agent, one looks for credentials of the agent. Part time real estate agents are very less likely to obtain extra trainings like CRB and ABR.
  • Part time real estate agents have limited time so it becomes very difficult for buyers to have appointments and meetings. This sometimes leads to a situation where the agents are just present at the time of showing the property and closing deals.
  • One of the biggest drawbacks is that you pay the same amount of commission to part time worker still get half the work done which is not at all fair.
  • A full time real estate agent gives his full focus on buyer’s requirement and dedicates full time to the property work. The part time real estate agents cannot give full time and dedication as they are engaged in other works as well.
Sometimes experience becomes one of the major reasons for not choosing a real estate part time agent, as they are less experienced compared to ones who deal in property regularly.