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Some other points to keep in mind when hiring an agent:
Schedule one on one appointments and interview them. You are hiring them to do a job so as in any hiring process, you should interview them.
Hire the one with whom you feel most comfortable; someone who has the sort of temperment and personal style that may work best with your own; someone whom you feel is the best qualified to provide the services you need.
Social relationships are always important, but it shouldn’t be the primary reason for choosing a REALTOR®. Just because you’ve known someone for 20 years doesn’t necessarily mean that person is the right agent for you. Knowing someone socially and hiring someone to do a very important job for you are sometimes two very separate things.
Never be “guilted” into hiring someone. Your decision to hire an agent is strictly your own. If you have friends or acquaintances who are in the business, they should be professional enough to respect your decision — especially if your decision was not made in an arbitrary way and you have sound reasons for your choice.
Statistically, people rate the professionalism of real estate agents very poorly in business surveys. Keep this point in mind: If you are unprofessional in the way you hire your real estate professional, how can you expect more from the person you end up hiring?
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