A Seller’s Guide to Interviewing a
Real Estate Agent to Sell Your Property

"When interviewing an agent, I believe in a level playing field. These questions are designed to tell you if the agent is taking the listing for another reason than getting your property SOLD!" - Randy White

1. Do you work as a full-time Realtor?
   
   
2. Do you have a full-time Assistant?
   
   
3. What area and in what aspect of the market do you specialize?
   
   
4. Do you have a written marketing plan specifically designed to sell my house?
   
   
5. Do you attend the Realtor’s Board Meeting? How often?
   
   
6. How do you market properties to buyers?
   
   
7. How many properties have you sold in the last three (3) months?
   
   
8. What kind o marketing materials will you produce specifically for my home?
   
   
9. Do you have a written business plan and mission statement?
   
   
10. How often will I hear from you after my house is listed with you? May I cancel the listing if I don’t?
    
    
11. How will you let me know what you are doing to market my property?
    
    
12. How do you find potential buyers?
    
    
13. What other marketing techniques will you use to get my property sold?
    
    
14. In what ways do you encourage other realtors to sell my property? How do you network?
    
    
15. What can I do to help sell my property?
    
    
16. How confident are you that you can sell my house? Why?
    
    
17. How many listings do you have? What percentages of your listings have sold within the last 90 days?
    
    
18. What is the market trend now in my specific area?
    
    
19. Based upon what you know about my situation, should I sell?
    
    
20. If I give you the listing, what are the first seven (7) things you will do to sell my property in the first week?