Suggested Questions To Ask Before Hiring Your Real Estate Listing Agent

• Do you work as a full-time Realtor?
• How many potential buyers and sellers do you talk with in a week? A month? Of those you speak with, how many actually contact you as opposed to cold calling?
• How many buyers are you currently working with?
• In what ways will you encourage other Realtors to show and sell my home? What can you tell me about the real estate market in this area?
• What price do you recommend for my home, and what is it based on?
• What kind of advertising do you do? May I see some samples?
• How often will my home be advertised, and where?
• How do you attract buyers from outside the local area?
• Will you prepare a feature sheet for my property? May I see a sample?
• Where and how will the feature sheets be distributed, and to whom?
• Do you have a system to follow-up with other agents and brokers so that we get valuable feedback after every showing?
• How often, and in what way will I be kept informed?
• Are you associated with a national referral network that refers their buyers to you and gives you the opportunity to refer me to the top agent in the town or state I may be moving to?
• Do you have a team to help with the details, or are you a one man / woman show and do it all yourself?
• Do you have a way to market my home through the Internet or visual tours?
• Do you have a specific marketing plan designed to sell my property quickly and for top dollar? How does it go beyond placing a sign in my yard, an ad in the paper, and notifying the Multiple Listing Service?
• May I see a copy of your last listing as it appears to other Realtors on the MLS? (Realtors’ Full Report)
• How many homes have you sold in the past 6 months? Year?
• Do you have references that I may call?
• What happens if I am not happy with your service? Do you have a 100% satisfaction guarantee policy? Can I cancel my listing if I am not satisfied, or am I locked in?