Buying and selling homes can be a mystery. Agents all have those fancy new gadgets that connect them to the interweb from anywhere. Agents have more initials after there name than Vanna White has spun in her career on Wheel of Fortune. Shoot, we even have our own language that is chock full of acronyms and we spout it about like everyone knows what cont/no ko means.
We can sure dazzle the public. Sad thing about it. They are never quite sure how to tell if they have picked the best agent to serve them. They walked in half blind and usually finish up unable to see. I figured it is only fair to shed a little light on the subject. If you are smarter than a fifth grader, this is an easy test for you.
If your home has been listed on the market for over 30 days and no one has come to see it...
you might have picked the wrong agent.
If your home has been on the market and several potential buyers have come by and you still don't have an offer.
you might have picked the wrong agent.
If the only offers you receive are substantially below the price you think you should receive
you might have picked the wrong agent.
If the appraisal on your home comes in well below the price on the offer
you might have picked the wrong agent
If your home has been on the market at the same price for over 60 days with no offers
you might have picked the wrong agent
If every offer you submit on a home is dismissed out of hand
you might have picked the wrong agent
If you are being advised on the merits of homes you visit with no written agreement
you might have picked the wrong agent
If your questions about an offer are answered with " what do you think?"
you might have picked the wrong agent
If you want to see homes and your Realtor doesn't have time
you might have picked the wrong agent
If you are instructed to surf the web and find homes on your own
you might have picked the wrong agent
If you are not quite sure of who represents who in your search
you might have picked the wrong agent
If you are told that home values will definitely be rising
you might have picked the wrong agent
If you are advised that a home is a great investment
you might have picked the wrong agent
If you are facing foreclosure because you are in a home you can't afford
you might have picked the wrong agent
If the words "those people" are uttered to you
you might have picked the wrong agent
If every home you are shown fails to meet your criteria
you might have picked the wrong agent
If you are asked to pay an extra broker's fee as a seller or buyer
you might have picked the wrong agent
If zillow figures are used to value your home or the home you want to buy
you might have picked the wrong agent
If what someone paid for the house you want to buy is considered important
you might have picked the wrong agent
If you are left to handle an open house on your own
you might have picked the wrong agent
If you don't understand the buyer agency agreement
you might have picked the wrong agent
If you are shocked to discover what you have really signed
you might have picked the wrong agent
If you are convinced that that other party has cheated you
you might have picked the wrong agent
If you experience a "oh my God, that's me" while reading this list
you might have picked the wrong agent
I could probably go on, but there are enough kernels of wisdom for you to chew now.
Sure, I like to think that I am the right agent,
but
if we don't see eye to eye and develop a good working relationship, well then, even picking me might put you in that boat
you might have picked the wrong agent.
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