25 Key Questions to ask when hiring a Realtor |
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Are you a Full Time Agent or do you do this on a part-time basis? |
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Is your Office open 7 Days a week? |
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Does your Office have a full time Receptionist that not only handles phone calls but also qualifies all leads? |
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Does your Office have a full time closing coordinator that handles all the coordination from the time the offer is accepted to the close? (Sellers, Buyers, Attorneys, Appraisers, Coop Boards, etc) |
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Does your Office offer in-house and online training for its Agents to help them stay up to date and focused for clients and customers? |
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Does your office hold bi-weekly staff meetings? |
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What is your Office's ranking compared to all of the other real estate offices in Queens? |
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How often do you update each of your listings on the MLS and Craigslist? |
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How long does it take before you get feedback from a showing on one of your listings? |
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How often do you communicate with your sellers regarding the activity on your listings to provide feedback? |
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How do you keep track of all the activity for each of your listings? |
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How do you make sure that all of the advertising is getting done for each of your listings? |
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Do you have a schedule or a timeline that you follow? |
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Do you use virtual tours and other websites to enhance your listings such as Realtor.com? |
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Do you have include an 800 number for Call Capture on the advertisements of each of your listings so that callers can be contacted from the phone number it captures? |
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Do you leverage the Listingbook Service and if so, how do you use it to keep both Sellers and Buyers aware of all your Listings. |
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Do you create color flyers that are unique to each of your listings for posting on Craigslist? |
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Does your advertising include Social Media such as Facebook, Twitter and Youtube? |
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Do you have any past clients that you have worked with that would be willing to speak to me if I want to verify? |
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Do you have any professional references? (ie. Attorney, Other Brokers, etc) |
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Do you have any professional designations recognized from the National Association of Realtors and other distinguished Real Estate Associations? (ie. Green, CBR, e-Pro) |
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Do you have a professionally designed website that can syndicate to dozens of the largest real estate search sites such as Zillow, Trulia, etc? |
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Can you "spotlight" or show my property as a "featured listing" on your website? |
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Do you use Constant Contact or another professional email service to email all of your clients with your latest listings, price changes or events to stay in touch with them? |
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What is your Sale to List Price ratio? |