7 Reasons to Choose an Estate Agent to Sell Your Home

Real estate agents should be your ideal guide when deciding to sell your property. A reliable agent should transmit efficiency which entertains the trust that he or she will know how to go about promoting your property in Malta effectively and through the right channels, in order to secure a sale. 

Finding the right real estate agent

Whether you need to sell something as small in size and price as a one-car garage, whether it’s a two-bed penthouse, a residential villa, an office block or an industrial warehouse, a real estate agent should be there to help you throughout the entire selling process.

Finding the right real estate agent to sell your property is easier said than done. This dilemma revolves around finding the right agent, man or woman, to sell your property for you. Thanks to this blog and our experience within the real estate market, we are passing on some suggestions to help choose the right agent to sell your home. 

1. Real estate agents and websites

Choosing the right real estate agent to sell your home can reap many benefits. This is because real estate agents know all about the property market and have the connections to sell your property fast and to the right people. 

Find a real estate agent who represents an agency whose website you like and enjoy browsing through. If you find the website easy and pleasant to surf, and if the information pertaining to advertised properties is clearly depicted, fully detailed and accompanied by high-resolution images, then it stands more of a chance of attracting potential buyers. Research the website for all the information which might possibly assist you in making your choice.

2. Asking for recommendations about estate agents

Word of mouth does help. Asking people you know for recommendations about estate agents means you are getting a contact who proved to be invaluable to somebody who sold their property successfully. 

Ask about the level of confidentiality and courtesy, the number of viewers the agent brought along, about the pre and post-sale liaisons which contributed to making the agent worth recommending.

3. Identify your property benefits

Perception plays an important role when valuing your property especially if you want to earn the maximum amount of money when selling it. Identify the category of properties within which your property could be placed. A townhouse in Valletta sells differently from a similar townhouse in Qrendi. The differences are several; city vs village; outskirts vs core; finish vs converted, unconverted, semi-converted, furnished, un-furnished; age; potential for further development, restoration, embellishment; size. This information will arm you to better discuss sale potential with the agent you choose.

4. Approach an estate agency

Try to find an agency which may typically specialise in the kind of property you aim to sell. Certain agencies have specialised departments dealing with categories of properties, price ranges, localities, markets. This will address the right buyer immediately, promoting your property where and to whom it is most likely to sell.

5. Sell your home exclusively

Considering selling your home fast? Selling your property with an exclusive estate agency, like Exclusive by RE/MAX, will get you added benefits like selling your home in less than 90 days and receiving greater attention your home deserves on the market.

Advertising your property with multiple agencies on an open agency basis may become counterproductive since yours will be just another property on the list and not one which is getting the full focus it deserves. An Exclusive listing with some real estate agencies also comes with a marketing package where your property will be exposed to several marketing channels.

6. Pricing your property for sale

A good estate agency, like RE/MAX Lettings, will also come prepared to meet you with relative information that would assist you in pricing your property correctly. Comparative pricing metrics will assist you in understanding where you should place your price on the market. You may even find out that it’s not worth selling at this time, or on the other hand realise much more potential. One of the biggest pitfalls, when people sell their property, is that they price their property without adequate guidance.

7. Quiz a potential agent

Quiz a potential agent by asking for advice on typical selling prices, staging the property, and tips on what would improve or add immediate value to the property. A good agent will not shirk from spending time to explain things to you, view your property carefully and ask relevant questions. Before he or she leaves your property, they should know it well, so that they can explain its characteristics to potential buyers, clearly and efficiently.

Learn more about 8 budget-friendly tips on selling your property in Malta or Gozo.