How To Find A Good Agent...

How To Find A Good Agent

How do you find a good agent and what makes them a good agent?

Everyday it seems as though home prices are continuously dropping a little bit making more of a buyer's market. Alot of areas are starting to see sales growths due to this. You need to have a realtor who knows the area and is experienced with the homes in the area of the marketplace. A agent knows how to find the best home that will best fit your needs and wants in a home.

Always check on the agent your talking too. Find out how satisfied others have been. Ask for a list of clients who were satisfied with their services. See if anything was missed, not addressed or misreprsented in anyway. Doing this will help you to know if the agent your talking too really cared about their clients or cared more about just making another sale. It is good if you find a agent who is connected to other agents in the area. This will give you an advantage as well. Will they go the extra mile to help you prepare your home to be sold? Below is the list of ways that can help you to find a good agent.

1. Always meet the agent why they are out and about showing houses, doing open houses. A good agent doesn't spend much time at their desk, they are always out and about.

2. Ask your friends and relatives what agent they used. If their agent had good results for them, it is safe to say, they will have the same results for you.

3. Make sure the agent is knowledgeable about the local area your looking in. Ask questions about the area, if you know more than they do about the area, move on to another agent. Someone that doesn't know more than you isn't going to be of much help.

4. Another good way to find a good agent is by looking online through Google for a listing of homes for sale in the area your looking. Of course this is more than likely to pull up sellers agents instead of buyers agents but usually they can refer you to a good buyers agent.

5. A good agent will be able to help guide you through all the stacks of paperwork you might have to do and help you go through all lenders to pick the best one that will fit you.

6. Will the agent send you listings that fit your specifications by e-mail and how often?

7. Will they take you to tour homes or send you on your own?

These tips should help you to begin your search for a good agent. Good luck!