I agree to choose a realtor who is knowledgeable/specializes in a particular part of the area that you are selling/buying + type of homes.

When I sold my place, I dropped the lst realtor because she was too sales number oriented.

I did drop by realtor company office locally to find 2nd one and also looked at the ads of places she was selling.

She did not try to rush me, gave me lots of good advice on how to make home more marketable. I did ask directly about her commission which was abit lower than lst one. Also some interesting stories along the way, in general about the real estate business itself.

And you know what sold me to her as my agent? Somehow we ended up talking about the types of client she handled in natural course of conversation AFTER I selected her:

*Including a blind customer. What she did to assist to "show" the neighbourhood, house,etc.

*What some customers look for in "desirable" neighbours..in their view in same ethnic/racial group..terribly discriminatory selections..but people look at the directory of last names on highrise condo buildings. It's so sad..


I knew that I had made the right choice..