I have looked back over all my old real estate files and in almost 5 years of real estate I have had two homes that I lost to other agents after I had them in contract to sell.  Both of homes went to decent agents in the area, and neither home sold.  Hmmm...  I don't want to toot my own horn, but I am pretty impressed with myself.

Maybe I should try out a new slogan...  "Not for Sale...  SOLD."

Or maybe...  "Jason, Jason, he's our man.  If he can't sell it no one can."

With real estate sales, a lot of real estate agents will tell you how many homes they've sold in a given year.  The true question is how many of the homes do they list to sell that do not sell?

When it comes to hiring a real estate agent, think about what it is that you truly want to achieve.  Do you want to have pretty pictures of your home in the Home Times magazine, or would you rather have maximum exposure on the Internet?  Do you want open houses or not?  Do you want to stay where you are or do you want to move?

It doesn't matter who you hire to sell your home, just make sure that their marketing plan fits into what you want for your home.  Nothing aggravates sellers more than expecting one thing and getting something completely different.

Jason Tangen, GRI - Real Estate Broker Associate with Edina Realty in St Cloud

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