2. Assuming the report has come back favorably, and that you have fixed any issues that
have arisen from the report, the next major to sort is the selection of an agent. Blow this
part, and any of the good achieved from getting your building inspection handled can be
blown away.
All agents want a listing, your listing in particular, but many are even more apprehensive
than you are, of taking your home to market. You are responsible for ensuring your
agent, not only has the ability to sell your home successfully, but the ability to sell your
plaster home successfully.
A lot of agents, are dead scared of getting into trouble with a buyer, if your home turns
out not to be as good as you assured them it is. This fear can make them hold back on
their enthusiasm for your home with buyers, or by defending your market price with tyre
kicker buyers who are out looking for a bargain at your expense.
Not only do timid salespeople have skinny kids, they can also allow you to
lose lose substantial equity when the offers come in by failing to defend the
quality of your home when it is on the market.
Ask the agent for their experience with plaster homes and how the sales
figures worked out for them when the sales were finalized. Ask them for
some previous vendors to call to verify their performance, and if you want to
protect your wallet, get a friend to mystery shop them and call them about a
plaster home their agency may have listed.
Any doubts you have about them, any poor feedback, any statements which
indicate anything than total belief in your home means they should be culled
in your selection process