Assessing Agents

First  Know This: Ask about an agent's credentials, education and REALTOR® status.  Not all  agents are REALTORS®.   Only agents who are members of the organization called the National  Association of Realtors can call themselves a REALTOR®.  This group of professionals creates a large network of associates that can  benefit you in many ways that other agents cannot.  Moreover,  these REALTORS®  are bound by a strict Code of Ethics which they police in earnest. A  good REALTOR®  will have many special avenues to enable them to continually improve  and gain the most current knowledge regarding trends, ethics,  policies, politics, contracts and legal issues that will affect you. Signature  Properties is a 100% REALTOR®  office. As your REALTOR®  we will have a wide network of resources to share with you with which  to help you select inspectors and recommend service providers such as  lenders, insurance agents, landscapers and contractors

Buyer's  Agents: A buyer's REALTOR® specializes in  helping buyers! Signature Properties, as a buyer's agent, listens to  what you want and then helps you find your ideal property, be it  home, land or commercial property. We can notify you the instant that  a home, meeting your requirements, comes on the market and we will  make the appointment to get you in at the soonest possible moment.  Via our "Real Estate Marketing Network" we often know of  properties that are available before the general public knows. No  more leaving voice-mails for agents who don't bother to call you  back. No more waiting for a Sunday Open House to see a home. No more  calling on a newspaper ad only to discover that someone has already  put in an offer. Generally, a REALTOR® does not  get paid until you successfully buy your property. Besides, in Texas,  the seller pays the listing agent, so why wouldn't you want someone  working for you?

Selecting  the right agent: Look for a full-time REALTOR®.  Seek a  REALTOR®  who has experience completing purchases similar to yours.  Interview a few REALTORS®  and  find out how familiar they are with the neighborhoods in which you  have interest.  Or in  Signature Properties' case, ask a confidant how Signature Properties  treated them and their transaction.  Find a  REALTOR®  who is tech-savvy because today's transactions move quickly.  Ask how  much time the REALTOR®  will have for you, and if they have an assistant.  Determine the REALTOR'S®  ability and willingness to return your calls promptly? Time can be  money when attempting to buy a home.  Ask for  references in people and sales. And  know that a good REALTOR®  will spend more time listening to you and asking you questions about  what you want, rather than talking about themselves. But  just as importantly, after interviewing the REALTOR®,  ask yourself if the person really cares about you or are they just in  it for the next sales commission, as it is important to pick a  REALTOR®  with whom you feel comfortable.