This document lists 7 critical questions to ask any real estate agent before hiring them to sell your home. The questions address the agent's experience, marketing plan, guaranteed services, ability to cancel the listing, follow up procedures, communication plan, and what makes them unique. It encourages interviewing multiple agents, asking all the questions, listening closely to answers, and selecting the agent who answers honestly and provides the best responses. The overall document provides guidance on evaluating real estate agents when looking to sell a home.

1. 7 Critical
Questions
to Ask Every
Agent Before
You Sign Anything!

2. 7 Critical Questions
to Ask Every Real
Estate Agent:
1) How many years have you been a full-time, licensed real
estate agent or broker ? Helpful Hint: Longer is better.
2) Do you have a specific plan to get my home SOLD within 90
days or less? Helpful Hint: Don’t hire anyone that does not
have a plan to get your home SOLD!
3) Do you offer GUARANTEED services? If so, what are they?
Helpful Hint: You should only hire an agent that is confident
enough to GUARANTEE their services.

3. 7 Critical Questions
to ask Every Real
Estate Agent (cont.)!
4) Can I cancel my listing at anytime for any reason?
Helpful Hint: Any Agent that says “no” to this question
is probably not the right person to trust with one of your
biggest assets…your home!
5) Do you follow up and through on every showing on my
property? Helpful Hint: You should expect constant
and diligent follow up especially when your home is
shown to potential buyers. Feedback is critical isn’t it?

4. 7 Critical Questions
to ask Every Real
Estate Agent (cont.)!
6) Will you communicate with me on a regular basis? How
often? Helpful Hint: More is better. As I just said, you
should always know what is going on with the
professional marketing of your home.
7) What makes you different from every other agent out
there and why should I hire you to sell my home?
Helpful Hint: After you ask this question, listen
closely. If an agent cannot tell you what makes them
different and why you should hire them, you shouldn’t!

5. A Few Final
Suggestions:
1) Interview more than one agent for the job of selling
your home.
2) Ask every agent, every question we just gave you. You
should even ask these tough questions of me.
3) Listen closely to each agent’s answers.
4)
Select the Agent that answered these questions honestly and
gave you the best answers.
My sincere wish is that these questions will make it easier for you
to decide on which real estate agent is best for you and your
family.
Thank you.
Fernando Herboso (Broker for Maxus Realty Group) 301-246-0001