How to choose the right real estate agent
SELLING your home involves a lot of financial and emotional decisions. That’s why choosing the right real estate agent to help you is incredibly important.
The right real estate agent will get you the best result possible when it comes to selling your property.
They’ll be able to guide you through those tough emotional decisions and guide you on where to get expert financial advice.
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A good real estate agent communicates well and regularly with you, they’re proactive with the sales process and they listen.
They’re client-motivated, they know your time frame, they understand your motivation for selling and most importantly, they know the local area.
So how do you find a good real estate and determine if they are right for you?
Here are five tips to finding the right real estate agent for you, when it comes to selling your home.
Do your research
Start by compiling a list of agents in your area.
You want to look at things like previous sales, how many listings they have and how they marketing properties.
You want a real estate agent able to use all the resources available to promote and effectively sell or lease your property
How is it that they go above and beyond to sell your property for you? Do they have a point of difference? What makes an agent stand out from the rest of the crowd?
At Baileux, we are the full package. We have extensive knowledge of properties. We know what to look for to improve a property, maintain a property, how to market a property for the best bang for your buck and how to get you the most return on investment for both sales and rentals.
We utilise social marketing, traditional paper and magazine marketing and a range of other advertising mediums including our own marketing audiences across a number of platforms with a substantial client database, to get your listing in front of as many clients as possible as casting our net far and wide gets the best results.
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Local knowledge is king
Look for a real estate agent with substantial local knowledge. Preferably one who has worked or lived in the region for a long time.
They can offer you invaluable advice on the local property market and bring extra energy to the sale of your home.
So when interviewing agents, ask them how long they’ve worked in the area.
Ask them about your property. A good real estate agent should know as much about the property and the locality as you do.
At Baileux, our real estate agents have lived in Mackay since 2011 and live and breathe the wonderful Mackay and Whitsunday communities.
Witness them in action
If you want to see how a real estate agent presents a home to the public, go to an open inspection and see how they engage with buyers.
With emotions ruling the decision making process when buying a property, a good real estate agent will know how buyers are going to respond.
At Baileux, we pride ourselves on our uniqueness, passion for the industry and client focus.
Set goals early
Set clear goals and objectives with your real estate agent to assist with future tracking.
A good real estate agent will have a selling strategy for your home including presentation, marketing and negotiation tactics.
By defining your goals and objectives upfront, you can then test them on delivery.
At Baileux, we provide a professional, friendly service to all vendors and pride ourselves on our dedication which results in great sales results. You can be assured at Baileux we, have your best interests at heart.
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Trust your instinct
Finally, a good real estate agent is someone you feel comfortable with.
The process of selling a home is a partnership between agent and vendor, with you both working towards achieving the same goal.
Therefore, making sure you feel comfortable with them is probably one of the most important steps in making the decision of how to choose the right real estate agent.
The right real estate agent is one who looks after you the best.
And at Baileux, our focus is our clients.
Call us today to see how we are the right real estate agent for you and let us help you sell your home, today: 07 4829 4816.
Benjamin Molineux – licensee and director
Baileux Real Estate
