The Michigan Group

The Michigan Group

Real Estate Matters

555 Briarwood Cir.

How to Choose a REALTOR

Bob Hefner REALTOR  662-1867   662-3958

   When buying or selling a home, you need a skilled person to help. How can you find the best one for you? Someone to trust, whose integrity and ethics are beyond question. A person you can really communicate with, in the initial stages and later when in negotiations. Some questions to ask:

How long have you been in the business?

Do you work full-time, year-around in real estate? Are you a member of the Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors? (This group provides the only access to the Multiple Listings Service).

What is your speciality?

What is your geographic area? Are there kinds of transactions you prefer not to deal with? Do you make referrals to other Realtors who specialize in such matters?

Is there teamwork in the company? Will other agents help in an emergency-when your away for a few hours or days? Do you inform each buyer of all appropriate homes, so that both buyer and seller  have the best chance of connecting? Or are buyers pressured to select only from your company's listings (which makes more profit for the company, but doesn't serve the seller or the buyer?)

Is there real communication with the agent? Does he/she really listen to you, or just give speeches? Is there empathy with your needs, wants, and lifestyle?

   Other considerations may be important to you. We can discuss them and decide whether to work with each other or perhaps I can refer you to a trusted colleague. Please do not hesitate to call on me today.

Bob Hefner