The answer to bullet #1 (how can you be sure the likely sales price the agent you're interviewing suggests is the correct one?) is #2 and #3 (Find the right agent and listen to him/her). The majority of homeowners think their home is worth more than it is. Agents know this and some/many will overestimate what the house will sell for, hoping an optimistic seller will pick them. Picking the agent whose estimate approximates your own estimate--whatever it is--is the wrong basis for that decision, and will often end up causing the house to be listed for too high a price, which is a big mistake. Recommending the best listing price--and why--is probably the most important contribution the real estate agent will make to your sale. Most people are simply not going to have the time or motivation to do what you suggest in the link you supplied in bullet #1--that's what the real estate agent does every day as their job and why you're paying them so much money for their expertise that you don't have. How to find and pick the right agent? That's the key question!
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The answer to bullet #1 (how can you be sure the likely sales price the agent you're interviewing suggests is the correct one?) is #2 and #3 (Find the right agent and listen to him/her). The majority of homeowners think their home is worth more than it is. Agents know this and some/many will overestimate what the house will sell for, hoping an optimistic seller will pick them. Picking the agent whose estimate approximates your own estimate--whatever it is--is the wrong basis for that decision, and will often end up causing the house to be listed for too high a price, which is a big mistake. Recommending the best listing price--and why--is probably the most important contribution the real estate agent will make to your sale. Most people are simply not going to have the time or motivation to do what you suggest in the link you supplied in bullet #1--that's what the real estate agent does every day as their job and why you're paying them so much money for their expertise that you don't have. How to find and pick the right agent? That's the key question!
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