Sellers - how do you choose a realtor? I feel overwhelmed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are so many and so many bad ones. It takes nothing to become a realtor.

It takes passing an exam and paying a crapload of money annually. So it's not "nothing"

And you'd better be good at math to pass the exam. There's a lot of weird math on it.

Provide an example. Post the most difficult "weird math" exam question.

[Anonymous]

not a realtor and I hate them.

I went to a bunch of open houses and "interviewed" the showing agent. It worked. I didn't love mine but she did her job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are so many and so many bad ones. It takes nothing to become a realtor.

It takes passing an exam and paying a crapload of money annually. So it's not "nothing"

And you'd better be good at math to pass the exam. There's a lot of weird math on it.

Provide an example. Post the most difficult "weird math" exam question.

I bet they mean percentages. Think of the people who go into the field.

[Anonymous]

I sold a small condo and did my own "staging". I basically put everything away, in a box, in a closet. all nice like. Every surface was clean and clear. I remved all "stuff" that was personal. I stored most of my clothes soo the closets seemed roomy. I'm sure there's a you tube video about that.

[Anonymous]

When I sold my condo in Ballston I found a realtor who basically specialized in selling condos in the Rosslyn to Ballston corridor. He was great -- when we talked on the phone it was clear that he already knew my building well. It was a no-brainer to go with him.

If I were to sell my FCC house today I'd go with one of two realtors, because I know that between the two of them they sell probably 70-80 percent of the real estate here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are so many and so many bad ones. It takes nothing to become a realtor.

It takes passing an exam and paying a crapload of money annually. So it's not "nothing"

And you'd better be good at math to pass the exam. There's a lot of weird math on it.

Provide an example. Post the most difficult "weird math" exam question.

I bet they mean percentages. Think of the people who go into the field.

Notably the "weird math" realtor isn't responding because, predictably, the math/exam isn't difficult to anyone educated beyond the 10th grade.

OP: Hire (retain) a real estate attorney; get common sense advice, from solid trusted industry sources and compensate the source accordingly (dinner, drinks, etc...)