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November 18, 2016

Will you help us enhance our home for a quicker sale and a higher price?

Evan Russell answers question number 17 of 26 on how to interview your real estate agent. Will you help us enhance our home for a quicker sale and a higher price?
November 17, 2016

May I see examples of the materials you will use to market my home?

Evan Russell answers question number 17 of 26 on how to interview your real estate agent. May I see examples of the materials you will use to market my home?
November 16, 2016

Are open houses part of your market plan?

Evan Russell answers question number 16 of 26 on how to interview your real estate agent. Are open houses part of your market plan?
November 15, 2016

What is your written marketing plan to sell my home? Part 2

Evan Russell answers question number 15 of 26 on how to interview your real estate agent. Part 2 - what is your written marketing plan to sell my home?
November 15, 2016

Do you have a written marketing plan to sell my home?

Evan Russell answers question number 15 of 26 on how to interview your real estate agent. Do you have a written marketing plan to sell my home?
November 14, 2016

What is your professional fee structure?

Evan Russell answers question number 1 of 26 on how to interview your real estate agent. What is your professional fee structure?
November 13, 2016

How do you ensure that our real estate transaction will close smoothly and on time?

Evan Russell answers question number 13 of 26 on how to interview your real estate agent. How do you ensure that our real estate transaction will close smoothly and on time?
November 12, 2016

What percentage of your transactions actually close?

Evan Russell answers question number 12 of 26 on how to interview your real estate agent. What percentage of your transactions actually close?
November 11, 2016

What percentage of your listings sell during the listing period?

Evan Russell answers question number 11 of 26 on how to interview your real estate agent. What percentage of your listings sell during the listing period?
November 10, 2016

How close to the asking price do your listings sell for?

Evan Russell answers question number 10 of 26 on how to interview your real estate agent. How close to the asking price do your listings sell for?
November 9, 2016

What is the average market time for your listings?

Evan Russell answers question number 1 of 26 on how to interview your real estate agent. What is the average market time for your listings?
November 8, 2016

Have you sold any homes in my area?

Evan Russell answers question number 8 of 26 on how to interview your real estate agent. Have you sold any homes in my area?
November 7, 2016

How do you rank compared with other agents in your company?

Evan Russell answers question number 7 of 26 on how to interview your real estate agent. How do you rank compared with other agents in your company?
November 6, 2016

What is your market share in your area?

Evan Russell answers question number 6 of 26 on how to interview your real estate agent. What is your market share in your area?
November 5, 2016

What share of your business comes from repeat clients and referrals?

Evan Russell answers question number 5 of 26 on how to interview your real estate agent. What share of your business comes from repeat clients and referrals?
November 4, 2016

May I see some reviews from your past clients?

Evan Russell answers question number 4 on how to interview your real estate agent. May I see some letters of reviews from your past clients?
November 3, 2016

How many clients have you served and may I review your client list?

Evan Russell answers question number 3 of 26 on how to interview your real estate agent. How many clients have you served and may I review your client list?
November 2, 2016

Is real estate your full-time career?

Evan Russell answers question number 2 of 26 on how to interview your real estate agent. Is real estate your full-time career?
November 1, 2016

How long have you been a real estate professional?

Evan Russell answers question number 1 of 26 on how to interview your real estate agent.
October 31, 2016

Intro to 26 Questions to ask your Real Estate Agent

Evan Russell answers 26 questions on how to interview your real estate agent. Each question is a individual episode, answering each question as detailed as ever before.
September 26, 2016

Does Buyer Feedback Actually Matter?

Does buyer feedback about your home actually? The only feedback that matters is if they are interested or not.
September 21, 2016

2 Reasons Why a Home Doesn’t Sell

There are only 2 reasons why a home doesnt sell.
September 21, 2016

How is the North Reading Ma Real Estate Market?

NORTH READING Residents: Our home market report for August 2016 is out.
September 18, 2016

Pricing Your Home for Sale

If you've done your homework, you should be able to take a pretty educated guess at setting the price of your home.
September 17, 2016

Buying an ‘as-is’ house

The “as-is” language in all of the local contracts puts a heavy weight on a buyer’s shoulders.
August 30, 2016

Communication is the key

Communication is key to any successful real estate transaction!
August 10, 2016

When is Best Time To Buy?

Everyone knows that spring is the best time of the year to buy or sell a house? Isn’t it?
August 2, 2016

Who pays the real estate agents commission?

If you are buying a home, you don’t have to pay real estate agent commission. If you are selling a home you pay commission to both your agent and the buyer’s agent when your house closes.
August 2, 2016

What is my agent actually doing for me?

With the evolution of the Internet and home search sites it had become the norm for buyers to be dialed into the new listings almost as fast as the agent is.
July 26, 2016

Real Estate Negotiations

July 26, 2016

Real Estate Negotiations Part 3

The recent sales in the neighborhood give you and your agent ammunition and information to make a solid offer.
July 26, 2016

Real Estate Negotiations Part 2

A good real estate agent, with knowledge of the local market and negotiation experience, can make the difference between a successful transaction vs a deal that falls apart.
July 26, 2016

Real Estate Negotiations Part 1

When it is time buy a home, you’re certainly hoping to get the best price and terms. To do that succesfully, you need to know when to start negotiating and when to stop.
July 20, 2016

Truth about home staging.

When you are considering a house, mentally try to remove the staging from you planning. Try to pay more attention to the layout of the house and the structure itself, rather than the pretty wine glasses and pillow cases.
July 12, 2016
the perfect house

The Perfect House

June 30, 2016

Part 2 What information do I need to put in my offer?

This episode is a continuation of what information is need to present an offer on a home.
June 28, 2016

What Information Do I need To Put In My Offer?

June 24, 2016

Calling On A Real Estate Yard Sign

    We have become an increasingly technological society, so we already know that there are a variety of different websites on which you can find homes. For example, Zillow, Trulia, Realtor.com, your local agent’s site, our ERA site, the Boston MLS to name just […]
June 20, 2016

Using a local Real Estate Agent Part 2

Use the best real estate agent to market your home, not just the local agent one. Selling a home is about exposure to the mass of buyers, not the location of the office.
June 20, 2016

Why Should I Hire A Local Real Estate Agent?

  PART 1   This past weekend, I met with a seller a few towns away a number of miles from my home office. I live in a particular town that has specific demographics and I went about forty minutes south to another town. During […]