Information About Brokerage Services Form Explained In Detail

If you’ve been talking with Texas real estate agents, looking for someone to hire, every agent you interviewed should have given you a copy of the “Information of Brokerage Services” form and asked you to sign a copy for their records. By now, you’re probably thinking, “what is this form and why is every . . . → Read More: Information About Brokerage Services Form Explained In Detail

Would You Use The Same Real Estate Agent To Sell Your House Again? 80% Said No!

Bad Real Estate Agent

Is this your agent?

According to the “2009 Profile of Texas Homebuyers and Sellers” study conducted by the Texas Association of Realtors, 8 out of 10 sellers said that they would not use the same agent again to sell their house.  The survey doesn’t mention why sellers wouldn’t use the same agent again, but the Texas Association of Realtors speculates that it could be attributed to sellers no longer living in that agent’s area or that agents do not spend enough effort staying in contact with past clients.  I think there are other reasons the article doesn’t want to admit.
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Don’t Use The Realtor That Sold Your Last House To Sell Your Current House

Rarely is it a good idea to use the same agent that sold your last house to sell your current house.  You should focus on finding an agent that is successful in your new neighborhood instead of using your old agent that was an expert in your old neighborhood.  Successful real estate agents focus on a targeted area and because of that focus, they perform better in certain areas than they would in other areas.  So the same agent that you used to sell your last house may not perform as well selling your current house.
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Successful Traits Shared By Top Producing Real Estate Agents

Most people will tell you that real estate agents are all the same so it really doesn’t matter which one you decide to hire.  If you practice that philosophy, you are guaranteed to have a hard time selling or buying a house.

Top producing real estate agents know the market and know how to position your house to sell in that market.  They sell houses like chefs prepare exquisite cuisine in high-end restaurants.  On the other end of the scale are real estate agents that overprice their listings, don’t market them correctly and don’t aggressively sell their listings, relying solely on fate to sell their listings.  Bad agents are like cooks, shoveling greasy food in fast food restaurants.  Do you want to hire a chef (top producing real estate agent) or a cook (bad real estate agent)?  You should focus on hiring chefs. « Continue reading article »

Top 10 Signs That You Hired a Bad Real Estate Agent

Not every real estate agent is worth having.  How can you tell a good agent from a bad real estate agent?  Here are the top 10 signs that you might have hired a bad real estate agent…

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Agent Harvesting: The Best Way To Find The Top Producing Real Estate Agents In Your Area

The biggest mistake buyers and sellers make when hiring a Realtor is that they do not do their homework before hiring a real estate agent.  They end up with a house that sits on the market longer, sells for a lower price, and the time spent dealing with that agent is a nightmare.  AgentHarvest helps minimize the chance of these things happening by finding agents in your area that are currently selling houses like yours, in your neighborhood, for you to interview.  We don’t make you sign contracts and you are not obligated to use any of the agents we connect you with.  So basically AgentHarvest is a free service requiring no obligations on your part.

Here’s what our customers have to say about our agent finder services.

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Realtor Tips For Getting AgentHarvest Referrals

AgentAgentHarvest connects buyers and sellers with successful real estate agents.  Because we hand-select our agents on a case-by-case basis, our agent selection process is different from most referral-based companies.  We do not pre-select or assign territories or ask for any fees or subcriptions to reserve an area for an agent for any referral.

Because we’re operate differently from the typical referral company, many agents have expressed interest in working with AgentHarvest to receive client referrals and want to understand our agent selection process.  This article offers tips on how to stand out from the pack to receive referrals and get future referrals. « Continue reading article »