How can you tell that the real estate agent is bad at what he does? Are there signs that can tip them off?
Hiring a good real estate agent, where not only you invest your time and money but also your trust, is not a walk in the park.
For starters, you need to do your homework- searching and researching is key. Thorough inquiry can get you a long way because not only do you get an initial evaluation on your agent, but it also doesn’t leave you clueless when your agent starts talking.
Most often than not, sellers do not realize these variables until it’s too late. When the feeling of suspicion starts to lurk, it hits you, and the agent you hired is beyond the concept of awful. Given all of that, it’s good to know the early signs that you’ve hired an awful real estate agent. In all the first steps that you’ve taken in your life, it’s nice to have someone who truly knows the ropes. Equipping yourself with a legitimate professional is sure fire way to get the job done.
And today, we’re going to enlighten you on these “red flags” to clearly define the line between a good and terrible real estate agent.
- THE PRICE IS NOT RIGHT.
An unjustifiable price makes it all wrong. It’s probably the main reason your home is not doing good on the market. Overpricing is overpricing. And even mustering all the marketing in this world won’t sell an overpriced listing. Also, trust is an easy thing to give most especially if you haven’t weaved your way through the technical know-hows of a certain industry.
Trusting your agent is a pretty normal thing, like when you trust your agent telling you your home’s worth. It’s natural to feel like that your home yields value worth more than it is. But amidst those, it’s an essential skill to understand that an awful agent will equate to an awful job at pricing your home.
- HORRIBLE INTERNET MARKETING
It’s 2018 and internet marketing has greatly touched the industry of real estate. It’s also the way agents go when they sell homes in this current time’s market. There are agents whose skills are locked and loaded when it comes to marketing homes online; and there are bad agents who are just plain awful at marketing on the web. They don’t know how, they do not care, and like their skill set, their internet marketing skills are borderline sickening.
- NO. COMMUNICATION. AT. ALL.
Spotting a bad agent is easy. If their communication skills are off, most likely the sale process is heading to a fiasco. Being left in the dark is no fun. Not having a clue on what’s going on with the sale is downright outrageous, head numbing, and unnecessary. Communication is crucial to any given situation.
- DUAL AGENCY
As a kid, I was taught that I can’t serve two masters in one time.
Does this apply to the industry of real estate? Certainly. It’s almost laughable and doesn’t make any sense if you think about it- that this thing actually exists in real estate. A dual agent is basically the face of both the seller and buyer. An apparent conflict of interest is clearly evident. How do you do that? it’s simple- you don’t. Imagine paying an agent thousands of pesos to become a facade and to represent the best output for you. The goal isn’t about getting the payout at all costs, well guess what? that’s what a double agent does.
As of this moment in time, you should already know that not everyone can be the best at what they do, and also know that some can be one of the biggest jokes at what they do, or in the industry they’re at. The thing is, agents are only doing their jobs, and some agents are just really bad at what they do. The best thing you can do to discern the two kinds is be mindful of everything that comes your way in relevance to your agent. Just be mindful of these four red flags to begin with, once you spot one of these red flags being manifested by your agent, maybe it’s time to reconsider, or better yet, contemplate on getting a new one.
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