How to Interview Realtors before Selling Your Home

Selling a home is a BIG commitment. If you're going to do it, you want to do it right.

There are a multitude of options available to you when you are ready to find a realtor, so we made an online guide to help you find your perfect realtor. Click here to see the whole article.

One of the most important steps in finding the best real estate agent for you is conducting interviews. We advise against working with someone whom you have never met. There is a lot you need to discern about a potential business partner before jumping into a deal with them.

If you or anyone you know is getting ready to sell their home with a realtor, take our advise:

Choose three or four real estate agents to interview

Every realtor handles their business and their partners differently, so get to know the person you’ll be working with to sell your home. We recommend you interview as many realtors as you can. Interview no less than three agents so you can get a sense of what working with your new partner will be like.  

Even though you may have information about the realtor from the internet already, verify your assumptions about the realtor in the interview. Ask them to explain their strengths, expertise, and to fill you in about the information you couldn’t find about them. 

Questions to ask the realtor during your interview

Here’s our list of the best interview questions to ask realtors in your interview:

• How long have you been working in real estate?
• How familiar are you with the area this home is in?
• Are you an independent realtor or are you a part of an agency?
• Have you sold a property like mine before?
• How many other clients are you working with right now? 
• Do you have a specialty? 
• What is your plan to market my property? 
• Do you have any references or prior clients I can call? 

For more tips and advice on what to ask your realtor, check out some of these questions too. 

Choose your realtor, then go forward confidently

 After you’ve interviewed all your favorite real estate agents and brokers, review your options and consider who will be the best fit for you. While you reflect on your interviews with each realtor, ask yourself: 

• Was this realtor friendly? Approachable? 
• Did they seem to really listen to my needs? 
• Are they easy to work with? 
• Are they a creative and effective negotiator?
• Do I trust this realtor? 

If a realtor has checked all of your boxes on your background check, they seem easy to work with, and you feel they’ll get you a good deal, then you’ve found a great partner!

Let your new agent know you’re ready to commit to partnering with so they can get your property listed! If you followed our guide, you can go forward knowing your investment is in good hands. 

If you're ready to start researching and interviewing your next realtor, you'll find all the information you need on FastExpert.com.