Mistakes Sellers Make - Hiring the Wrong Agent

Anita - Yes, I see this often, so I'm never surprised when the house just sits there even though we have a lack of inventory.

it is a tough road to navigate on when one doesn't know one agent from another

Too many sellers make this mistake.  There are certain agents that have a lot of expired listings.  That is a tell tale sign!  Thank you for sharing!

Those are excellent points to make when hiring a listing agent!  You mention agents who don't answer calls.  Agents with the most listings, can sometimes fall into that category, because their focus is getting more cans on the shelf, rather than providing the best service.  It's about quantity rather than  quality.

master your market, price it right...all the rest doesn't matter. Most consumers wouldn't know all the questions you post or the expected answer. They just want the highest price in the fastest time and convenience.

Anita~ Great post. We are working with a buyer now who has a house to sell in another state. They have told us a few times that they wish we could represent them on the sale of their house. I'm just not confident their seller's agent is giving them good advice.

I wish that schools could teach real life stuff like this.  How to purchase a home, how to mange money, or what ammortization means, but that is not the case.  You really need an educated agent.

Great post Anita and congratulations on making the list in the AR info graphic on seller mistakes!

Great list Anita - sellers need to be careful when selecting a real estate professional to represent them.  Picking the wrong agent creates stress for the seller and ultimately will cost them both time and money.

I run into this often with clients looking to list their home.  Too many of them think, well as long as its on the MLS we are good.  Too often they accept the agent that offers a discounted comm. rate.  As far as that goes I usually tell them if they are so easy to give up their money how easily do you think they will give yours away...

I needed this information to pass on to some sellers.  Thank you!

Great list Anita...

I particularly like the "Will I do deal with you or an assistant?" (or another agent on their team) question. WAY too many times I've come across the seller that thought they were listing with Top Lister Suzie or Sam who sells 300+ homes a year only to find out that they never see them again after they sign the listing agreement and everything is handled by somebody else (less experienced) on the "team".

I know more then a couple of agents that don't really practice day to day real estate any longer but still list a lot of homes underneath their names and probably haven't seen 90%+ of the homes "they" have listed.

Anitia,

Good points. I also offer current client references. Folks I have listed their homes and sold in the past year. I also agree with Paul #75. (Unless the people are fully aware of how a big team operate; which is at times very proficient)