Qualifications are important. However, finding a solid, professional agent means getting beyond the resume, and into what makes an agent effective. Use the following questions as your starting point in hiring your licensed, professional real estate agent:

1. _{Why did you become a real estate agent?}
2. _{Why should I work with you?}
3. _{What do you do better than other real estate agents?}
4. _{What process will you use to help me find the right home for my particular wants and needs?}
5. _{What are the most common things that go wrong in a transaction and how would you handle them??}
6. _{What are the biggest mistakes people make when buying their first home?}
7. _{What other professionals do you suggest we work with and what are their credentials?} 
8. _{Can you provide me with references or testimonials from past clients?}

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