How do you find the right Real Estate Agent when buying a home? It's simple... Find an Agent that you like! Sure you want someone knowledgeable, experienced, trustworthy and hard working, but like any good relationship, whether friends, significant others, insignificant others, colleagues, etc. It's only a good, healthy, quality relationship, if we like each other.
How often do you enter into a relationship with someone you don't connect with? Many buyers end up working with the first Real Estate Agent they come across or the first Agent that answers the phone. Imagine if you chose your significant other because they were the first person that you came across! That's a whole different blog topic! If you like the first Real Estate Agent that you meet, then search no more! But if you don't... Move on. Find an Agent that you feel is worth knowing beyond giving you keys. An Agent that you can call when you need a contractor, or want to know your rate of return on a remodel, or are thinking of refinancing, buying up or selling down the road, AND that you'd invite to your house warming party!
By having a good working relationship with someone you like, most other qualities you look for will follow. Because you will meet people that harness good qualities that you still don't like, but you probably wouldn't like someone that didn't harness good qualities. They could sell more houses than anyone around or have 30 years experience and still bore you into a coma while searching for your dream home. So find an agent that you can enjoy the journey AND the destination with. How do you find the right Real Estate Agent when buying a home? Find an Agent that you like!
If you've taken a liking to me or my blog, please contact me! If not, best of luck finding an agent you like!
Post Courtesy of "The Team That Rocks" Blog August 4th 2011
Photo Courtesy of flickr handle "thinkpanama" licensed under "Creative Commons 2.0".
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