Real Estate Hunting

When I was doing some house hunting before I became a Realtor myself, with me was a real estate agent.  He was a Sun City realtor since I was planning to move to Arizona.  As I was interacting with him, I discovered many qualities in him that made him a good real estate agent.  I want to share with you things I discovered working with my realtor.  Of course, I will just be sharing with you things that I found important that most people overlooked.  These qualities could be helpful to others when they want to find a good Realtor.

A good friend referred this agent to me.  She gave me his number so I can arrange a meeting with him.  When I first contacted him, I could not seem to reach him at his desk.  I tried a number of times until I was able to set up an appointment with him.  Discovery number one: Good agents spend little time at their desk.  A good place to meet them is at open house.

After our first meeting, the moment I got home, I opened my PC right away and started to search in Google for that Sun City Realtor I just met. Discovery number two:  You will know if your realtor is a web savvy or not.  Having a web savvy agent is important.  If realtors know how to market themselves online, then they can also market a home.  I viewed the realtor’s website to see how he is using content to market himself.  We know that 75%-85% of all buyers start looking for their homes online.  When I searched for his name online, his name appeared in several results.

I still wanted to know this person more.  I started asking him real estate questions. Discovery number three:  A good agent knows substantially more details about real estate than you do.  It is critical that the agent is knowledgeable most especially in his field of work. I was also checking some signs that the person is busy.  He is a hardworking agent but while he is working with me he does not spend his time talking on the cell phone with another customer.  And most of all, he doesn’t pass me to his assistant.  But that doesn’t mean he is a one-man show.  He also has a network and works cooperatively with other agents and he comes from an active office.

Discovery number four: I should not expect my Sun City Realtor to call me instantly if I leave a message.  He should be calling me back at a reasonable amount of time especially when he has results.  In addition, I should not be calling him after business hours.  He has a life too.   I should not be too emotional as well about every little thing and should learn how to trust.  After all, he does this everyday. I have to keep it in mind that the house that I am buying is a commodity so I should not be too emotionally invested in it.

These are the most important discoveries that I found when I was working with this Realtor.  This may or may not work with others.  But as for me, it helped me better to know and understand on what are the qualities of a good realtor.