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Two agents on the MLS listing?
Very possibly could be a "Rainmaker" who takes the statistical credit, and the subordinate who handles the listing details and transaction.
In my state (Maryland) there is a primary agent (in the case of teams, the "team leader") and then an alternate agent. The alternate agent is the agent who handles 99% of the transaction. All listings are required to be in the team leaders name per state law on real estate teams. May or may not be a rainmaker setup (not the case with my team).
Thank you for your input.
The Mother/Daughter team was somewhat of a surprise and now I wonder if they are both part time. (Not sure what that would mean anyway). The Mom has a husband who is post stroke and the daughter has 3 kids under 12 Y/O.
The next "team" is a duo who advertises themselves as a team, we interview them in a week.
You have given us some good info to make a more informed decision.
We don't have too many teams where I am. We have a smattering of mother/daughter teams and a few rainmaker/subordinate teams but that's about it.
My take on teams . . . it's hard enough to find one good agent to hire. What are the odds of finding two and that they work together? Not so good I'd wager. Likely, you're getting one good agent that you'll deal with 10% of the time and one dud that who'll do 90% of the work.
In MN teams are very common. I work with another agent who is a listing specialist while I work with Buyers. I conduct most of the open houses and it works very well for the seller.
The more phones and people to answer them the better from my viewpoint as a buyer's agent trying to schedule showings or ask questions.
This was my interest in contacting this Team. We haven't met with them yet but I called to confirm the app't and the other team member answered the phone. She was unaware of the app't (scheduled for 2 days from now), didn't know the house and said she would get back to me.
Teams are common in my area - Austin, Tx. I'm not part of a team but have worked with several teams who represented the other party. For the most part, I have had positive experiences, with a couple of exceptions. With a well designed team, someone is always available to help their client or answer my questions. Most teams here have designated rolls and once you know who you will be primarily working with, it's fine. If the team doesn't have designated roles or doesn't keep the others updated, it can be a nightmare though. A Team can be good or bad, just ask a lot of questions, know who does what on the team, how they keep each other updated. Or, choose a single agent who is going to work her/his butt of for you.
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