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Next to the house itself, a real estate agent can be a home seller's biggest asset when it comes to finding a buyer willing to offer the right price.

The hot housing market in the last few years prompted many homeowners to go it alone when it came time to sell. But for the vast majority of sellers, choosing a competent real estate agent to help with the increasingly complex task is priority No. 1, especially with low interest rates and more normal inventory giving buyers more leverage this year. 

In fact, just 13 percent of sellers were FSBOs -- For Sale By Owner -- in 2001, according to the National Association of Realtors. With 87 percent of the business, agents did the lion's share of the work on the sellers' behalf.

Shopping for an effective real estate agent can be daunting, but the process is simpler if you know what questions to ask, experts said.

Sellers need to interview potential representatives about their marketing intentions, communication habits, experience, training, area expertise and agency.

It's appropriate to look at professionals in the market and determine who's appropriate for your needs. Everyone's looking for a little different service from their agents.

The value of an agent's experience can't be underestimated.

Your agent should know the market, know what's a good price and how to negotiate a good price for you," she said. "That comes from having been around and having studied market analysis.

What to ask

Upon starting the search for a real estate agent, home sellers are wise to consider the following guidelines, according to experts:

• Interview at least two or three agents from different brokerages. Evaluating several candidates is standard operating procedure unless you know a trusted agent you've used previously, Davis said. Finding a communicative agent who can advise you how best to showcase your property and lives up to commitments is key.
• Don't automatically go with the agent who suggests the highest price. "Some sellers do want to look at the world with rose-colored glasses so they want to hear the price first as opposed to the whole package," Davis said. "That's shortsighted. What you really want is a professional agent who does a thorough job reviewing market conditions, reviewing with you the entire sequence of events and the manner of servicing what will happen." Bidding the value beyond what the market will support may make a homeowner feel good, but often backfires, Murphy said. "If it's overpriced and you take it for three months, chances are they won't have sold it and it goes on to a second agent for a lower price."
• It's the agent's job to give you sound advice, but some may have ulterior motives in accepting a homeowner's ideal price.  Some agents may go along just to get your listing with the hopes that after the house hasn't sold after three months, you'll lower the price.
• Ask how many houses they've sold in the last year and how close to the listing price they've sold them.
• Find out how long they've been selling houses in the area to determine their familiarity with the local market.
• Ask how they plan to market your house. You should insist on being included in a Multiple Listing Service (MLS,) but will they also hold open houses and advertise online? What, if anything, will that require of you?
• Determine the timing of the marketing plan and how the agent will be held accountable. Timing is everything in marketing a property.  The price relates to the time. If you have to sell a house in 30 days, then the agent needs to know that because the price of the house is going to be in relation to that time frame.
• Make sure the agent will keep up contact even if there's no news. "An agent should give you feedback even if it's to say 'I've had no requests for showings this week,'" Murphy said. "No one wants to list something and not hear from the agent."
• Ask how and when the agent is compensated. Some get commissions, generally ranging 5 to 7 percent, while others have different fee structures. When do you pay it -- at closing, in advance, as you go along?  In some cases, you pay only if it sells and others you pay for some of the specific services up front or as they're incurred.   Be prepared to negotiate for a lower seller-agent commission, but don't push the buyer's broker lower than 3 percent of the cut.  If you're willing to take a little risk, you ought to get that 6 percent to 5 percent. But make sure the cooperating broker doesn't suffer or they may not show the house to potential buyers.
• Ask for referrals. Call four or five previous clients.  Would you have this person as your soliciting agent again and what did you think was the best thing they did? Was there any area of dissatisfaction?
• Understand how the house will be shown and how the inspection process will work.  If there's anything that hangs up a closing or disrupts a sale, it's an inspection more than any other thing.  Very often the seller has negotiated the price based on his assumption of the property. He may not know some of the things the inspector might turn up.
• Ask who your agent represents. Some represent buyers and sellers at the same time, setting up potential conflicts. Many states now require them to disclose if they have dual agency, Davis said.   I'm going to list a significant asset of mine, I want to know I'm being represented by a professional whose fiduciary responsibility is to me and my best interests.

You need to feel comfortable with the person you're dealing with because they're going to walk you through a process that's extremely emotional.