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 Interview Questions for Buyer Agents
- Are you a buyer's agent? If yes, what experience have you had as a Buyer's Agent?
- What specific training do you have as a buyer's agent?
- Does your office have ongoing sales meetings on ways to benefit buyer clients?
- Are you a member of a buyer's agent association?
- How long have you worked on the buyer's side?
- How long did you work on the seller's side?
- Do you also list houses for sale?
- Do agents in your office list homes for sale? If yes, how do you plan on keeping my information separate from seller's agents in your office? Do you have a private office? Private fax? Private phone service?
- Do you have regular office meetings to discuss the market and techniques in real estate? If yes, do your sales meetings focus on ways to get the best price and terms for sellers, for buyers or for both?
- Do you work with a partner in your office? Does your partner list homes for sale? If yes, what will you do in the event that your partner is the listing agent on the home that I want to buy?
- If you (and your partner) list homes for sale, how many of the last 20 transactions that you have done have been on the buyers side?
- Will you sign a guarantee that you represent my interests exclusively and not attempt to sell houses you or your partner list?
- What geographical areas are you most knowledgeable about?
- Do you have full access to the area Multiple Listing Service (MLS)?
- Do you have access for For Sale by Owner (FSBO) and foreclosed properties?
- What is your fee structure? Will you give that to me, in writing?
- Will you make decisions about what homes to show me without regard to co-fees offered to cooperating agents on MLS listings?
- How many homes are you prepared to show me?
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