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"THE BEST INDICATION YOU
CAN HAVE OF AN AGENT’S
FUTURE RESULTS IS LOOKING
AT THEIR PAST SUCCESSES."
You should also chat with potential agents the style of your home? If an agent’s listings
about their preferred strategy for selling are mainly newly-built units, they might not
your home. Will they look to take it to be the best fit to show your 100-year-old
auction, sell it through tenders or seek terrace house. Source: finder.com.au
expressions of interest to gauge the
market? You need to make sure you’re REFERRALS
comfortable with whatever strategy they
pursue, and that you understand the Perhaps the best way to separate the good
reasons they think their strategy will be agents from the bad is through referrals.
most effective for selling your property. You If you have friends or family who have
also need to gauge whether their strategy sold a property, ask them about the agent
is specifically designed for your home, or if they used and whether they had a good
they seem to be taking a “one size fits all” experience. If you don’t know anyone who’s
approach. sold a property recently, you can check
online forums to see if a prospective agent’s
CURRENT past clients have left any feedback.
LISTINGS FEES
Looking at an agent’s current listings can Price definitely shouldn’t be the primary
be helpful not only in assessing if they’re driver behind your choice of agent, but
the right fit for your property, but also in it’s still an important consideration. As
making sure their workload will allow them discussed above, you need to determine
to devote the time your property deserves. how much money you’ll be expected to
When looking through an agent’s current invest in marketing and advertising your
listings, pay attention to the type of home, as well as the commission your agent
properties they usually handle. Do they fit is going to charge.
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