What Is a Top-Rated Real Estate Agent
Any real estate agent can show houses and process paperwork. The best ones
work a lot harder for their clients. Agents must pass a number of tests in
order to make the Movoto top-rated list. Our proprietary software identifies
professionals with the highest ratings for successful transactions in a given
area. We then combine this data with personal interviews and reference checks
to further identify only those agents with the highest scores for client
satisfaction.
The result is a comprehensive list of the most active, experienced, and
successful practitioners in real estate, performing at the top 2-5% of their
field.
The Movoto Ratings Checklist
Here are a few of the qualities we look for when we compile our list. A
top-rated agent:
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Develops a real understanding of your needs, tastes, and budget
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Has inside information on neighborhoods, pricing trends, and new houses about
to go on the market
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Has local expertise to help you evaluate neighborhoods, homes, and schools
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Has an in-depth knowledge of the market to help you make good investment
decisions
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Has the professional reputation and connections to ensure that your offer has
the best possible chance of being accepted
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Makes the complexities of real estate transactions easy to understand and
navigate
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Is focused on your goals, responsive, and fun to work with
Real Estate Agent Services
Buying and selling real estate can be complicated, but a good agent will make
it easy for you to understand and navigate the process.
What follows is a list of services you can expect your agent to help you with:
Find A Home
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Get to know you and understand your dream home
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Help you understand what you can afford
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Recommend mortgage loan professionals who will provide you with appropriate
loan options
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Help you decide what neighborhoods to consider
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Screen homes so that you only look at homes that are likely to be right for you
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Show you homes on a convenient schedule
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Help you evaluate the surrounding neighborhood
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Provide local information on utilities, zoning, schools, noise, traffic
patterns, government, development plans, and other items of interest to you
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Help you evaluate the property's potential resale value
Complete Your Purchase
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Advise you on necessary inspections
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Help you choose vendors and schedule, monitor and complete inspections and
repairs
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Coordinate the mortgage appraisal and work with you to resolve any issues that
may arise between yourself and the appraiser
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Help you investigate title status of the property and flag any potential issues
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Maintain a closing calendar, making sure all tasks are completed and that the
closing happens smoothly
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Coordinate with the title company and help with any escrow issues
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Open the door and let you into your new home!