What questions should I ask a real estate agent before hiring them?

<div>Interviewing real estate agents is the best way to find the right person for the job. Consider asking the following questions to find the best agent for you:<ul><li>How will you show my property?</li><li>Will you do open houses to market my home?</li><li>How will you handle dual agency (representing the buyer and you as the seller)?</li><li>Should I make repairs to my home before listing?</li><li>Will you get professional photos taken of my home?</li><li>What is the best price you think we can get for my property?</li><li>How long do you expect the sale to take?</li></ul></div>

Do I need a real estate agent as a buyer?

<div>You don’t legally need a real estate agent as a buyer, as you can represent yourself, but you should always hire an agent as a home buyer. A professional real estate agent will have access to local MLS services to find homes that meet your criteria and needs, can connect you with other professionals—like a mortgage broker and real estate attorney—you’ll need for the purchase, and can often negotiate a better price for your home to help save you money. Plus, as the buyer, your agent’s commission comes from the seller’s proceeds from the sale of the home.</div>

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Reviewed in April 2015
It was a great experience! Once the staging was complete, a virtual walk-thru was prepared, and the house was placed on the market. There was a lot of interest in the house immediately! Beth Shuey and her team sold our house in ONE Day!
Beth Smith Shuey Team/ Keller Williams Southpark
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Reviewed in March 2017
Nadine provided expert advise for pricing the home and then proceeded to market the home in a very professional and aggressive manner. She hired photographers to create a virtual tour using state of the art laser photography resulting in website views that far exceeded those of the comparable...
Team Nadine LLC Keller Williams Realty
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Reviewed in May 2009
I found Becky from a Welcome Kit to North Carolina. Because I didn't get her from Angie's List, I kept 'waiting on the shoe to drop' but it ended up being the most spectacular Realtor I could have chosen. First, I asked her to start helping me when I was still in PA, with 3 weeks before I...
Becky Smith EXP Realty
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Reviewed in July 2012
Ms. Debra Green-Fletcher has done a great job. I highly recommend her. She is incredibly aware in what she does. She sold two pieces of my property. She found appraisers for me. She represented my family trust in the sale of a home. She help me personally in the purchase of two homes. I have a...
Debra Green-Fletcher
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Reviewed in January 2016
The process of selling my home went great. There were some extra costs I incurred in order to sell the home, but Candy lowered or eliminated a lot of the extra costs to me during the transaction. I think she is a wonderful, kind, professional real estate broker.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Midlands Real Esta
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Reviewed in July 2010
We still lived in Georgia while I worked in North Carolina. I was back and forth weekly. Neil was very responsive to our needs regarding the type house we were looking for and my random visits to the area. We found a house that serves our needs. I would use his services again. We have looked...
Neil Geyer
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Reviewed in December 2012
We were originally located in another part of the state. We heard of a good school for our son, so we checked into getting him enrolled there. Once we found out we could get in, we put our house on the market. Once our house finally sold (after school had started), the school was nice enough...
McCombs & Hoke Real Estate
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Reviewed in July 2016
I contracted Janet Cox and Company to sell my farm. When she came out to the farm for the first time, she arrived prepared with sales information and statistics of our area and eager to see property. Over the period of time that our house was on the market, she was always available and very...
Janet Cox
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Reviewed in February 2012
She was excellent and I would recommend her to anybody and I have. She was the best Realtor we have ever had. She was our advocate with the seller and she really worked to get us the best price. It is always the individual Realtor, she worked really hard, she was always reachable, gave us her...
Catherine Thompson
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Real estate services FAQs

Real estate agents work on commission, so the cost of hiring an agent will depend on the cost of the home you’re buying or selling. The listing contract should include information about the commission for both agents, which is usually 6 percent of the sale price in total or 3 percent per side. With an average national home value of around $440,000, the typical commission per agent is $13,200. However, you won’t pay this total out of pocket. Instead, the commission comes out of the sale price of the property.

Interviewing real estate agents is the best way to find the right person for the job. Consider asking the following questions to find the best agent for you:

How will you show my property?
Will you do open houses to market my home?
How will you handle dual agency (representing the buyer and you as the seller)?
Should I make repairs to my home before listing?
Will you get professional photos taken of my home?
What is the best price you think we can get for my property?
How long do you expect the sale to take?

Yes, hiring a real estate agent is worth it. Many homeowners make the mistake of trying to sell their homes by themselves, thinking that they’ll save money on the commission, but what they save on the commission, they very often pay for in frustration and concessions on the sale price. Hiring a real estate agent to handle the sale of your home not only makes the process far easier and takes the burden off of you, but most homeowners get more for their homes when going through an agent because of the marketing and salesmanship they bring to the table.

You don’t legally need a real estate agent as a buyer, as you can represent yourself, but you should always hire an agent as a home buyer. A professional real estate agent will have access to local MLS services to find homes that meet your criteria and needs, can connect you with other professionals—like a mortgage broker and real estate attorney—you’ll need for the purchase, and can often negotiate a better price for your home to help save you money. Plus, as the buyer, your agent’s commission comes from the seller’s proceeds from the sale of the home.

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