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Your estate agent should be selected as carefully as you would a new doctor or attorney, after all this person will after all be working with your family's largest investment, your home. There are many inexperienced and unqualified agents in the market place - do not select your agent on promises but rather action.

The estate agent's responsibility is to successfully market your property and that's what they get paid for i.e. marketing not selling.

Your qualified estate agent should be able to advise, control and manage the following:

The correct marketing price
According to price analysis done through the years it has shown that you will achieve your highest selling price in the first 3 - 4 weeks of marketing your home. Pricing therefore becomes a crucial part of marketing.
A qualified estate agent should be able to provide you with supporting documentation for a suggested marketing price. This is called a comparative market analysis.

Marketing your home
An experienced agent will provide you with a marketing schedule of activities. This action plan acts as a road map to your desired destination. For Sale Boards and advertising alone, does not sell houses.

Selling your home
A qualified agent will be able to best advise you on appearance and presentation of your home. This agent will manage the process of sale, contracts and finance. A good agent will be your partner throughout the selling process.