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also have ideas about when the best time to list your home is, strategies specific to your neighborhood and location, and more. Above all what you want to hear is that your real estate agent has a clear-cut strategy that they’re going to follow and that has proven to be successful for them in the past. 13.) Can the agent provide all documents to be reviewed by me before I am asked to sign them? This seems like a no brainer, but you have to be sure that you are given the opportunity to review any documents before you sign them. Professional real estate agents should be willing to give you all documents to look over before you sign and many will give them to you up front. Ideally, you want to be given the opportunity to take any and all documents home to look them over before signing, and not just have them tossed at you with five minutes left to sign. Any agent who is not willing to show you documents is not worth hiring. You can also ask, before any work has even begun, if the agent will show you a sample purchase agreement. Check if these agreements are exclusive or non-exclusive. Also ask to see any agency disclosures, including seller or buyer disclosures. If you are looking to sell your home, check the listing agreement to see if it has a part about your right to sell your home yourself if you choose. Also, have the agent go over all of the fees listed on the documents. If you find any fees that you do not understand, ask the agent to explain it to you. You don’t want to get stuck signing an agreement with odd or unnecessary SELLING A HOME FAQ’S AND SAQ’S | JENNIFER CHRISTENOT 16
fees. 14.) Will my real estate agent be able to help me locate other professionals I might need to use while selling my home? Real estate agents often work with lots of other professionals in the housing market and should be able to refer you to these people. Having this kind of access to the best professionals in the business and in your area is advice that can prove to be invaluable, so this is something you should always you’re your real estate agent about upfront. They will be able to refer you to mortgage brokers, title companies, home appraisers, inspectors, escrow agents and contractors that they may have worked with in the past. When selling your home you could need to make multiple repairs and so, require many different contractors in many different areas of expertise so making sure that your real estate agent also knows these professionals can save you a lot of time in the long run. In addition to getting the names of these professional, also ask about how the agent works with these other professionals. If they are ‘affiliated’ they will be receiving compensation for directing you to them, so be sure to ask. That compensation will be tacked onto your charge and that’s a fee you don’t want to have to pay. 15.) How are an agent’s fees determined? What if I end up with less than the asking price? A real estate agent’s fees will be determined one of two ways: a 17 SELLING A HOME FAQ’S AND SAQ’S | JENNIFER CHRISTENOT
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