10 Tips for Choosing an Estate Agent - Samuel Nathan Kahn

Property selling is not an easy job for everyone, so you should choose an estate agent that would handle everything about the sale. Thus your first choice is to choose the right estate agent or the agency.

 All estate agents seem friendly and thus it becomes more difficult to choose the right one. Samuel Nathan Kahn, a real estate agent lived at Salford, Lancashire, England has explained 10 tips for choosing an estate agent. They are listed as:

• Ask for family and friends recommendations: Family and friends are the one whom you can trust and thus asking their suggestions, experiences and recommendations would help a lot in choosing a good estate agent.
• Make a shortlist of estate agent :Create a list of some agents you want to consider using. You can names of the some by your friends, family and even through neighbors. You can look at some through the advertisements in the newspapers or over internet.
• Narrow down the choices: Then the next step is to check out all those agents and start analyzing them by the way they have sold the other properties, and does that match with your requirement. Check out the properties they have listed for sale. Then after this, narrow down your choice and shortlist 2-3 best agents.
• Visit them: After you have short list the agents, the next step is to visit them. Instead of calling or sending an email, the best way is to go and see them personally. Face to face talk would be beneficial.
• Get advice: Be ready to get their advice. Put all your needs and requirements in front of them and then listen to their advice.
• Evaluate the agent: Ask as many questions you can ask so as to assess the agents. When you start assessing them, you will find about their behavior and whether they actually help you to get what you want or not.
• Check all terms and conditions of all the agents: This is the most important step while choosing the best estate agent. It is your responsibility to check all the terms and conditions before signing any legal binding.
• Decide the estate agent’s fee: It is important to negotiate with each agent about the fee he would charge. Remember, lowest rate doesn’t always means the best service.
• Decide and choose the agent from all the agents: After you have met all the agents, know what fee they would charge, found out about their terms and conditions, had their opinions. The next step is then to choose one from all these agents.
• Start working as a team: Now that you have chosen your agent. Talk to them and start discussing about the process of putting your property on the market. Start working as a team.

All the above tips will definitely help you to choose the best estate agent. Being a famous estate agent, Samuel Nathan Kahn has all the features that a best estate agent should have. He has all the local knowledge so that he could give the best opinion. He has the best connections and the representations which led him to build the list of buyers and other important contacts required. Hard work and honesty is what makes him different and best from other estate agents.