The AgentHarvest Blog

Want To Motivate Your Real Estate Agent? Fire Him!

By Bill Petrey, Realtor

A few days ago, I got a call from a potential client interested in firing his real estate agent and using our services to hire a better agent. This homeowner was very unhappy with his agent and thought he didn’t do enough to attract buyers to his house. After having the house on the market for about 116 days, the homeowner saw little activity. However, once the homeowner attempted to fire his real estate agent, the agent was able to produce a contract in less than three days. While I don’t like losing potential clients, I am extremely happy that this homeowner was able to sell his house and if this contract doesn’t close, I look forward to helping this client find another agent. But I have to wonder… what happened?
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4 Things You Must Never Reveal To A Real Estate Agent Until You Hire Them

By Bill Petrey, Realtor

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While interviewing multiple real estate agents to find an agent to sell your home, you should never tell those agents anything you wouldn’t want the buyer to know. Why? Because you’ll only be hiring one agent and that’s the only agent that must protect your secrets. The other agents may have buyers waiting to make you an offer and since they represent the buyer’s interests, it’s their job to tell that buyer everything you told that agent if they’re interested in buying your house. Imagine trying to negotiate with a buyer that already knows your bottom line and desperation to sell before he ever sets foot in your house.
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