Selecting the best Bay Area REALTORS to represent your interests in the sale of your

home, condo or other Real Estate is an extremely important consideration, especially

with the Real Estate market being a little more challenging than in years past.

OLIVIA EDWARDS and MARY MURPHY of THE PLATINUM GROUP have been

in the business for the last 35+ years it often surprises us how little time is spent really

researching the the agent a seller will be hiring to handle what is often their largest financial

asset.  We know that if more attention was paid to the initial interview there would be a

lot more satisfied clients. The questions below will at least a seller some idea of the things

they need to know when selecting a top producing REALTOR. 

There is no better recommendation than a track record of success. Why not work with a top level agent? Using an inexperienced, part time agent, will end up costing the seller thousands of dollars more than a proven, professional. These questions will go along way in determining if you are going to hire a PRO or not!


1. How long have you been selling real estate in the Bay Area?

2. How many homes did you sell last year as a seller's agent?

3. Of the homes you sold last year, again as a seller's agent, what was the average number of days from the original list price to the accepted offer?

4. What was the average ratio between the listing price and the selling price?

5. What kind of market share do you and your company have?

6. Do you have a personal assistant?

7. What is your experience selling homes in my town?

8. Can you provide me with at least 3 recent references?

9. I have read the Internet is an extremely valuable tool. How will you market my home online?

10. Do you have your own personal Real Estate Website for marketing homes and if so does it come up in competitive Real Estate searches such as State, City and the worlds Real Estate or homes?

11. Do you have a Bay Area Real Estate Blog and if so is it ranked highly by Google? Do you use your blog as a marketing tool to drive traffic to my home?

12. Do you use social media marketing sites such as FACEBOOK and TWITTER to reach a wider net of Realtors and potential clients?

13. Do you use video and virtual tours to market your homes?

14. When a buyer calls on my home will you ALWAYS be the one they speak with?

14. How will you communicate with me regarding your efforts?

15. Do you have a feedback system and if so, how does it work?

16. How readily accessible will you be? Do you have a cell phone that I can reach you on when I need to?

17. Once the offer is accepted will you be attending all the inspections on my home?

18. How will you verify that the buyer is qualified to buy my home?

19. What are your fee structures and why?

20. As far as production goes if I called the owner of your company would they tell me you were one of the top producing agents in the company or a middle of the road agent?

21. Will you allow me to terminate our agreement if I am not completely satisfied?

SO ITF YOU ARE GOING TO BE SELLING YOUR HOME and meeting with a Real Estate agent you need to ask good questions. Don't get stuck with the REALTOR who has little experience, or who is not a true professional. Do your home work. Your financial future depends on working with the right agent. You can make sure you're working with the best agent. 

THE PLATINUM GROUP HAS A COMBINED 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE

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