Shopping for a real estate agent to sell my home

[forgop]

Originally Posted by wayner123

I'd still recommend the ELP off of Ramsey's site as he guarantees of a sorts they will be the best.

I checked it out...the funny thing is one of them I'm ready to fire was the listing agent for the house I bought that never returned my message today. Same realtor that wasn't at the closing for his seller in which I was the buyer.

I'm in Indianapolis...not a great market by any means, but slightly improving over the past 6 months.

[wayner123]

Originally Posted by forgop

I checked it out...the funny thing is one of them I'm ready to fire was the listing agent for the house I bought that never returned my message today. Same realtor that wasn't at the closing for his seller in which I was the buyer.

I'm in Indianapolis...not a great market by any means, but slightly improving over the past 6 months.

You can report them. If you so choose. Personally, I use realtor's as sort of a key. They unlock the doors I need, but I have to walk through.

You may want to look at the foreclosure properties and the bank owned as well as those in default in your area. It will give you an idea of backlog these guys are dealing with. I know here in FL 1 out of every 3 houses in my price range were foreclosed, bank owned or pre foreclosure. The improvement you see could be just because house prices are getting to where they need to be and they are moving the foreclosed stock. There are many a good realtor here that have gone to nothing but foreclosures and bank owned and when they get a chance for one that's not, they feel it the owner will be asking more than the market will allow. Not saying you are doing that, just that is the general feel.