5 Necessities For A Quality Real Estate Agent

By Richard Brody  |   Submitted On March 12, 2020

Since, for most people, the value of their home, represents their single - biggest, financial asset, doesn't it make sense, to do one's homework, and carefully interview, choose, and hire, the real estate agent, who might best, serve and represent their best interests? Instead of, merely, basing one's selection, on friendships, something about someone's personality, and/ or, sense of humor, or other, somewhat, irrelevant factors, it is wiser to make this important decision/ selection, based on who, might make this process, more successful for you, and better meet and exceed your needs, and expectations. With that in mind, this article will attempt to, briefly, consider, examine, review, and discuss, 5 specific necessities, for a quality real estate agent, to possess, and provide.

1. Represent you, and your needs: Be certain, someone prioritizes, representing you, and your best interests, instead of their personal agenda, and/ or, self - interest! Quality representation includes a variety of factors, and duties, including: full fiduciary protections; total confidentiality; hand - holding; and, especially, telling you what you need to know, not just what you want to hear (TM).

2. Fiduciary responsibilities: The principal, fiduciary responsibility, you must demand, from your chosen, real estate agent, is, to do, everything possible, to protect the best interests of your investment. As a seller, this means, he or she, must never disclose any confidential information, which might harm you, or weaken your negotiating position. It also means, using best efforts, to protect the asset's value. If one is representing a buyer, he should assist his client, in using well - respected, home inspectors, and/ or, engineers, providing professionally designed, Competitive Market Analysis (or, CMA), to ensure the proper price, is being offered, etc. This aspect is extremely essential, and important!

3. Earn your faith (keep your trust): How will the agent, you hire, earn your faith, and keep your trust, consistently? When you have any question, no matter how minor, will he treat it, to your satisfaction, and put things into a comfortable perspective?

4. Experience and expertise: You need someone with the relevant experience, and expertise, needed and necessary, to make a potentially, stressful period, as calm, and stress - free, as possible!

5. Ethics/ ethical responsibility: Demand your agent, proceed, exceeding his ethical responsibility, by adhering to above - and - beyond, commitment to the highest personal ethics! This means, prioritizing his allegiance, to you, as his client, with integrity, and best efforts!

You deserve the finest, possible representative! Choose carefully, and wisely, and protect your most valuable, financial asset!

Richard has owned businesses, been a COO, CEO, Director of Development, consultant, professionally run events, consulted to thousands, conducted personal development seminars, for 4 decades, and a RE Licensed Salesperson, for a decade+. Rich has written three books and thousands of articles. Website: http://PortWashingtonLongIslandHouses.com and LIKE the Facebook page for real estate: http://facebook.com/PortWashRE