{"id":572,"date":"2008-07-27T20:16:52","date_gmt":"2008-07-28T00:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amybergquist.com\/blog\/?p=572"},"modified":"2008-07-27T20:16:52","modified_gmt":"2008-07-28T00:16:52","slug":"weighing-the-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amybergquist.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/27\/weighing-the-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Weighing the Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href='None'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amybergquist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/scales.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"scales\" width=\"330\" height=\"280\" align=left hspace='6' class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-573\" \/><\/a>Tomorrow I&#8217;m being interviewed for a new listing.  I know there are at least 3 other agents also interviewing for this listing opportunity.  Despite the possibility of it working against me, I think it&#8217;s worthwhile for sellers to speak with a few agents.  Particularly if the sellers do not have a working relationship with an agent that they trust to sell their house (which is different than an agent who is just a friend or family member).  Here&#8217;s why&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.  Pricing Opinions<\/strong>: Are the agents in the same range?  (They should be, even if it doesn&#8217;t agree with what you think your house is worth)  How thorough was their pricing analysis?  What types of factors did they consider?<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.  Marketing Philosophy<\/strong>: What are the agents going to do differently to sell your home?  How comprehensive are their marketing plans?<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.  Negotiation Skills<\/strong>: Can these agents negotiate effectively?  How do they negotiate?  What&#8217;s their track record?<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.  Communication Skills<\/strong>: Can the agents carry on an intelligent conversation?  Do they speak in generalities or specifics?<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.  Rapport<\/strong>: Do you feel a connection with the agents?  Will you feel comfortable having extended conversations with a specific agent?<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.  Production History<\/strong>: How much business are they doing?  Are they actively listing and selling properties?  Are they a full time agent?<\/p>\n<p>When interviewing several agents, a seller can get a good feeling for the competence level of each individual and what they bring to the table.  Often times sellers will still make their decision on emotion and the &#8220;connection&#8221; they had with the agent they choose.  By speaking to multiple agents, they&#8217;ve at least gathered various opinions and should feel comfortable that the person they&#8217;re choosing will do an adequate job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow I&#8217;m being interviewed for a new listing. I know there are at least 3 other agents also interviewing for this listing opportunity. Despite the possibility of it working against me, I think it&#8217;s worthwhile for sellers to speak with a few agents. Particularly if the sellers do not have a working relationship with an agent that they trust to sell their house (which is different than an agent who is just a friend or<\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a class=\"myButt three\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amybergquist.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/27\/weighing-the-competition\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1591],"tags":[2383],"class_list":["post-572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-selling","tag-interviewing-real-estate-agents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amybergquist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amybergquist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amybergquist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amybergquist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amybergquist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.amybergquist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amybergquist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amybergquist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amybergquist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}