SELECTING AN AGENT

Whether buying or selling a home, you will want to select someone who will meet your professional needs and represent you properly, but also someone who fits your style.

Tips:

• Ask family, friends, and co-workers for referrals for which agent to use
• Attend open houses, and, if you’re impressed, ask for a business card
• Drive through neighborhoods and look at the signs in the yards of homes you are interested in
• Search local newspapers and real estate publishings
• If you are moving, call McBride & Co. Real Estate for a referral to an agent in another town

Questions to ask the agent to make sure they are the right fit for you:

• Do you work full-time or part-time?
• How long have you been selling homes in the area?
• Are you familiar with the area I am interested in?
• What type of property do you usually handle?
• How much of your business comes from referrals and repeat clients?
• How many sales have you closed?
• How many homes did you sell last year?
• How many of your listings sold during the listing period?
• Did they sell close to the asking price?
• About how many days does a home stay on the market?
• Will you guide us to prepare our home to be shown?
• Will we receive a copy of the marketing plan?
• How will you advertise our home?  In what publications?  When will ads run?  Will you employ an internet marketing program?
• Will you hold an open house?
• Do you plan to do anything else to get the word out?
• How often can we expect to be updated even if there is nothing to report?

Aim to select someone who is knowledgeable and makes you feel comfortable. Call McBride & Co. Real Estate today 662.341.1000 – we have everything you’re looking for!