Buying a home is the most expensive purchase most people ever make. It stands to reason that you would like to know that your agent is doing their best for you. Here are 10 red flags that tell you they’re not.
1. “Well I had some clients before, but they were all jerks.”
Beware of an agent who trash talks *everyone* they’ve ever represented. It’s kind of like the people who have had a string of “crazy ex’s”. Eventually it might become obvious to you that you’re going to be the next “jerk” that they complain about to their next client. You also have to wonder what they are doing in this profession if they aren’t enjoying many of the people they work with. Even if the agent’s previous clients *were* all jerks, it hardly makes them look good to be bad-mouthing them to other clients who will then wonder if they’re going to get the same treatment.
2. “Sorry I haven’t gotten back to you in the past week; things have been crazy.”
How long does it take to dash off a short email telling clients what’s going on with their house hunt? Is a 5 minute phone call that lets the clients know that things are rolling ahead (or that there’s an issue that needs addressing) really that hard? There’s nothing wrong with an agent who sets specific times to send and return calls, emails, faxes, etc., but an agent who doesn’t set expectations and then meet them is not likely to be doing their best for you.