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So you are thinking of Selling your House in Stratford upon Avon but how do you go about getting the best estate agent? You need to know that all estate agents are not the same and some tips and pointers on how to get the best deal when Selling your Home.

When looking for your ideal Agent try to avoid the marketing tricks as you are only interested in the facts or the track record of the Agent this maybe how many properties have they sold over the last 12 months or how many they currently have on the market and how many buyers if any do they have on there books currently looking in the area you live in as prospective buyers for your house.

You also respectively need to know 2 other factors when choosing a Agent these are:

1. Offers you the Highest Valuation for your property.

2. Charges the lowest commission rate available.

 

Once you have picked out the Agent or Agents you want to sell your home with a good way of finding out about their services is to go to there offices as a Buyer and pick out properties like your own then talk to the staff see how helpful they are and ask yourself the following questions.

1. Can they give you an explanation of what’s happening with the prices of the houses in your area and how many buyers are there currently looking in that particular area.

2. Are they able to locate property information easily?

3. How helpful are they when offering explanations for varying prices of properties similar to your own.

Picking a Agent that also knows how to market your property in a slow or falling market helps you will be surprised to know that there are agents out there who have no idea on how to sell a property when the market is in recession and go for at least 3 different agents then pick out the one you think is best and have a list of questions to ask them as below.

1. How many properties like your own have they sold.

2. How many viewings and how long did it take.

3. How many prospective buyers are looking for a property like yours.

4. Its good practice to ask for a minimum and maximum price for your property, what realistic price do they expect to get for your property, or what price do they think it will sell at for a "quick sale"?

5. Promotion of your property is vital so ask where and how they are going to do this ie internet local newspaper or free property guide etc.

6. What are there charges and when will these become payable.

7. Do they belong to any trade associations?

8. You need to ask if you will be given a copy of the contract.

9. Who will do the property visits(this normally applies to if the property owners do not wish to show prospective buyers around the house) but would rather let the agents do it on there behalf.

10. How are complaints dealt with in respect of any disputes arising with the sale of your property?

So you now have some knowledge on how to get a good agent but with estate agents there are 2 types of services provided these range from a Standard Service through to what are known as Additional Services and what they provide are.

Standard Services.

1. A free visit to value your property.

2. Prepare all your property marketing details.

3. Promotion of your property as mentioned before either online or through local newspapers.

4. Maybe accompany buyers on some viewings.

5. Providing and negotiating offers from buyers in writing.

Additional Services.

1. Adding a virtual tour of your property online and floor plans.

2. Online Tracking systems thus allowing you to check on buyer feedback and viewings.

3. Making a commitment to advertise your property every week either in there local office and or as well in the local newspaper.

Hopefully this will give you a better insight when it comes for you to Sell your Home in Stratford upon Avon.


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