Selling a House - Picking an Agent

[Angelica Vargas]

Hi everyone at Bigger Pockets

My family has decided to sell our 2 family house in Queens. I have a bunch of agents interested in selling the property. One of them wants us to sign an exclusivity agreement.

I'm not opposed to the idea but I want to be sure it ends up on the MLS (which means they might have to share their commission with another agent) and the property gets sold in a timely manner at a good price.

What do you look for in a good real estate agent?

What pitfalls should we look out for with contacts?

Also, anyone in NYC area have more specific tips?

Many thanks!