Minya Kravic

REALTOR®

Sutton Group Old Mill Realty Inc., Brokerage *

Mobile:: 416-833-0754
Office:: 416-234-2424
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10 Questions to Ask When Hiring a REALTOR

10 Questions to Ask When Hiring a REALTOR®

Homeowners should interview a few potential REALTORS® before deciding on one to sell their home. Here are some smart questions to ask:

1. How long have you been in the business?
A freshly-licensed REALTOR® can do a wonderful job and will have up-to-date training; those in the business longer bring more practical experience to the table.

2. What is your average list-to-sales-price ratio?
A competent listing REALTOR® should hold a track record for negotiating sales prices that are very close to list prices.

3. How will your marketing plan meet my needs?
Specifically, how will you sell my home? Where and how often do you advertise? Will you show me a sample flyer? How do you market online?

4. Will you provide references?
Ask if any of the references are related to the REALTOR®. Ask if you can call their references with additional questions.

5. What separates you from your competition?
Key phrases to listen for: assertive, available by phone or e-mail, analytical, professional, reliable, and able to maintain a good sense of humour under trying circumstances.

6. May I review documents that I will be asked to sign?
A good REALTOR® makes forms available to you before you are required to sign them. Ask to see agency disclosure, the listing agreement and seller disclosure.

7. How will you help me find other professionals?
Ask for a written list of referring vendors. Get an explanation if you see the term “affiliated”. It could mean the REALTOR® is getting compensation from vendors.

8. How much do you charge?
You don’t have to ask if the fee is negotiable, since all real estate fees are negotiated. It may be a good idea to ask what their commission fee is for your reference.

9. What kind of guarantee do you offer?
If you sign a listing agreement with the REALTOR® and later find that you are unhappy with the arrangement, will the REALTOR® let you cancel the agreement?

10. What haven’t I asked you that I need to know?
Pay close attention to how the REALTOR® answers this question, because there is always something you need to know--always.

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I've spent 21 years selling homes in Etobicoke and Toronto's west end. Long enough to have sold on the same streets more than once, and to have watched these neighbourhoods change from the inside.

Most of my clients are in the middle of something bigger than a real estate transaction. A family that has outgrown the house. Parents in a home that's become more than they want to maintain. People selling and buying at the same time, trying to make two moving parts line up without losing sleep over it. That's the work I know best, and it's the work I like most.

My job, the way I see it, is to give you a clear picture and let you make the decision. What your home is realistically worth in today's market — not the number you'd like to hear. What's worth fixing before you list and what isn't. When to move, and when waiting is the better call.

I don't push. I've never believed a home sells because someone felt pressured. It sells because the right buyer walks in and recognises it, and because nothing about the price or the presentation got in their way. One buyer who truly appreciates the home is all it takes.

Most of my business comes from people I've worked with before, or someone they sent to me. After 21 years, that's the part I'm proudest of.

I speak English, Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian.

Away from work, my family is the reason for all of it. We spend part of every summer on the Dalmatian coast in Croatia — swimming, boating, long dinners, the kind of days that don't need planning. It's a good reminder of what people are actually buying when they buy a home: somewhere to have the life they want.

If you're thinking about a move and want a straight conversation with no obligation, call me.

Minya Kravic, REALTOR®

Sutton Group Old Mill Realty Inc., Brokerage

Independently owned and operated

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