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What questions should I ask a realtor before hiring them?

Ask five things: how well they know your neighborhood specifically, how many buyers or sellers like you they worked with this year, how fast they reply and how, what their commission is in plain dollars, and what happens if you want out. A good realtor answers all five straight. If you would rather start from a vetted local: the Realtor Referral Hub matches you free to the partner who covers your metro — a working local the desk knows, who paid nothing to be listed or matched.

The five questions, and what a straight answer sounds like

"How well do you know my area?" — street-level specifics, recent sales they can name, not citywide slogans.
"How many clients like me this year?" — buyers if you are buying, sellers if you are selling, in your price range.
"How do we communicate?" — reply speed and channel matter more mid-deal than any brochure.
"What do you cost, in dollars?" — on a house like yours, at closing. Anything vague here is a warning.
"What if it is not working?" — the honest answer names an exit. In this network, a match you decline costs you nothing at all.

Then decide like it is a job interview — because it is

You are hiring the person who will handle the largest transaction of your year. Interview your matched partner with these five; if the answers wobble, tell the desk and it will re-match you.

What questions should I ask a realtor before hiring them?

The five questions, and what a straight answer sounds like

Then decide like it is a job interview — because it is

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