As a seller, when did you decide it was time to switch realtors?

& how did you break up with your realtor who has listed your home?

Re: As a seller, when did you decide it was time to switch realtors?

After 6 months of them blowing smoke up my ass and not getting any offers! We had dropped our price considerably and still nothing.

I switched and found someone who was a "shark" she new the business, had lots of connections and sold my house in a month. I was so pkeased with her i let her find us our new house.

Re: As a seller, when did you decide it was time to switch realtors?

A few thoughts here:

1. Have you addressed the issues that are making you unhappy with your current real estate agent? Obviously, you deserve an agent that is providing the level of service you want, but I guess I am asking whether you've made your expectations clear and given the agent a chance to correct whatever he/she is doing wrong (or isn't doing) for you and your listing? I think that's only fair. If you've spoken to your agent about your dissatisfaction and he/she hasn't made efforts to correct the situation, then I think you need to go to the agent's broker to speak to him or her.

2. As far as "breaking up with the agent" -- if you have a listing contract that is still in effect, you may not be able to unilaterally break up with him/her. That's why I recommend going to the broker (and documenting steps you've made to resolve the issue with your agent prior to going to the broker). Your listing contract is with the broker, not with the individual agent (unless the agent is the broker/owner). So in order to "fire" the brokerage, the broker has to agree to release you from your contract. Often, a broker will agree to put another listing agent on your listing (and remove the agent you don't like), but the broker wants to keep the listing if he can. Depending on the circumstances, the broker may release you from the contract, but just pointing out they have that decision if you've signed the contract. If they agree to release you (and give you a release), you can then hire another agent. If they won't release you, but you don't want your home on the market with the current company you are with, you need to wait out the "relist obligation date" (which is the expiration date of your original listing contract) before you can hire another company/agent.

3. Finally - you don't mention what your issues are with your agent. But if it's that they haven't sold the house -- are you sure it's priced right and there's adequate access to see the house? I am very honest with the sellers I meet with -- My job is to be the "project manager" of their sale...guide them, share my expertise, handle marketing, negotiations, communications with banks, inspectors, etc. But it's a 2 way street, and the SELLER'S job is to price the home realistically and allow showings (and to try to keep it in the best showing condition). If the home is not priced right, it's not going to sell, no matter how good the agent is. You can't sell 95 cents for a dollar, you know?

I am not saying that is the case at all with your listing, I obviously don't know! But just saying that some things are the agents fault and some aren't. But even if there are pricing issues, etc., and you have frustration over the home not selling, your agent should absolutely be communicating with you about the fact your house isn't selling and discussing/strategizing about why.

Good luck!

Re: As a seller, when did you decide it was time to switch realtors?

We waited for our contract to expire. Our agent convinced us to list our house too high (higher than we had wanted) an we think that was one of the biggest reasons it didn't sell.