Frequently Asked Questions The Benefits of Agent Harvesting How We Define the Best Available Agent How Agent Harvesting Works For Sellers How Agent Harvesting Works For Buyers Information for Real Estate Agents How to Get up to $1000 or More Back at Closing Specific Services for Builders, Banks, Relocation Svcs & More

The Benefits of Agent Harvesting

Our Service Is Free.

When we perform our services, we do not receive any compensation until a listing agent sells your house or a buyer's agent helps you buy a house. If that doesn't happen, we do not get paid. That keeps everyone motivated to work in your best interests. When your house sells (for sellers) or when you buy a house (for buyers), the agent we introduced you to pays us a referral fee.

Get Money Back At Closing. Our Way Of Saying Thanks!

See Cash Back Offer for details.

Chosen Agents Are Not Affiliated With AgentHarvest.

We only pick agents based on their ability to sell a house similar to yours in your neighborhood, or their ability to help you buy a house in your desired area. We do not pre-select agents or make them pay for leads or do anything that would take our focus away from finding the best agent for you.

Interview Only Agents That Have Recently Sold Houses In Your Neighborhood.

Don't waste your time meeting agents that are can not sell a house in this tough market, are not familiar with your neighborhood or desired area, or know how to effectively market your house in your local area.

Avoid Bad Agents That List Your House But Never Sell It.

In this tough market, you do not want to hire an agent that only plants a "for sale" sign in your yard and moves on to the next customer and does nothing to sell or promote your house. You want someone who will work to get your house sold.

Find Out What To Ask During The Agent Interview.

We offer suggestions on how to interview and what questions you should ask. We also tell you what their answers should be if they are good agents. Also find out how to analyze an agent's track record and how to perform an agent background check.
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How We Define the Best Available Agent

How Agent Harvesting Works For Sellers

Step 1 - Finding The Best Agents In Your Neighborhood

We analyze your neighborhood and select the best available agents for you to interview. When we conduct a study, we typically analyze all of the real estate activity within a 5-mile radius of your home, excluding foreclosures, and find agents who actually sell homes in your neighborhood.

Step 2 - Interviewing Only The Best Real Estate Agents

We provide the information you need so that you can conduct a successful interview to find the best available agent to sell your house. This information includes a list of questions you may want to ask each agent.

Step 3 - Selecting Your Favorite Agent

It's not easy giving someone the bad news that they were not chosen. Let us take care of that awkward situation for you. Once you make your selection, we inform all of the agents of your choice so you don't have to.

Step 4 - Working With Your Agent To Buy/Sell Your House

We monitor your listing and keep a close watch on it until it sells. We check up with you periodically during that time. We're also available to help if you reach an impasse with your agent.

Step 5 - Get Cash Back At Closing

See Cash Back Offer for details.
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How Agent Harvesting Works For Buyers

How Agents Are Chosen

Agents are chosen based on their sales track record of similar sized houses in the client's area in the last 3 to 6 months or longer. We choose no more than three agents per referral. We never select more than one agent from the same real estate office. Agents are selected on a first-come first-served basis. To make sure our clients choose one of our referred agents and not search for additional agents on their own, we try to assign agents to each referral as quickly as possible. We also expect you to contact the client quickly too.

We Do Not Charge Per Lead Or Charge A Monthly Fee

The focus of this company is to find the best agent for the customer. We do not recruit agents to join a service, or charge fees for leads. These practices defeat our company's purpose. Our sole focus is finding the best agents to serve our customers. Our reputation depends on it. We don't collect a referral fee until you get paid at closing.

Only A Maximum Of Three Agents Are Chosen

Our customers do not want to interview a lot of agents. They only want to pick from a few. That's why we only choose a maximum of three agents for our clients. All three are chosen based on their sales abilities in the customer's area and we never select more than one agent from the same office.

Why Do We Refer Three Agents?

When we originally tested this program, we only gave the referrral to only one agent. This created problems. The clients wanted to be able to meet more than one agent to discover how each agent compares. Also, competition creates better agents. When agents knew there was no competition, they didn't give the clients the serious attention we thought they deserved. Since we recommend our agents primarily off their statistical records, we want to make sure that each client personally connects with their agent. We also want to make sure that our clients select an agent we recommend.

If The Referred Client Is Under Contract With Another Agent, Can I Contact The Client Before The Current Realtor's Contract Expires?

Yes according to The Realtor's Code of Ethics, Standard of Practice 16-6 which states,

"When REALTORS® are contacted by the client of another REALTOR® regarding the creation of an exclusive relationship to provide the same type of service, and REALTORS® have not directly or indirectly initiated such discussions, they may discuss the terms upon which they might enter into a future agreement or, alternatively, may enter into an agreement which becomes effective upon expiration of any existing exclusive agreement. (Amended 1/98)"

Because you didn't initiate the discussion, you are allowed to contact the client with an active listing.

Why Did Other Agents In My Office Receive The Same Referral Announcement E-mail As I Did?

We Prescreen To Ensure The Quality Of Every Referral

We know that there are a lot of sham lead services out there. We hate the way they do business and we want to convince you we are a different kind of company. Besides not charging lead fees or subscription fees, we also do our best to make sure our client referrals are legitimate and current. When a homeowner requests our services we verify that their name and contact information is correct. We also make sure they own the property they want to sell and we make sure that it is not currently listed on MLS. We also find out if the homeowner has talked to any agents and we get the names of those agents to avoid contacting those agents. We try to qualify our clients as much as possible so you can have confidence that meeting our clients will not be a waste of time. Once we find three agents for that client, that account is closed so no more agents will get that information. The agent search usually takes no more than 2 or 3 days. All agents are initially contacted on the same day so every agent has an equal chance to respond.

What Happens If You Already Talked To The Client About Selling or Buying Their House?

We ask each client to give us a list of all agents they have contacted regarding the current listing or purchase opportunity. We do this to make sure we are not giving you a client you just talked to last week for the same listing opportunity. If a situation arises where you interviewed with the client recently we will void the agreement if the client confirms that you interviewed with them or scheduled an interview with them before you signed our agreement. This contact must have occured no more than three weeks prior to receiving the referral.

Any other form of long-term relationship, or current promotional activity with the client will not automatically void the agreement. Simply put, if you have been steadily sending them mailers, postcards and flyers for years and still have been unable to win their business, then you probably wasted your money. They wouldn't be contacting us to help them find their next agent if your ad campaign had any effect on them. Our clients are relying on our agent selection to make their hiring decision. While a previous relationship or a mailing campaign may help you win the listing, our referring you to the client also aided in the process. Naturally every situation is unique and we reserve the right to judge prior relationships on a case-by-case basis.

Why You Have An Advantage

You were chosen because of your ability to sell houses in the client's neighborhood and the client knows that. You have a non-affiliated third party (AgentHarvest) recommending you to our client based on your successful track record. Also, since we have a cash back offer for the client, they will save money if they hire you, at no additional cost to you. The cash back offer is paid our of our referral fee, not by you or your broker.

What We Expect From You

Since our reputation is on the line for every agent recommendation we make, we expect a prompt response to us and our clients. We expect professionalism, promptness and prompt communication to us and our client. This is what your customer is expecting from you. Failure to do this could prevent you from being chosen for future leads.

We Only Ask For A 25% Referral Fee Due At Closing

We only charge a 25% referral fee due at closing. All of the details are explained in our AgentHarvest Referral Agreement. We refund 10% of the fees we collect back to the client.

How Can I Get Referrals From AgentHarvest?

If you are selling houses in the customer's area then you're already a candidate. Focus your attention on selling houses and serving your clients and we'll find you. For tips on how to get referrals please read Realtor Tips For Getting AgentHarvest Referrals.

We Are A Licensed Realtor In The State Of Texas

We are a licensed real estate agent in the State of Texas and able to accept referral fees in all fifty states.
Bell Real Estate - broker
Bell Real Estate - 4637 North Versailles - Dallas, Texas 75209
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How to Get Cash Back at Closing

We will give you cash back at closing to use our services if the agent we selected sells your house, or helps you buy your house, depending on which transaction the agent was hired for. When you use an agent we contracted for you to sell or buy your house, they pay us a referral fee based on 25% of the listing agent portion of the total commission. When we receive that payment, we will give you 10% of that amount, up to $1000. Our cash back offer gives you the ability to hire the best agent, using our services, and get paid for it. It's like receiving a commission rebate. Our cash back offer is paid by AgentHarvest, not by the agent, broker or office that you hire to sell or buy your house. To be eligible, AgentHarvest Clients must have been matched with a real estate broker bound by an AgentHarvest Referral Agreement and those clients must use this agent to close a real estate transaction that results in a payment of a referral fee to AgentHarvest.
We are not responsible for paying a cash back offer for any transaction that does not result in our receiving a referral fee.

Multiple transactions will result in multiple cash back offers if they qualify for AgentHarvest to receive a referral fee. If you use our referred agent to simultaneously sell your current home while buying your next home, you would be eligible to receive a cash back rebate for both transactions as long as we receive a referral fee for both. The maximum amount you may receive is up to $1000 back per transaction. This offer is only good while the agent's referral agreement is in effect.

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