Know What You Are Getting Before You Hire a Real Estate Agent

In Rochester there are nearly 70 real estate companies and over 600 Real Estate agents. What you may not know is that the National Association of Realtors reports that 87% of the Real Estate Agents leave the real estate business before there fifth year as an agent. If you want the best – look for experience and commitment.

Some basic rules to apply when you want the best agent to work for you:

Demand experience.

Real Estate sales is plagued by high turnover. This creates a business that is made up of many new agents with less than 3-5 years experience who have good intentions but lack experience and expertise. This usually doesn’t show until there is a problem that could have been avoided. Demand an experienced real estate consultant. It doesn’t cost you more and could save you thousands of dollars and a lot of aggravation.

Look for a commitment.

Check out the agent’s production (number of home sales), years in the business, client recommendations, education, accreditation and special designations given for advanced studies.

Does the agent offer a written guarantee of satisfaction? A written guarantee should specifically state what the agent/broker would do if they don’t live up to their guarantee or promises.

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