Denver Real Estate – Choosing a Real Estate Agent

All I can say is, finding the right real estate agent can make all the difference in your home buying process, especially if you’re a first time home buyer new to the whole process. I remember back when my wife and I began looking for our first home here in Denver Colorado, this was before I entered into the world of selling real estate. By the second time the Realtor took us out looking at houses I knew that being a real estate agent did not take a rocket scientist. It is as if she did not hear a word we were saying. She kept showing us houses that did not meet our criteria. Obviously, finding a real estate agent doesn’t take a rocket science either but I think finding a good one might. You can find your basic Realtor on the Internet, the paper, on bus benches, in the Yellow Pages, I’m sure you probably have one or two living on your street. But, to find a real good real estate agent you might want to dig a little deeper. I have a few recommendations. First, choose a real estate agent who closes at least three through five transactions every month. Do you really want someone who is struggling to make ends meet and is more concerned about getting their paycheck then finding you the perfect house? Probably not. Second, the average real estate agent closes less than four deals per year, which means they write one contract every three months. Considering that the Colorado real estate contract updates every single month, how is that agent supposed to know every change being made if they are not actively using that contract? So again, picked in agent who closes lots of deals. And finally third, you want an agent who specializes in the area you are looking. Denver is becoming so large that it is very difficult for an agent to know everything about every part of town especially school systems, entertainment, recreation and shopping.
These are probably the three most important criteria for the first time homebuyer in Denver Colorado. So in conclusion, choose well and happy home hunting!