Finding A Real Estate Agent

Finding a Good Realtor as  Buyer

How do you know the realtor will take care of you? Here are a few tips that will hopefully help you to think a bit differently when choosing a realtor.

1.  What are you looking to purchase? A home, an investment property that is a 1-4 unit residential, a commercial property or a 5+ Multi-family property.  Knowing your objective will help you to find an agent that has experience in dealing with the intricate details that will be beneficial to you. Once you determine your desires, goals and objectives then you can ask the agent a series of questions such as:

   a.  Have you sold properties of this type before?

   b.  If so how many have you sold?

   c.  How long have you been a real estate agent?

   d.  Do you have good loan resources you can refer me to?

   e.  How long have you worked with your loan officers?

   f.  What will you help me to accomplish in the process of my purchase?

A few basic questions will help you make sure your are dealing with a person who understand your needs.  There are many questions that won't help you if your agent isn't willing to be transparent so you will be required to use your intuition.  Feel out the person with your "gut", listen to the verbiage they use are they positive or negative.  Positive people use words like such as: "you can", "wonderful", "it's possible" and negative people use words and phrases such as "I doubt it", "time will tell", "if you say so...".  

The perspective taken by your agent is important because they will be representing you.  The agent you choose will be negotiating on your behalf to obtain the property you desire.  A suggestion is a positive agent for a positive experience.