After leaving the corporate world in 2006, I became a full time property investor in
New York during which my partner and I viewed thousands of properties and interacted with a lot of property agents. Back then, I seldom actually interviewed agents and would just look at properties with any agent as long as the listings they sent me looked OK.
Through experience, I learned that there is a process in
selecting a property agents similar to the process of interviewing an employee or financial adviser. Spending time to properly interview agents and selecting the best fit will save a lot of time, money and ensure a productive experience.
Most people view an agent as a mere salesperson who just needs to send some listings and open doors to properties. Most don't give much credibility to agents because the thought is that anyone can become a property agent. That's true in 90% of agent/client interactions. That's also the reason why most clients don't have a good experience with their agent.
