Is It Time To Partner With Your Real Estate Agent When Selling a House?

We live in a society that tends to think that other people, like doctors and real estate agents, are responsible for our own needs. If we think our doctor is more motivated to keep us healthy than we are personally motivated is a big mistake. Staying healthy is our own personal responsibility. We all have to be pro-active about our own health. Well, when we need to sell a home it works the same way. We have to be personally motivated and realize it's our own job. And to sell a home we need a plan.

We need to write down the reasons we need to sell and also the things we are willing to do ourselves to get a sale. Then we can take that list, look in the mirror and say, "Hey, you in the mirror there, this list is for you. Better wake up and realize that it's your own job and nobody else is going to care about it the way you do." Then we can read the list out loud so we can see and also hear ourselves. That is a powerful way to make a change in attitude!

So then, if and when we decide to delegate part of the responsibility of selling a home, we can set about to interview at least three real estate brokers. That's right, at least three because we are shopping for just the right person to hire. We need someone we can trust to do the job. We need to ask each broker exactly what he or she plans to do for us, to write it all down and to sign that paper. We need to make sure that paper includes how many times per week or month ads will be placed, and open houses will be held.

Those are activities we might decide to delegate. And we need to be sure to get signatures on the services each agent is promising to provide before we ask about a selling price because we don't want to be influenced by an agent who suggests a high selling price that may or may not be realistic. When you can't sell a home these days it is time to look in the mirror and remember to say, " It's my own job and I can get some help, but I have to be willing to do what it takes on my part to hire the right person to help me."

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