| Some Real Estate Agents are Set Apart from | | | | In order to get the customer service you |
| the Rest Because of their Marketing Experience, | | | | deserve and the personal attention selling your |
| Knowledge and Innovation | | | | home requires it is always better to hire a real |
| Selling a home is not the easiest task in the | | | | estate agent that works full time. This means the |
| current real estate market, but neither is it a lost | | | | agent's priorities center around their clients and |
| cause. Asking the right professional for assistance | | | | not a secondary part time job. It also ensures the |
| with your real estate endeavors is key. It | | | | listing agent has time to spend marketing your |
| important that you choose a real estate agent | | | | property. |
| that has experience and understands the various | | | | Tip 4: Look for Creativity in Your Agent |
| parts of the homebuying and selling process. An | | | | Agents with experience often work with |
| agent must also have up to date knowledge | | | | photography and staging experts. If you need to |
| about the market value in your area and the | | | | sell your home fast find out what solutions your |
| advantages or selling points of your location. | | | | agent suggests. If the agent is up to date about |
| Great, high producing agents also think outside the | | | | what is happening in the current market he or she |
| box. They evaluate all of the options they have | | | | should be able to recommend local real estate |
| for marketing your listing and come up with a plan | | | | services that can assist sellers in need of a faster |
| that gives you maximum exposure. Here are | | | | home sale. Agents that think outside the box are |
| some tips on what to look for when you hire a | | | | sometimes able to create the most creative |
| listing agent. | | | | solutions for sellers in order to facilitate a simpler, |
| Tip 1: Honesty is the Best Way to Achieve a | | | | faster closing. |
| Successful Home Sale | | | | Tip 5: Innovative Online Marketing Ideas: Share an |
| Honesty with sellers is always important but in the | | | | Online Video of Your Home |
| current market it is essential. Many home sellers | | | | The Internet is where the majority of |
| are struggling to get the price they want for their | | | | homebuyers begin their property search. Will your |
| home. Often times the listing agent allowed the | | | | home be online when the perfect buyer starts to |
| sellers to have unrealistic expectations by not | | | | look for a home? The Internet is so important to |
| being honest about the home values and prices in | | | | real estate these days, it makes sense that |
| the immediate area. Work with an agent you can | | | | video, which is incredibly popular online, is now |
| trust and speaks openly. Sometimes an agent | | | | becoming an even more powerful tool for sharing |
| might not tell you what you want to hear, but | | | | real estate information. is the largest social media |
| this proves they are looking out for your best | | | | site online today. National real estate companies |
| interests. As a seller you will need the facts in | | | | like Coldwell Banker now have Youtube channels |
| order to decide if now is the right time to sell and | | | | focused on regions across the country. According |
| if there is no choice to make the best financial | | | | to Michael Fischer, senior VP of Marketing for |
| decision possible. | | | | Coldwell Banker Real Estate, LLC in an April 5, |
| Tip 2: An Understanding of the Local Real Estate | | | | 2010 press release, "...video plays a major role in |
| Market Means Everything | | | | the home buying and selling process. There is no |
| The first time you meet a real estate broker or | | | | other medium that can showcase the personality |
| listing agent ask them to talk to you about the | | | | of a home and agent more effectively than video. |
| local market and even your neighborhood. Their | | | | And our agents...have responded by posting more |
| ability to give you relevant information about the | | | | than 11,000 videos to date." |
| area in which you live or to provide data, | | | | Selling a home can be stressful and requires focus |
| resources or stats to support their | | | | and hard work. Every seller needs assistance |
| recommendations, shows they have taken the | | | | from a real estate agent they trust to listen, |
| time to educate themselves about the local area | | | | create successful strategies and execute a clear |
| in detail. Attention to detail is what can make or | | | | marketing plan. So remember to choose your |
| break a successful home sale. | | | | listing agent wisely. |
| Tip 3: Work with a Full Time Agent or Broker | | | | |