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The realtor interview

Don't hire the first agent who calls you back.

You're about to hand someone the biggest transaction of your life. This flow chart walks you through interviewing them properly — question by question, stage by stage.

I'm buying I'm selling

Why the interview matters

  1. 1

    A realtor is a hire, not a coincidence

    Most people sign with the first agent who returns a call. You are handing someone control of the largest transaction of your life — run it like a hiring process.

  2. 2

    Interviewing exposes the gap between marketing and method

    Every agent has a polished profile. Only questions reveal pricing logic, negotiation habits, and who actually shows up to your appointments.

  3. 3

    Comparison creates leverage

    Talking to three agents turns commission, marketing spend, and contract length into negotiable terms instead of fixed facts.

  4. 4

    Notes beat memory

    After three conversations everyone sounds the same. Written answers make the right choice obvious — and give you receipts later.

Decision point

Which side of the table are you on?

The questions are completely different. Pick your path.

I'm buyingBuyer's pathSix stages, from writing your brief to comparing agents on how they'd handle a bidding war.Start the flow I'm sellingSeller's pathSix stages, from your walk-away number to tearing apart three different pricing stories.Start the flow

Where to find realtors

Start here, pull three candidates, then run them through the flow.

Tools & resources

Free interview tools

Tailor your questions, log each interview, and compare candidates side by side.

Go further

Printable toolkits for buyers and sellers — $39.95 each, or both for $59.95

Forty-two locked, print-ready PDFs: showing sheets, questionnaires, loan and title explainers, photographer prep, maintenance schedules and more. One payment, lifetime access from any device.

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