{"id":11426,"date":"2021-04-02T12:30:32","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T12:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alessandropasqual.it\/how-to-choose-a-real-estate-agent\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T14:22:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:22:35","slug":"how-to-choose-a-real-estate-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alessandropasqual.it\/en\/how-to-choose-a-real-estate-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"How to choose a real estate agent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I'll tell you the honest truth: in the <strong>more than 10 years<\/strong> that I've been doing this business, I have yet to understand why when it comes to housing, people are so unobservant about service.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ht-block-toc is-style-outline htoc htoc--position-wide toc-list-style-plain\" data-htoc-state=\"expanded\"><span class=\"htoc__title\"><span class=\"ht_toc_title\">Table of Contents<\/span><span class=\"htoc__toggle\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"><g fill=\"#444\"><path d=\"M15 7H1c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1s.4 1 1 1h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1s-.4-1-1-1z\"><\/path><path d=\"M15 1H1c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1s.4 1 1 1h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1s-.4-1-1-1zM15 13H1c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1s.4 1 1 1h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1s-.4-1-1-1z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span><div class=\"htoc__itemswrap\"><ul class=\"ht_toc_list\"><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-se-parliamo-invece-di-case\">If we talk about houses instead?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-cosa-puoi-fare-tu-per-essere-un-cliente-consapevole\">What can you do to be an aware customer?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>If we are talking about selling the used car, we do everything to <strong>make it appealing<\/strong>, description full of details, photos of the car just washed and cleaned, all possible arrangements to maximize the result. If <strong>we choose a B&amp;b<\/strong> for a short stay out of town, we opt for the one with the most <strong>positive reviews<\/strong>, attractive photographs, and amenities that appeal to us. <\/p>\n\n<!--more-->\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"htoc-se-parliamo-invece-di-case\">If we talk about houses instead?<\/h2>\n\n<p>When it comes to spending (or earning)<strong> hundreds of thousands<\/strong>, making the biggest and most important investment of our lives, we rely on chance, hearsay, or the friend of the brat.<\/p>\n\n<p>Whether you are selling a house or you have to buy it, if this is done through a real estate agent the product you need to evaluate is not exclusively the property, but <strong>the service you are offered<\/strong> to conclude the purchase.<\/p>\n\n<p>The whole stage of finding information in order to evaluate and choose the type of service, which usually fall within the 5 steps of every customer's buying process, is completely skipped.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.alessandropasqual.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/LE-5-FASI-DEL-PROCESSO-DI-ACQUISTO-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1847 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alessandropasqual.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/LE-5-FASI-DEL-PROCESSO-DI-ACQUISTO-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1847 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alessandropasqual.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/LE-5-FASI-DEL-PROCESSO-DI-ACQUISTO-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.alessandropasqual.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/LE-5-FASI-DEL-PROCESSO-DI-ACQUISTO-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alessandropasqual.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/LE-5-FASI-DEL-PROCESSO-DI-ACQUISTO-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alessandropasqual.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/LE-5-FASI-DEL-PROCESSO-DI-ACQUISTO.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>If we have to buy a washing machine arrived at the store we know all the types of washing and consumption of each model including the maximum spin numbers of the spin cycle, but if we have to buy a house we find ourselves at the mercy of events, trusting that our interlocutor is a reliable person.<\/p>\n\n<p>In 2021, few real estate agents have realized the need to invest in communicating about their work more than about their properties. Informing one's potential clientele about what to expect when they want to buy or sell a home is the duty of every broker in the industry. Having an aware client should be a priority (for me it is) to create a trusting relationship that goes beyond the single \"one shot\" transaction.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"htoc-cosa-puoi-fare-tu-per-essere-un-cliente-consapevole\">What can you do to be an aware customer?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Nothing more than what you do when you have to make any other purchase-related decision! Research, read, compare and investigate who is the right contact person for your need! Don't rely on chance <strong>be like Bill!<\/strong>\ud83d\ude42  <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.alessandropasqual.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Be_like_Bill_Fix_Wikipedia-ok.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1848 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alessandropasqual.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Be_like_Bill_Fix_Wikipedia-ok.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1848 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alessandropasqual.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Be_like_Bill_Fix_Wikipedia-ok.png 500w, https:\/\/www.alessandropasqual.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Be_like_Bill_Fix_Wikipedia-ok-300x275.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I'll tell you the honest truth: in the more than 10 years that I've been doing this business, I have yet to understand why when it comes to housing, people are so unobservant about service. 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