How to recognize a professional real estate agent?
Did you know that anyone who calls themselves a real estate agent is not a professional? Do you know how to distinguish a professional from someone who only calls himself that, but whose knowledge is limited to a small practice and a few clients? How to distinguish an “acquaintance” of an agent from an “intern at an agency” to a real professional who has been doing this for several years with excellent results. It is often mistaken to think that the differences are very obvious, starting with the richness of the language and the gift of speech, but they all speak well.
Professional agent
The main prerequisites for a professional agent – what are they? It might not even seem important, but in the end, the agent’s dressing style can play a big role in whether or not the deal goes through. Also, the agent can show his professionalism in time planning, knowing the client’s wishes and needs, the situation, as well as the professional will be the one who will be the leader of the meeting – the agent knows what the purpose of the meeting is and what he wants to achieve with it. Any professional agent is proud of his work and achievements, of course he will gladly tell you about other transactions, other similar situations, knows different aspects of different situations, will not hesitate and will not be afraid to share it.
Agent and agency research
It is also very important to do your research on the particular agent or agency before entrusting your particular sale to an agent. Google, Facebook and the most important source of information in this field – “Latvian Real Estate Transaction Association” (LANĪDA), these sources are the minimum that should be looked at when choosing a real estate agent.
How interested the agent is
And in the end, the most important thing is whether the particular agent is interested in taking on the process of selling your property. How do you personally feel talking to this agent, will he really be willing to invest his time and work to help you. You need an agent who will not only be professional, but who will really want to work with you and put in all the work and time necessary. May everyone succeed in finding their agent or agency!