Choosing a Realtor to sell your property is a lot like a job interview and you are the boss.  You need to know the right questions if you are going to get the right person.  And let's face it, this may be one of the most important job interviews you do, so let me see if I can help you out a little:

     1st question: Are you are Realtor/Salesperson or a Realtor/Broker?
     Background:
          A Salesperson after two weeks of education, passes a test, and is handed their license.  No education required.  They are required to work under the supervision of a Broker.
          A Broker is Licensed by the State of Washington to transact Real Estate, because they have to meet a more advanced education requirement and to pass a much more difficult test.
          I am a Realtor/Broker.

     2nd question: What skills do you have to aid in the Presentation of my home for sale?
     Background: 
          If a person is going to help you with the presentation of your home for sale, they should have education and experience.  The industry promotes an Accredited Staging Professional Course (two days).  And I would think that this would be
a minimum for the person you choose to help you present your home.
          I am a Certified Feng Shui Practitioner.  That means that I took a 9 days course on interior and exterior design.

     3rd question: How are you going to promote my house?
     Background:
          If any portion of the answer given includes doing Open Houses, Broker's Opens, Newspaper and Magazine Advertising, I would recommend that you just move on to the next applicant.  Those ideas were effect only years before the internet.  If the person you are interviewing doesn't have a firm and aggressive knowledge of internet promotion, you are not going to get the best result.
          I am a webmaster with over 20 years of experience in technology.

     4th question: Where did you get your negotiating and legal skills?
     Background:
          Negotiating skills, education, and professionalism will make all the difference on how effective and smooth the sale of your house goes. These are things that you just can't get from a few hours spent in a few classes.
          I have a Bachelors in Accounting, I have education and experience in contract law and negotiations at the personal and corporate level.  I was a corporate executive for many years before going into consulting and real estate.

     These are just some of the more important questions that I never see in the newspaper when they are trying to educate the public. I hope this has been of some help and if you have any questions, just send me an email (dana@danakohut.com) or give me a call 425.260.2014.  I am always happy to help.

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