| For those looking for a good realtor in the San Diego | | | | Never forget the power of friendship. Talk to your |
| area, they should know that it is a competitive | | | | friends and family, colleagues who have sold or are |
| market. is a website that offers information about | | | | selling property and see who they like to use for it. |
| homes, neighborhoods, an realtors in the area. They | | | | Many websites out there can refer people to agents, |
| claim to give the best and most current directory of | | | | however, the quality assurance may not be there. |
| properties in the San Diego area. | | | | Their agents are ones who have paid the web site |
| Some of the information that can be found on the | | | | owners a fee to be placed in their directories. It's |
| website includes a wide listing of properties both | | | | always a good idea to check out google and view |
| nationwide and in the area. It comes with photos, | | | | the real estate agents in the area and then go to |
| descriptions, maps, and information about the | | | | their web sites and check them out there. |
| community. | | | | A great idea is to go to an open house where you |
| There is also a link to the National Association of | | | | can talk with agents in a more casual atmosphere. |
| Realtors. They are the headquarters for the San | | | | Make sure to get business cards and notice how |
| Diego Association of Realtors and have a strict code | | | | they do their business, particularly if you're planning |
| of ethics. | | | | on selling a home. Are they knowledgeable and |
| The site also gives information that one needs to | | | | professional and do they hand out material about the |
| find properties in the area from everything from real | | | | property? |
| estate information to how to sell a home and finding | | | | Watch for the listing signs in the neighborhood. |
| a mortgage lender. | | | | Watch for the day they go up and the day it's sold. |
| There is a saying that 20 percent of the agents do | | | | Realtors run ads in newspapers for two reasons. One |
| 80 percent of the business and that is true. When | | | | is to sell specific properties and the other is to |
| looking for a realtor, it's important to find the one | | | | promote a particular agent. A good place to look for |
| that's right for you. | | | | this is the Sunday paper for ads in a targeted |
| An important thing to know is that although all | | | | neighborhood. |
| realtors are licensed to sell real estate as an agent, | | | | Agents are often more than willing to refer buyers |
| they are not all realtors. Only those who have | | | | and sellers to their own associates. Some of them |
| pledged themselves to the Realtor Code of Ethics | | | | specialize in residential sales, while others work with |
| and are in good standing with a Realtor Association | | | | new home builders. Still others only work with |
| as members can claim that. Associations can tell you | | | | commercial property. |
| if the Realtor is in good standing or not. | | | | |