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How many years have you been in the real estate business? Do you work full time as a realtor? How long do you see yourself selling Real Estate?
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What is your educational background before your real estate career?
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How much time do you invest each month in professional training and career development?
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Do you offer any guarantees? What are they?
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Do you have any testimonial letters from previous clients I can see? Can I call some of your past clients?
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What percent of your business comes from referrals and endorsements from past customers and clients?
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What kind of experience and training do you have in negotiating?
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Do you have personal staff or assistants to see that no details are overlooked?
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Can I get out of the listing if I’m not pleased with your services? Without a hassle?
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Do my calls get returned in a timely manner? How?
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Do you have a WRITTEN Marketing Plan for marketing my property? Can I have a copy?
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Are you a member of the MLS? What is that? How will that help me?
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Does your company have a well known logo that people would quickly recognize in order to bring more and quicker attention to my home?
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Is your company large or small? Does that make a difference to me? How?
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Where does your company rank among other companies in the area? Will my property be advertised on your company website in addition to your web site?
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Do you stay in touch with me from the beginning of the listing until the closing? How often? In what way?
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Do you personally spend money on advertising? Does your company spend money on advertising? Where? How often?
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How “high tech” is your business? Do you have your own computer? How many computers do you have in your office? How advanced are your software programs?
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Are you fully automated with personal computers, fax machines, pagers and cellular phones?
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Have you ever had a grievance or complaint lodged against you with your local real estate board or your provincial real estate association?
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What support systems do you have in place? What systems do you have in place that will keep you in constant contact with me?
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Do your “For Sale” signs stand out and draw attention so that potential purchasers driving by will notice them and take down the phone number? How are they different?
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Do you do anything to prepare a house for the market? What?
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What is your list to sales price ratio versus the Real Estate Board average?
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Do you have your own web site? How often is it updated?
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Do you put a feature sheet of my home on your web site? How does it help promote my property?
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Do you prepare professional flyers detailing the amenities and highlights of the home to be given to prospective buyers who come into the house?
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Will you personally be there when contracts are presented to handle all the negotiations?
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Will you monitor the steps leading up to the closing date such as the loan application, title reports, inspection and lender commitments?
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Do you have a written list of business and personal goals that you carry at all times?
