Let’s get straight to the point when selling your home your goal is to achieve great financial and lifestyle outcomes. How do you get there?
You may be tempted to go “DIY”… But to achieve a great outcome in real estate you need more than that. You need a great agent. Simple as that. After all, we are talking about tens of thousands of dollars that you may be gaining here.
The right real estate agent is the person that will help you achieve that outcome and choosing the appropriate agent will be the best investment you will ever make. To help you through this journey we have created a list of things you should look at, that will explain how you know you’ve found a great Real Estate Agent. Let’s dive in!
A full list of attributes of a great real estate agent
Expert in real estate rather than a suburb.
A real estate expert is a professional with fine sales, negotiation, and styling abilities. They have got a deep knowledge of the broad real estate market and the city in which they operate. Their skills are transferable and focused on clients’ outcomes, no matter the suburb where they sell a property. In other words, a great agent has real estate skills rather than “suburb” skills.
So when you are selling your home, look out for a professional with these qualities rather than someone tied to a location.
Represents your home exclusively.
Connected to the previous point is representation. A great real estate agent represents your property exclusively when meeting prospective buyers. They don’t hold lots of other properties that compete against yours. Their unique interest is to find that prospect that is going to love your home and with whom they can negotiate the best sale price for you.
So beware of those who sell themself as experts of that suburb as they may be focused on buyers and commissions, rather than the best outcome for you.
Access to the important information.
A great real estate agent accesses all the information about their client’s home and suburb from websites like reiv.com.au with the goal to create the best sales plan possible. The distance between their office and the property to sell, isn’t relevant for them and they make proactive efforts to tailor the service according to the client’s location. They are wherever their clients need them to be.
Why an independent real estate agency offers you more flexibility
An independent real estate agency like us at Atria is not governed by franchise policies hence free to operate according to their client’s needs and locations. By not being “territorial”, when selling a property, they are only interested in achieving the best outcome for that unique property and vendor.
Choosing an independent real estate agent also comes with many advantages like branding, marketing and offer customisation by the sales team.
At Atria we have more than twenty years of experience in the real estate market and we can help you with your sales and property goals.
Call us on 03 8680 9421 or visit our Bay Street office for a chat.
