[NJblue]

I think one thing that a lot of people here on TOTV have fairly recent knowledge on is selling a home. We are getting ready to put our NJ home on the market and will likely be looking for a Realtor. What words of advice do you have in finding the right one? What questions would you ask during an interview/consultation? None of our local friends or neighbors have recently moved, so asking them for referrals will probably only net their friends who may be Realtors. While friends of friends may be nice people, I'm not sure I'm willing to put such a large financial trust in people whose only known attribute is that they are "nice". I'd rather know how good they are at their profession - something that friends quite often don't know.

I was thinking about going to Open Houses in the area to get first impressions of the agents holding the open house. Any other suggestions for finding and evaluating a good listing agent?