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Our Stats May Not Tell The Whole Story, Apples, Oranges & More
Why Generic Listing Agent Interview Questions Might Not Pick the Best Listing Agent For You
You're ready to interview listing agents to sell your Mason home. 
You've done some initial screening and you've selected a few agents to consider.
You've even got a checklist of agent screening questions. you found online that you plan to use to help select your agent.
But here's the thing, agents vary GREATLY, and our stats don't ever tell the full story.  While some number might SEEM objective on the surface, they may actually prove to be anything but that when placed into context, so here are a few things to consider:
Final sold price vs. Initial List Price.
If we do our job right with a listing, our seller understands (and agrees) that our initial list price is appropriate for the market and that's the price.  HOWEVER, some sellers will see all the objective data in the world for a price, but feel their home should sell for more than our professional opinion.  We may decide to list that home at the "elevated" price anyway because we've had a frank discussion with the sellers about what we expect to REALLY happen, and almost always ... more

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