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.