For Buyers
Agent
Interview Checklist
Does the
Agent...
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Have an active real
estate license in good
standing?
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Have a reputation for
trustworthiness?
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Know the area you are
interested in and
regularly sell homes
here?
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Have the time to work
with you?
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Have years of
experience in the
business?
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Have a professional
demeanor?
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Can the Agent work
with under a Buyers
Agency or other
relationship that you
find acceptable?
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Have a personality
you can relate to?
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Interview you
regarding your needs,
wants, and lifestyle?
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Listen attentively?
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Return phone calls
promptly?
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Answer real estate
questions in a manner
you can understand?
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Provide you with a
list of properties he or
she is showing you?
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Show you properties
that suit your needs?
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Belong to a real
estate board and a
multiple listing service
(MLS)?
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Qualify you for a
loan or refer you to
someone who can?
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Complete a closing
cost estimate for you?
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Provide you with
recommendations of
lenders, mortgage
brokers, inspectors,
estate attorneys, movers
etc.?
Working
with a Top Agent
Here is
what you should expect when
working with a top Agent:
Communication: Top
Agents must be excellent
communicators; it is the
Agent’s job to listen to the
needs and desires of the
buyers, making sure that all
avenues of the buying
process are completed from
interviewing the client,
down to making sure there
are pens to sign with at
closing. Great Agents put
you in contact with lenders,
inspectors, title companies,
insurance agents, giving you
a variety to choose from so
that you can be sure you are
getting the best
representation possible.
Great Agents are full of
enthusiasm and energy,
always willing to go the
extra mile. Great Agents
work with your best interest
in mind. Great Agents hold
your hand every step of the
way.
Education: Working with
a top Agent gives you the
best opportunity to find the
lake property of your dreams
and have an overall relaxing
real estate experience, but
it also gives you the
opportunity to learn a
little about the industry.
Feel free to ask your Agent
questions, that is what he
or she is there for, your
Agent should not feel
insulted or frustrated if
you ask questions, you are
making a major life
decision, you deserve
answers.
Confidentiality: Top
Agents know when to keep
their mouths shut; they
understand that what you
tell them when they are
representing you as a Buyers
Agent is to remain between
you and the Agent. Top
Agents understand what they
can and cannot disclose.
Loyalty: You don’t have
to worry about where you
stand with a top Agent, when
they are working for you
they have your best interest
in mind at all times.
Honesty: A great Agent
will look you in the eye and
tell it to you straight,
remember if you feel like
they are not telling you
something, it may be because
they can’t.
Due
Diligence: Top Agents go
out of their way to make no
rock is left unturned, they
will go the distance to make
sure everything is done in
the most effective and
efficient manner.
Home
Buyers Game Plan: Buying
a lake property is an
investment and you should
have a strategy, a timeline,
and an Agent ready to assist
you.
For more
information on...
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Buying Contingent Upon
Selling
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Title Insurance
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Home Inspections
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Building Wealth
-
Capital Gains
-
1031 Exchanges
Please email Jana Hanson
at
[email protected]
If you would like to talk to
Jana in person, please call
816.261.8924. If you happen
to reach her voicemail leave
a message and she will get
back with you at her soonest
convenience. Thank you for
visiting
www.lakevikingrealestate.com
and for your interest in
Lake Viking!
