network effect of your agent when selling

[Michael Stole]

I am thinking of an interesting question, which I will probablly face in the very near future. Any thoughts or comments are extremely welcome.

When put your real estate for sale, r u willing to hire an agent with a broad network (for instance, more transactions in the past, and/or good connection with other agents in the area) or a delegent agent who you know will exert more effort on selling your house? What is your preference between these two types of agents? and what are the pro and con respectively?
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[J Scott]

Why wouldn't you find an agent who has a great network *AND* who will exert a lot of effort to get your house sold. :-)

Both of these are important traits in an agent, especially an agent who is working with investor sales (since the house is often vacant and a quick sale is probably preferable over getting top dollar).

Personally, I wouldn't want to work with an agent that couldn't provide both of those things -- which is another reason why I think having your license is a great idea...so you can help with this process...