Need objective opinion on listing agent
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Finding a listing agent - how to?? - ethics, commission, etc
Comments (18)I personally (which doesn't mean anything!:) would consider how easy or hard a sell the house will be as a negotiating point when it comes to commission. I.e. if I were a seller in a slow market but had a "hot" property aggressively priced to sell soon - I would imagine I might be able to use that as a bargaining point for a 1% less. Conversely if I were a realtor and someone wanted me to sell an overpriced slovenly mess, I'd stick to my 6% or whatever because I know I'm going to have to deal with it a lot longer. I'm not sure what your market is or how easily your house will sell. In addition to Roselvr's excellent list, I would certainly look at their listings on the MLS to see if the pictures are ok, the write ups well written and without mistakes. You might want to have it put in the contract that you get to review the MLS listing, pictures etc. before it goes on. There are intangibles, will they take input from you? Many will blow you off, just a little, they are used to dealing with nervous sellers. I had a perfectly nice, competent realtor but it just didn't seem as urgent to her that the pictures she took were barely ok and the pictures I had taken (several photography classes) were better. Or wasn't that timely in getting her pictures which were shrunk and turned around fixed. I was freaking because I think first impressions are important and of course all these things were wrong for the first week it was on the MLS. Last - these are really just my observations reflected through my world view and yours will be different. You can consider the age and gender you might want in an agent. I've had two young inexperienced agents and I feel I have now done my bit to pay back those who gave me a leg up in my field when I was young and inexperienced. I wouldn't say never to someone young and inexperienced but I'd think twice. I am starting to prefer male agents. Women still seem to handle all family emergencies etc. more than men and I have had them be unavailable at inopportune times because their realtor schedules are more flexible that the spouse with a 8-5 job (of course the gender could be reversed here), or in one case their new second husband with a regular job wants them to travel with them on weekends, or what have you. Personally I have liked some of the older, towards the end of their career agents. Some of them have gotten to the point where they tell you what they really think vs. what I call "professional speak" which often tells you nothing but is something they probably learn to do in seminars. Their time is more their own, sure they are often still working because they need to but sometimes also for the personal interaction and joy of it. I think most people probably communicate well with an agent in similar life circumstances....See MoreOK to Contact Listing or Another Agent?
Comments (34)Linda and Sylvia are exactly correct. If the agent that is showing a buyer a home, has no Agency Agreement with that buyer, then they are a sub agent of the seller by default. And most listing agents do not offer compensation to sub agents, as described above. I once had one LA demand that I show him my Buyers Agency Agreement midway through the transaction, in hopes that I did not have one, so that he would not have to pay me a commission. Kudos to Sylvia and Linda for being current on Agency Relationship laws, as I believe a lot of agents are not aware of this....See MoreListing agent selling other neighborhood houses, but not mine
Comments (17)You're looking for a cashmere sweater for your mom for Christmas. So you hike yourself over to the local Galleria where there are a bunch of stores that will sell what you're looking for. You go into TJ Maxx first, because if you can get a good deal on a name brand sweater there, there is no reason to go into Macy's. You find a sweater that's 90% perfect for what you wanted. It doesn't have the pearl buttons, but you're OK with the color matched ones because the sweater is only $75. You know from looking at their website that you can buy the 100% perfect sweater with the pearl buttons at Macy's for $200, but you're satisfied with saving that money to spend on something else. Your home is Macy's. The sold homes are TJ Maxx. You've got to price your house like TJ Maxx if you want to compete, or else throw in a "free" sleeveless sweater to make it a twin set for the higher price....See MoreGuest bedroom - need objective opinions
Comments (15)It's good that you're adding wood in other places. If you want to stick with upholstered, I'd go with white. That way, if you ever want to paint or change artwork or colors, you've got a neutral base to start with on the nightstands and headboard. Are there knobs for the nightstands? World Market has some that are really fun and could give them a little oomph. Or these agate knobs from Etsy are lovely. https://www.etsy.com/listing/628023444/soothing-sea-blue-agate-stone-knobs-with?gpla=1&gao=1&utm_campaign=shopping_us_owlkraft_sfc_osa&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_custom1=0&utm_content=13943125&gclid=Cj0KCQjw753rBRCVARIsANe3o46MuyBdhI1FZYSxmcbusbAB5EsHpny0pbx4j5vsFQhD03avN4RZP44aAkKdEALw_wcB...See Morecearbhaill (zone 6b Eastern Kentucky)
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