Considered selling your property with no agent involved? The hardest part for any property buyer or seller is finding a good honest real estate agent. We know they exist. Many agents are hard working, ethical individuals, but there are also those who are not so honest or ethical. There is now another option when selling your property, selling with No Agent.

We quite happily concede there are many good real estate agents out there, and some bad ones too. How do you tell the difference between a good and a bad agent? At present there is no consumer based system for evaluating agents. Typically you would call in a few agents who appear prominent in your area and they would present their services to you. Even when they provide referrals – it would only be the good referrals. The decision can be so difficult and it involves the sale of your biggest single asset. We suggest you consider selling with no agent and save yourself thousands?

Whilst these are not the practices of a good agent these are some of the processes that bad agents may try with an unsuspecting property owner. Please read these tricks so that you are better informed and can avoid this situation if it occurs.

List cheap, Sell Quick

Many agents will do WHATEVER IT TAKES to get the sale.  Real estate agents are remunerated predominantly on a commission only basis. Some agents get a retainer which is offset against future commission earnings.

What it all means is that real estate agents only get paid when they sell a property. The longer it takes to sell your property, the longer the agent will wait to get paid. The lower the price, the faster the property will sell and the faster the agent will get paid.

It is this relationship between property sales and real estate agents pay that can motivate an agent to do “ whatever it takes”  to get the sale.

Unfortunately money can corrupt and when it comes to property, some agents will put money before ethics, honesty and what’s right for the owner.

Self Promotion

I am sure your letterbox is bombarded just like mine with brochures saying how good each real estate agent is in my local area. Large pictures of smiling faces with the words SOLD SOLD SOLD emblazoned everywhere. A lot of money is spent on agent self promotion, and far less on property promotion.

Property History

No agent will ever know your property as well as you do! When it comes to detailed questions and property history, who better to ask than you, the current home owner. No agents knowledge can compare to that of the property owner.

No Agent

With Zeroagents you no longer have to try to tell the difference. You can sell with no agent. You can sell your home, apartment, land or investment property with no agent involved and save thousands of dollars in the process.

Every dollar you spend advertising is about property promotion, not about promoting you as the greatest real estate agent in the area.

Real Estate Agents tricks and techniques

Below is additional information on some of the behaviors, typical of a “bad“ agent. These are the tricks and techniques real estate agents can use to make a property sale, no matter what: