You have lived in your wonderful home for many years but the responsibilities of keeping it up is weighing very heavily on you. You now want to sell and buy a condominium, which would entail less of your time. How to go about picking the best West Vancouver Realtor?

The Real Estate Council of BC (RECBC) is an agency regulating the licensing of the individual agent and brokerages. This board has a search engine that facilitates your task in ensuring the agent is qualified under the norms of the Council. Those on the list could chosen as a point at which you can start looking. Your family and friends may try to influence you in your choice but make the choice after your research.

An agent belonging to an MLS, Multiple Listing Service, is beneficial to you since your listing will be seen by many more people. The person you choose should not have this career part time or is selling as a hobby. This career path is difficult and one must be completely committed in order to succeed.

An agent who does not price your house within the present market prices is not doing you a favour. Some agents will price your house too high in order to get the listing. This will only put you at a disadvantage in getting a fair price for the home.

Ask questions and request names of recent customers who can tell you about their experience selling their home. Ask for a list of recent sales to enable you to evaluate the success rate. Years of experience are not always the benefit you think it may be. A new agent may be very enthusiastic about being able to sell your home.

You may think that demanding a lower commission rate will save you money. However, this usually means that there are other properties on the market at full commission that will be more interesting to sell. Be careful what you ask for. After careful research you will be able to pick the best West Vancouver Realtor who will sell your property.

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