Commitment? A listing agent must pay close attention to: • Your specific needs, understand your goals, • Communicate well returning your phone calls and emails the same day, • Advising you on pricing and staging, • Implementing a comprehensive marketing plan to expose your house for buyers through as many channels as possible, • Coordinating the home-showing process with your family's needs in mind, • Presenting all offers and advising you on the terms and contingencies contained within, • Negotiating on your behalf for the best offer, Monitoring the buyer's loan process, • Coordinating and supervising the preparation of all real estate closing documents and guiding you through the closing process, • During the entire listing, from start to finish, always representing your best interest and be quick to follow leads. Adviser? An agent should advise you on conditions and staging to help you get the highest possible price in the shortest amount of time. Personable? Agents who are sincerely interested in helping you will “go the extra mile with a smile.” They must be able to sell themselves to you as well as sell your home to a buyer. Passionate? Some agents treat their job like a hobby or just a way to earn extra income. Find an agent who is passionate about real estate and loves the job.
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