Real Estate Agents Exposed: How to Hire the Right Agent and Kick the Others to the Curb (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798676567057)

If you have ever bought or sold a home, chances are good that one or more real estate agents were involved in the process. In a recent year, both 89% of Sellers and 89% of Buyers were assisted by a real estate agent in their real estate transaction. 11% of homes were sold FSBO (For Sale by Owner). Some residential real estate agents are great, some are downright awful, and then there are a whole slew of them that are mediocre. I should know, because until recently, I was a real estate agent myself, and I know what is going on inside the real estate industry due to my years of assisting others in buying and selling their homes.I have seen many agents who had no business being in the business. You would be shocked to learn how many can barely use a calculator, let alone engage in complex negotiations. Being a real estate agent is one of the few occupations where you can go from getting a license to declaring yourself a "Top Agent" in a matter of weeks, and no one seems to question it. Since the real estate agent is mostly responsible for his or her own business, the lack of professionalism by many agents is astounding. The number of missed appointments, unanswered calls and texts, and downright sloppiness with paperwork has become the norm for many agents. The biggest complaint agents make about each other has to do with the lack of communication in the middle of a deal.And with many agents working part-time (although most won't tell you that), where do you think their focus is going to be? Do you think they are going to be available when you need them the most? Many of these agents have other full or part-time jobs that demand specific days and hours and are only able to do real estate in their free time. How effective do you think they're going to be if they've put in 40 hours that week at another job? In today's market with multiple offers being made on many of the most desirable homes, and strict deadlines, you need someone who is not only sharp, but available.We also know that many real estate agents never sell one house in an average year, and many only sell one or two. Agents like that might have ten years of experience as far as the calendar is concerned, but extraordinarily little actual hands-on experience in real estate transactions. For instance, in my market we had approximately 4,000 agents, but on average we only had 2,000 homes on the market. And many of the agents who did have listings had anywhere from a few, to 20 or more. That tells you that many of them had none.Longevity is another issue. Almost every survey of real estate agents agrees that 4 out of 5 agents will drop out within two years of being in the business. Don't you want someone you know is going to be there to see your particular transaction all the way through?My purpose in writing this book is not to steer you away from real estate agents (although in some cases they are not necessary), but to steer you away from the mediocre to bad agents and show you how to find a good one. And if your circumstances warrant it, to encourage you to try selling your home on your own and saving a whole lot of money.

Author: David Smithers
ISBN-13: 9798676567057
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 08/18/2020
Pages: 108
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.26d