“Awhile back you talked about how bad those Find-An-Agent websites are. I agree completely. I recently used one because I had to sell my mom’s home in Los Angeles. The agents they put me in touch with were awful. But those sites say they’re top agents. Do you know how they screen them, if at all?”
***ANSWER:
Get ready to be amazed. Below are four of the biggest sites’ claims about their agents and their actual requirements: (Source: Realtor Magazine, Feb/04)
Does Your San Diego Real Estate Agent Care?
Site #1
Claim: “Trusted” and “pre-screened” agents
Requirement: Licensed 6 months + 2 home sales in career.
Site #2
Claim: “Top-performing” local agent
Requirement: Real estate license
Site #3
Claim: (none)
Requirement: Real estate license
Site #4
Claim: “Pre-screened” and “Customer-rated”
Requirement: Real estate license, no judgements or bankruptcies past 7 years
First of all, an agent must have a real estate license to even BE an agent. They should be ashamed for touting “license” as evidence of expertise. And the other requirements are a joke. No wonder your experience was so bad.
If you need an agent out of San Diego, call me and I’ll be happy to refer one to you with better credentials than those sites offer. (Reminder: if you need a local agent, I serve San Diego County.)
Either way, you can call me at (858)457-KENT.
