15 Questions to ask your Realtor

Choosing the Realtor who will take care of your REAL ESTATE transactions in is a big decision. Before you decide who will represent you in the sale or purchase of your new home, consider the following questions...

1. Do you sell real estate full-time? At The Shannon Jones Team, our Realtors and administrative staff are all full-time professionals.

2. How long have you been selling real estate? Shannon Jones has been selling real estate for more than six years, and had a successful career in the financial services industry prior to that.

3. How many homes do you sell a year? And, how many have you sold in your career? The Shannon Jones Team sells more than 60 homes a year - more than one per week. (The average agent in California sells 6 houses per year.) Throughout our career, The Shannon Jones Team has helped hundreds of families buy and sell homes.

4. Where do you rank in your office? The Shannon Jones Team is the top selling real estate group in our office.

5. How do you rank in your area? The Shannon Jones Team has consistently been in the Top 10 real estate teams in the Long Beach/Lakewood/Signal Hill area for several years. Last year, we were No. 5 in Long Beach, in the top 1% of Realtors.

6. What is the average number of days you take to sell a home and how close to the list price do your listings sell for? In 2004, our average time on the market for listings was 24 days compared to an MLS average of 33 days in the Long Beach area. Our average sales price was 101.4% of the list price.

7. How strong is your name recognition and reputation in the marketplace? The Shannon Jones Team receives numerous calls from name recognition and reputation alone!

8. What percentage of your accepted contracts close on time? More than 90% of our accepted contracts close in a timely manner, meaning less inconvenience to you.

9. What is your marketing plan? The Shannon Jones Team advertises in real estate publications, brochures, and the Neighborhood News, produces a virtual tour, features the property on numerous websites, e-mails virtual flyers to more than 400 top area Realtors, and has a 24-hour talking ad. We take multiple digital photos of your property and use that in many mediums to highlight the features of your home.

10. Would you provide us with a professional full-color flyer of our home? Yes, we provide inside and outside brochures for your home. And if you need more.we get them to you!

11. How many full-time assistants do you have? The Shannon Jones Team has two full-time support professionals (one licensed) available to help you with all your real estate needs.

12. What is the system you use to provide us with feedback or comments from prospective buyers or Realtors? The Shannon Jones Team regularly provides you with feedback verbally as well as a weekly written report. If you prefer to have comments e-mailed, we can do that, too.

13. Will you give us your professional opinion on how to prepare our home for showings? The Shannon Jones Team is always honest. We will tell you what you NEED to hear!

14. Do you have a list of references that we may call? Absolutely. We're happy to provide references, or you can browse the testimonials on our website.

15. Do you have a moving van? The Shannon Jones Team is so confident we will sell your home, we purchased a moving van to assist you with your move!

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