You want to sell your home but how can you choose a good real estate agent? How do you know who is the best real estate agent to sell your home? We will give you some tips in this article so you know which real estate agent to choose!
Find the best, not the cheapest
The first tip is: don’t look for the cheapest real estate agent. Do look for the best real estate agent. The best real estate agent goes for the maximum sales result, is skilled and guides you smoothly through the entire sales process. There is nothing wrong with an internet broker where you pay only a pittance of what the traditional broker charges, but it will take you a lot of work, care and emotion and you have to be skilled at that and also be able to stand it.
Go for a broker who is a member of a trade association
Always go for a real estate agent who is affiliated with these trade associations/professional associations:
NVM – Dutch Association of Real Estate Agents
VBO – Association for Real Estate Mediation
VastgoedPro – Professional association for real estate professionals
Not only do you choose quality in this, but the most important argument is that these organizations have a dispute resolution committee. You can appeal to these independent committees when there is disagreement or dispute. Most brokers are affiliated with 1 of these 3 organizations. To see if a broker is affiliated, you can often see the logo of 1 of these 3 organizations on the broker’s website.
Ask acquaintances for experiences
Ask people in your network who have recently sold their home or just bought a home for experiences. Very often, an important selection of brokers to choose from for you emerges from this.
Look at homes that have sold in your area
Did your neighbors’ or people’s house in your neighborhood just sell? Call on them and ask for their experience. Ask what they think of the broker’s sales performance. Did he make the most of it for them, did he really go out of his way, how was the communication, how what the expertise of that realtor and would they recommend him to you?
A real estate agent who has just sold on your street, neighborhood or apartment building knows the neighborhood, the property and, if all goes well, still has an entire client base of viewers looking for a home in your immediate area.
Look at reviews and experiences
Check here on Funda for reviews and experiences of real estate agents in your area. You can also visit www.wieisdebestemakelaar.nl
But a selection and choose
Invite 2 or up to 3 real estate agents to your home for a no-obligation sales meeting, to make a free valuation of your home and to make an offer. Also ask if they can provide examples of recent transactions (sales) in your area. Evaluate the sales proposals you receive, the values they have given, the costs, and most importantly, go by your gut and intuition. Which real estate agent did you experience as the most pleasant to work with in this sales process?