| For those looking for a good realtor in the San | | | | Never forget the power of friendship. Talk to |
| Diego area, they should know that it is a | | | | your friends and family, colleagues who have sold |
| competitive market. is a website that offers | | | | or are selling property and see who they like to |
| information about homes, neighborhoods, an | | | | use for it. |
| realtors in the area. They claim to give the best | | | | Many websites out there can refer people to |
| and most current directory of properties in the | | | | agents, however, the quality assurance may not |
| San Diego area. | | | | be there. Their agents are ones who have paid |
| Some of the information that can be found on | | | | the web site owners a fee to be placed in their |
| the website includes a wide listing of properties | | | | directories. It's always a good idea to check out |
| both nationwide and in the area. It comes with | | | | google and view the real estate agents in the |
| photos, descriptions, maps, and information about | | | | area and then go to their web sites and check |
| the community. | | | | them out there. |
| There is also a link to the National Association of | | | | A great idea is to go to an open house where |
| Realtors. They are the headquarters for the San | | | | you can talk with agents in a more casual |
| Diego Association of Realtors and have a strict | | | | atmosphere. Make sure to get business cards and |
| code of ethics. | | | | notice how they do their business, particularly if |
| The site also gives information that one needs to | | | | you're planning on selling a home. Are they |
| find properties in the area from everything from | | | | knowledgeable and professional and do they hand |
| real estate information to how to sell a home and | | | | out material about the property? |
| finding a mortgage lender. | | | | Watch for the listing signs in the neighborhood. |
| There is a saying that 20 percent of the agents | | | | Watch for the day they go up and the day it's |
| do 80 percent of the business and that is true. | | | | sold. |
| When looking for a realtor, it's important to find | | | | Realtors run ads in newspapers for two reasons. |
| the one that's right for you. | | | | One is to sell specific properties and the other is |
| An important thing to know is that although all | | | | to promote a particular agent. A good place to |
| realtors are licensed to sell real estate as an | | | | look for this is the Sunday paper for ads in a |
| agent, they are not all realtors. Only those who | | | | targeted neighborhood. |
| have pledged themselves to the Realtor Code of | | | | Agents are often more than willing to refer |
| Ethics and are in good standing with a Realtor | | | | buyers and sellers to their own associates. Some |
| Association as members can claim that. | | | | of them specialize in residential sales, while others |
| Associations can tell you if the Realtor is in good | | | | work with new home builders. Still others only |
| standing or not. | | | | work with commercial property. |