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I'm realizing how different the skill set is to be a buyer's agent or a listing agent. Also, many of the top sellers have been around a while, which brings up the question of how current they are on their marketing practices. That's been an issue for us - outdated websites and so-so photos on current listings. We have another agent coming over this afternoon. Hoping she's good!
Another problem is that those with many listings just might be overlooking important details, because they are too busy trying to get as many under contract ASAP but not following up to closing with the same urgency. A seller wants the house sold, not just under contract.
Last time, I was selling a 50-year-old home and I wanted someone from the area who was totally familiar with the homes and neighborhood. Someone who could really sell a buyer on the advantages and address any potential objections.
Another problem is that those with many listings just might be overlooking important details, because they are too busy trying to get as many under contract ASAP but not following up to closing with the same urgency. A seller wants the house sold, not just under contract.
Yup. We had previously worked with someone who had sold one house we had owned much earlier, and on our next house he first worked as buyer's agent and then as our listing agent many years later. Good experience with both types of transactions...with that person, who was also a friend.
So, after we moved to another state and bought a property there, my husband insisted that we use the same person as our listing agent to sell it a few years later. I remembered some things that I hadn't been wild about the first time but caved to DH's demands. I should have insisted on interviewing other agents both in and outside of the town. I won't go into the details, but suffice it to say that my instincts from the first transaction were right. We just didn't realize that some agents are better at serving as buyer's agent or listing agent, not equal at both.
I couldn't edit the second paragraph to dis-ambiguate something, so I am doing here.
The "same person" referred to in that second paragraph is NOT the friend who had worked with us in the first state both as buyer's agent and listing agent. We thought the first agent had done well in both capacities.
some mentioned to me that I should contact the person I dealt with when I bought my home
It was an REO though and i actually bought it at auction and didn't have my own buyers agent The lady I mostly dealt with was a lady in the office of the broker that had her name on the listing so I never really had any interaction with the selling /listing broker.
The broker I selected seems like a great choice . He's a top listing broker in the area and been in business since 1978 lots of excellent reviews .
Still kind of stressed but also excited to move on .
We interviewed another agent and it went well. We will pick from the two we liked best. They each have their strengths and a couple of concerns. I'll call them today and talk through those. Would be interesting if it was like the Shark Tank and I could get them to work together!
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