Questions to Ask Your Listing Agent Realtor

As You prepare to sell your home and are deciding which Listing Agent Realtor to employ, here are several questions you should ask of each such Realtor you speak with before making your choice.

• How many years have you been in the business?


• What professional designations have you earned?


• Do you have any references I can check with before signing up?


• How many homes have you sold in this immediate neighborhood?


• What is the minimum length of your listing agreement?


• What, if anything will you charge me if I decide to drop you during the listing agreement period?


• What is your commission rate?


• What if I sell the home myself while you have the listing?


• What is your ratio of sales price to listed price?


• What is the average number of days your listings are on the market before they are sold?


• Would you please show me a written copy of your marketing plan?


• May I have a copy of your standard listing agreement and what values you fill in at the blanks?


• May I have a copy of your standard purchase agreement you use?


• At what price would you list my home?


• How did you arrive at that sales price?


• Does my home need any repairs or changes to make it more attractive to buyers?


• What effect, if any, would those changes make in the listing price you'd suggest?

"If your prospective Realtor is a true professional, he or she should have no problem responding to each of these questions in an open and honest way," says
Bob Henley, a noted Sarasota real estate professional with many years of experience as a Listing Agent Realtor.