Choosing just the right Realtor to market your home can be an overwhelming task. Do you choose Uncle Harry's brother-in-law who just got in the business so as not to make a family stink? Or maybe you should consider the lady down the street who only works part time, after all she always invites you to her annual Christmas party!
All joking aside, these are real questions sellers sometimes ask themselves when choosing a Realtor. But the answer of how to choose an agent is not really difficult, especially if you keep in mind that you are placing the sale of your most valuable asset into the hands of this person. Simply answered, YOU and your home deserve a professional, full-time agent, who has the staff, experience and expertise to get your property sold quickly, and at the best possible price.
INTERVIEW / INTERVIEW / INTERVIEW: Before making this important decision, make an appointment with several agents to give a Listing Presentation at your home (See my plan at the Free In-Home Presentation page on this site) to explain what they intend to do to sell your property. This should include a marketing strategy, a CMA (market study of your home's value), but ALSO information on how the agent-client relationship works in Louisiana. All of the education, experience, and web savvy in the world is of no value, if your best interest is not at the core of an agent's business!
And, of course, should you decide to interview agents for the job of representing you in the sale of your home, I would be happy to be included among them. I come with references and KNOW that how I represent my clients is at the core of my "mission statement" for my business!
Some of the marketing / network tools I use and would for you home listing also:
I keep a full page in Baton Rouge's leading real estate magazine, one of the best local advertising sources available for homes in the Baton Rouge area.
Your property would be placed on My Feature Homes Page on this award-winning site, giving it exposure to the local, national and international level of the market. People all over the world visit my site. Just in the past two years alone I've closed sales for people transfered from Canada, France, Hawaii, and South America. Take a minute to go to My Feature Homes to see the vast information and photos for each property. My web site is the best marketing tool I've ever had - and I know no other way to put it than, IT IS KICKING!! Hundreds of people a month visit the site, with 75% of these joining my Homecaster or requesting more information on a property, and many become my contracted buyers! My host company is the leading real estate web host company in the U.S., and between their support and my team and I handling the "backbone" work, I am proud to say that BATON ROUGE REAL ESTATE ONLINE WITH SUSAN LANGLOIS is one of the leading sites in the state!
Re/Max First has two offices, one on Jefferson Hwy in Baton Rouge, and one in Prairieville. We have staff in both offices seven days a week to make appointments for agents to show your home. I also have a full office in my home, so that I can conduct business any time, day or night - literally, just ask my family!
As it will be listed with the Multiple Listing Service, your home will be accessible to every agent in the Baton Rouge area (over 2,000), at the touch of their computer or palm pilot. I maximize the exposure of my listings in MLS by including a front elevation photo, several oustide pictures, and inside shots of all main rooms.
I have a tremendous inventory of buyers, and more are added daily through my Homecaster(tm) registration on this web site!
I am constantly "networking" my listings in what I call "indirect marketing" with postcards, mailouts, billboards, Realtor meetings, my position on several boards and membership in the Chamber and many local organizations. Basically, I am always "at work"!
Let's get your property marketed properly and PUT YOUR HOME ON MY SOLD LIST - YOU deserve the best! Call or email me for an interview or any questions you might have.
- NUMBER1EXPERT™ 
