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First meeting with realtor, what to expect?
We have our first meeting with a potential realtor on Thursday morning and may be viewing a few houses then too if they are available. She said she wants to meet at her office first and go over the process and things before heading out to see the homes.
What should I be expecting when we get there? Any questions that I need to be sure to ask?
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Re: First meeting with realtor, what to expect?
Make sure that you actually interview her. Ask how she approaches being an agent. What are her qualifications? Does she specialize in being a buyers agent or does she prefer to sell homes? How many homes did she sell last year? This will help you decide how active she has been and maybe how busy as well.
What is her policy on taking calls when she is with you? Will she answer calls from other buyers? Will she always return your call within 24 hours?
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Thanks! I was going to definitely ask how many homes she has sold in the past year based off recommendations I've seen here. I didn't think about asking her about taking calls and such though.
I'm sure you've already got your must haves and nice to haves ready, but I'm sure she'll want to hear about that. I would want to know how late she works (ours was available in the late evening) and what her preferred method of communication is to make sure it's compatible with yours.
If she shows you houses, note how she shows them. Some agents are more objective while some are more subjective. Does she just second the things you say you like about the house, or does she point out things you might not be seeing. I would also ask her what she thinks a good initial offer would be to see how aggressive she is.
Do not sign an exclusive broker or agent agreement on the first visit. If it's something saying she has procuring cause on anything she shows you that day, that's to be expected (that means if you want to buy any of the houses she shows you, you have to go through her), but don't get in a long term relationship right away.
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Yes! So true. Our first agent just went and opened the house for us. She basically never gave us any feedback. Our new agent was a breath of fresh air because she gave a ton of feedback. She was also really great because she was a builders wife and had a ton of knowledge about everything from HVAC systems to drywall. Make sure you let her know what kind of agent you want and then see if she does that or not.
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This is very true. When we were looking at some of the "pretty" features of the home, he would point out the not-so-obvious ones, like a radon mitigation system. I think another thing I liked was that I never felt pushed into a house. If you go on some showings with her, maybe try to get a feel for whether she is going to try and push you into a house or really sell it even when you aren't sure.
Be sure not just to think about questions to ask but also your expectations. As a realtor I always like when clients tell me up front what they expect I am going to do that way no one ends up frustrated after the expectations were not met. Sometimes people have expectations that the agent hasnt dealt with before. For example I had some clients who wanted to talk to me once per day about their search and verbally tell them if anything new was on the market. Usually people are content to get automatic email updates and then tell me what homes they want to see. They were frustrated that I only checked in a few times per week
After they explained that to me I made sure to call them everyday and then everyone was happy!