Thursday 2 March 2017

Tips on Finding the Right Estate Agent

For various reasons, it is quite common to find signs of houses for sale Canvey. Simultaneously, you find various organizations as well as real estate agents approaching the house owners trying to paint the picture of giving the best deal possible. So, how to differentiate between the good and the fake? The below mentioned tips would help you nail the perfect real estate agent to meet your requirements irrespective of buying or selling.



Look up the licensing

This is the first step to weed out the fake estate agents. Nearly all states have boards to license as well as discipline the real estate agents. Checking into it would not only establish its authenticity but will also help you find out if there had been any disciplinary actions or complaints against them. The information can easily be found online.

Talk with recent clients

Ensure that you procure from the agent the list of what they have listed as well as sold in the past year. Get them to include the contact information as well. Ensure that you talk to few random one and verify the authenticity. Also look into the fact about the duration of time the property was in the market and how long did it take for the deal to pull through.

Pick a winner

While not compulsory, try to go for the agent who has some awards below his belt like ‘Realtor of the Year’ or any other award. These are given out to promote healthy competition between peers. This will ensure that the agent genuinely has the skill set required for a killer deal.

Go for the agent with the right credentials

Like doctors, even real estate agents have specialties. There are several specialized courses whose certifications indicate that one is a master of probably selling commercial spaces or maybe luxurious spaces and various other similar specializations. Going for a specialist of your required niche would greatly ease things for you.

Look into the agent’s experience


Finally, experience counts. Delve into how long he has been in the business and try to get an idea of his success as well as his failures.