The relationship you will form with your agent is a close one. Agents also often get pretty close to their clients too. Choosing where to live or selling ones' home is a very personal, emotional process. For most people, it's the biggest purchase they will ever make and if it's a listing, chances are that the sellers are going through a major life change. You've been planning a move, job change, relocation, perhaps a death in the family or new birth - any number of major life events usually cause a move. Times are stressful. It is absolutely essential that you trust the agent you have chosen to help you buy or sell your home during these events. You will need to listen to their advice, even if you may not agree with them, if they tell you the paint color on your walls will keep your house from selling, you need to believe them. If they tell you you need to list at a certain time of year to get the best price, they probably are doing so to help you get the best price. Again, you need to trust them.
If they tell you your home is not worth as much as you think, it is critically important that you trust their advice and not second guess their motives.
If you find yourself unable to take your agent's advice, or constantly questioning what they tell you, you should end the relationship or perhaps the agent will do it first.
Sometimes it's not a good fit, circumstances are just not conducive to a productive working relationship and neither party is to blame.
And it goes both ways, if an agent doesn't feel their client trusts them and thinks the agent doesn't have their best interests at heart, then the agent needs to move on and cut the client loose. Communication can be tricky and sometimes good relationships can go bad. It happens, but when it does, it is best to move on.
Trust is essential in any real estate agent/client relationship. Agents put a lot of faith in their clients, and trust that they are going to keep their word, follow their advice and sell their home according to plan and signed listing agreement. If we did not trust our clients, we could not put thousands of dollars up front into marketing and countless hours without making a penny. That trust needs to be reciprocal in order to succeed in buying or selling your home.
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