If you are planning to buy a home and have decided that you will need help with the process, you may be wondering how to go about hiring the RIGHT person with the necessary knowledge and expertise. Here are a few tips on how to find a good real estate agent to help you buy your new home.
The first and most obvious step would be to search online. All good real estate agents will have a strong online presence, and will probably (actually, they SHOULD) have their own website that is updated and contains useful, valuable information, including, of course how to get in touch with them. A reputable real estate agent will most likely be accessible in a number of ways—by phone, email, and through social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter and even YouTube. Good real estate agents know that in order to get a lot of business, they need to put themselves out there and make themselves easy for potential clients to find. If you do find someone you think you would like to work with online, pay attention to the kind of information they put out. You can learn a lot about a person based on what they put online, and Facebook posts in particular are very helpful in revealing what kind of professional you would be working with. Look out for testimonials from clients they have previously worked with, and pay attention to what they have to say about your potential real estate agent. Were they easy to work with? Were they easily accessible and accommodating? Did they take the time to answer any questions the client had, or to immediately address any concerns the client may have had during the transaction? Did they provide good customer service? Would they work with that real estate agent again?
Another way to find a good buyer’s agent is to attend open houses in your area. Even if you are not interested in the particular property that is being shown, an open house is still a good opportunity for you to meet the hosting real estate agent and ask them a few questions that may help you determine whether or not you should consider hiring them.
If you are planning to buy a home, let The Incorvaia Team make the process as easy as possible for you. Call us at 440-879-7130 today!
