Since nine out of ten consumers have stated that they would never try to sell their home themselves, and 75% of the rest wind up using agents anyway, this section has been designed to help you understand the qualities of a good agent. 

When making the decision to sell your home, it is important to take advantage of every tool available.  Besides educating yourself with the information available in this web site, perhaps the most important source you can have is a good realtor.  A good agent knows the market, can prepare your property for sale, market it and get it sold for top dollar. 

A good agent will educate you, giving you enough information to make clear, informed decisions.  They will not make these decisions for you.  A good agent works full time, voluntarily restricts themselves by geographic location and property type and will tell you when they think adding other experts (lawyers, inspectors, etc.) to your team is advisable.

Many buyers and sellers think real estate agent's commissions are excessive, based on the time they actually see their agent working for them.  It is important to keep in mind that a good agent will spend at least nine to ten hours working behind the scenes for every hour spent with a client. 
 
The best way to hire an agent is to ask a friend for a referral.  Ask if the realtor is trustworthy, assertive (not obnoxious), made the transaction as convenient as possible and did what they said they were going to do.