What makes a good Estate Agent
There are many things in life that we employ professionals for. This is usually because we don’t have the time to do the job ourselves, or more usually because we have to use them. Solicitors and estate agents come under this banner. But how do we know if the Estate agent you employ to sell your property is any good?
Perhaps one of the main areas when it comes to selling your property is of course the marketing. Most, if not all estate agents will display your home in a window, but these days many people search online to find possible properties. You may have heard of Right Move, which is the biggest online property site. Possible buyers for your property search on this website everyday.
Most of the listings look exactly the same, so any estate agent willing to use the services of a professional graphic designer to make a custom listing will be beneficial. This is because your listing will stand out against the backdrop of the other properties.
The listing itself as well as any brochures will involve photography, and the vast majority of estate agents will pop around with a digital camera and take some snaps. It is often said that a picture paints a thousand words, and when you consider the value of your property, does this approach seem not good enough to you. A really good estate agent will use a professional photographer, and I believe this is something you should look for.
Of course, brochure are all well and good but they need to go somewhere. Make sure your estate agent has an up to date list of potential customers. We mean an up to date list too. It is all very well an estate agent being able to tell you they have sent out 1000 brochures about your home, but if 999 of them have gone to people that have already purchased somewhere, and therefore aren’t in the market anymore, it is a waste of time.
That raises an interesting point about feedback from the estate agent. You can and should expect regular calls, but this can’t always happen because of peoples busy schedules and working lives. A new revolution that one of the Nottingham estate agents is offering is a chance for you to log in to their notes using the internet. You will be provided with your own user name and password giving you access to your own page on their internet site.
