What are some good Questions to ask a realtor during an interview?
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Someone who is trying to find the best home for your budget wise, and etc. So my advice is let them do the talking and see if they're asking you all the right questions. If not then they're probably not looking out for your best intrest. Remember they make profit off of you..so make sure they're doing there job which is to find you your prefect home!
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Please don't go the "cheesy" route; IE: DITECH\n\n   Your business depends on a client base that is in need of housing certainly, but more important than that perhaps is,,, how active is the "Market" in your area?\n\n   Have you linked up/networked with any well established, possibly return customer, Realtors?\n\n   I enjoy investing in Real Estate, and/or at least constantly shopping it and any options for buying. I don't know the lattitudes you are able to offer as a Mortgage Broker however. Do you own the business? Is it already a well established business? Is it in a decent location?\n\n   Again, I don't know your allowable range of options within the framework of the business, but you might look into offering as many options to buyers as exist,,, IE: SHIP, etc. It may also serve you to offer a customer a referral to another type of lender once in awhile, depending on your ability to loan to them, or their abilities to get a loan.\n\n   Certainly you can do balloons and flyers, radio spots, TV, change the "CURB APPEAL" of your office, change the signing, advertise more extensively in the Yellow pages, hire some clown in a themed suit to stand outside,,,NOT,,,LOL.\n\n   Networking with other brokers and especially with Realtors, who in turn might recommend you to prospectives, might be the better way to go.\n\n   There is no fear that I can see, that the market is going to fall apart anytime soon,,,even with over escalation of prices,,,and no matter that, there isn't anymore land,,, per say.\n\nRev. Steven
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Let me assure you that NOT all REALTORS state they are number 1- Ask the various agents you interview, for a print out (probably from the local multiple listing service) of their sales and their agencies sales of the last several months - year, within your price range.  Ask for a marketing plan, where your home will be advertised, etc. - and if someone from their company will actually be there to show your home, rather than accessing via a lock box, with a sign-up sheet and stack of brochures.
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Try the Internet and your local library.  You can also ask other real estate developers about what they think about the future of the industry.
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Hello,\n\nCongratulations on deciding on a long-term decision right at the outset of your career.\n\nBy deciding to buy your home, you will do the following:\n\n1. Stop paying someone else's mortgage.\n2. Build your own equity.\n3. Since you have a good income, you will book the tax benefits.\n4. Fix your monthly payment on living in a home for your lifetime (based on your mortgage).\n\nThe Process:\n1. Check your credit by yourself. Try to work on any cleanup that you might need to do (like some irregularities in payments or any other incorrect reporting regarding your credit history. A good Mortgage agent should be a great help and be able to do everything for you. But some mortgage agents might use this for a rip-off.\n2. See if you can identify your objectives, needs and wants. Like, if you want to live close to downtown, a new home, a nice neighborhood, commute, lifestyle etc.\n3. Find a good Realtor who will help you understand your objectives, needs and wants and put them in perspective so that he will help you identify the home you will want to live in.\n4. A good Realtor should be able to take care of the entire process. You have to zone into your dream home out of the Millions of properties available out there. You will also have to identify your constraints in terms of finances, having a Realtor will give you all these ideas.\n5. It is very important that you pin your requirements, it will make the process of selection very easy.\n6. The process itself.\na. Find a Realtor.\nb. Find a Mortgage Agent.\nc. Find a house.\nd. Once selected, make an offer.\ne. If the offer is accepted\nOrder inspections, title reports, HOA docs if it is a PUD / Townhome.\nFinalize Mortgage.\nRemove Contingencies based on investigations.\nGet ready for sign-off.\nSign-off\nDo a walkthrough inspection\nFund your mortgage\nGet your Keys\n\nYou may want to browse on the internet for some more preliminary understanding.\n\nDisclosure: I am a Licensed Realtor with Century 21 in San Jose, CA.
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realtors work for the seller.  If you are the seller, interview several agents and pick one you can work with, you are paying them a nice chunk so they should be more accomodating to you.
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Have good answers prepared and rehearsed to the following questions:\n\nWhy do you want to work here?\nWhat do you know about this company?\nWhere do you see yourself in two years?\nWhat is your greatest strength?\nWhat is your greatest weakness?\n\nThe first question is the one most people fumble...
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Why don't you just ask the realtor?
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Assuming you'd like to start off working with a good Realtor who will take care of your real estate needs now and in the future, I suggest finding a Realtor who works for and by referral. They will not be spending time on door knocking etc and keep in touch with their past clients. This way, they'll have more time to work with you during the transaction.\n\nI'm a Realtor but not in your area. However, I have met other Realtors in person who are in your area and run their business in the same way I run mine. If you'd like a Referral to one who's professional and runs their business like I run mine, go to http://www.ReferredPro.com and submit your request. I'll forward your request onto a qualified Realtor local to you. Most of the Realtors I network with, I have met in person. I won't give your information out without your approval. So no worries there!
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I'm a Realtor who has a Network of great Realtors across the country who's very serious about what they do. I can refer you to a professional. Just fill out the form at http://www.ReferredPro.com where it includes the following information. (The more information you fill out the better I can assist you):\n\n* what is your price range? \n* whether or not you are already preapproved for a loan? If not, I can refer you to a great lender as well.\n* what is your price range?\n* how many bedrooms and bathrooms? \n* what areas are you considering? \n* your contact info.\n* what is your timeframe
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questions like:why did u choose here?what are u planning to do here?how long are u gonna stay?aren't you happy there?have u ever been involved in a crime?what are your expectations for your future?
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I looked into becoming a realtor a while ago, I'm a SAHM so it sounded good.  Hours wise, its pretty flexible in that you decide how many you want to work, how many clients to take on.   Depending on your financial need, you might just need to sell one house a month.  But what I found out (which is why I couldn't do it) is that it's a lot of start up costs.  You have to pay for the training (usually given through a real estate company), pay for your testing, pay for your licensing and to be on Realtor Boards.  Plus there are annual dues for being on the Realtor boards (which is required by most real estate places).  So here, start up was going to cost about $1700.  But if you can swing that, its really flexible in that you decide how much you want to take on.  But, keep in mind that most open houses are on the weekends, and that most people like to go see homes on the weekends or after THEY get off work.  So it might not be a real scheduled job for you, just flexible in how much you want to take on.  Money wise, its like 7% that you get.  So whatever the sold house goes for, you get 7% of it (in Michigan anyway).  So the money can be very good.
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I recently bought a home in another state.  I had online communication with almost a dozen Realtors.  I found that I preferred a Realtor that was willing to show me listings other than theirs, general good attitude, not telling me that what I was looking for wasn't out there but persistence in finding what I was looking for made the difference.
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Here is one URL for you to look at: http://www.free-resume-tips.com/resumetips/realestate.html\n\nhttp://www.resumesforall.com/resume-writing-2/free-sample-resumes-for-real-estate-agents.html\n\n\nI hope you can get some idea from the above two URLs.
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If people would think about it, newbie realtors are the best!  They have fewer listings thus they can devote nearly all their time to selling your house.\n(How did you like that for an advertisement)\nBut it is true.  \nExplain to the prospective sellers what I have just said above.  Also tell them that you are just one of many professionals involved in the sale and closing of the house.  In fact you are really just the facilitator.  The lending institution, abstract/title company, closing company/attorney, the inspector, all have huge roles in getting that house closed and into the hands of new owners.\nTell them you are one of a team.  You will devote your undivided energies to marketing their house.  The others on your team will ensure that it closes properly.\nAlso, you are going to have to meet these people that want to buy and sell in the 400,000 range.  The easiest way to do that is to offer to hold open houses for other realtors that have houses in the price bracket listed.  Thus when the people come thru the open house you are the one they meet.
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My realtor was a business contact. When we finally decided to buy our house I recalled the fact that she was a realtor and got the ball rolling. Everything turned out well.
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