9
Feb
Which Real Estate Agent Should You Fall For
With romance in the air
this February Nick Churton of Mayfair International Realty takes a
loving look at how we could fall head over heels with…a real
estate agent.
Spring is round the
corner and love is in the air. Yet spare a thought for poor real
estate agents. These, often undervalued, creatures are amongst the
least likely to receive a lot of affection from their clients on
Valentine’s Day - or any other day for that matter.
But right at the
moment, in this challenging economic climate, good brokers and
agents are a bit like perfect sweethearts. There are times in
life when it is best to have someone by your side who really values
you, who will fight for you, who won’t answer back - too
much, who will only hang around your home when you want them to and
has all your best interests at heart. Such a person may not make
such a bad partner.
Of course there are
good partners and bad partners. Selling real estate well
rests heavily on the partnership built up between seller and
agent. A good agent will lovingly put your home on a pedestal
and then negotiate fiercely to achieve the best deal for you.
On the other hand, a lesser agent may just put your property on the
internet with all the others and then haggle to find the easiest
deal all round.
There is a great
difference between the two – often many thousands of
dollars. You could come to love the former but hate the
latter. The trick is finding the right one at the outset.
It’s a bit like finding the best date. They all may
look roughly the same but in practice they each act very
differently.
So if you are
searching for the type of broker or agent you could come to love
this spring invite a few around to give you some marketing advice
and see how you get on. Then ask yourself which you would prefer,
the flashy one who brags a lot and is cheap or the one who you feel
most comfortable with to act in the most decent way: the one you
can come to depend on.
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