"So You Don't Like Your Real Estate Agent?"

Okay, so you've been working with your realtor, Agent Jones, for a couple weeks now and you just don't feel like the relationship is working out very well. What should you do?

As licensed, professional real estate agents, we work very hard and diligently at representing our client's best interests. We take our duties and obligations to you very seriously. And as much as we may try, we can't always be all things to all people. Every once in a great while we enter into a relationship with our clients where things just don't seem to click, regardless of how hard we work at it.

But there may also be some other reasons why you're dissatisfied with your agent. What are your options?

If you don't feel comfortable about discussing your feelings and issues directly with your agent, then contact their Managing Broker. Just convey your thoughts and concerns openly. The Broker is responsible for supervising agents and is usually trained at mediating these kinds of situations. If a resolve cannot be worked out with Agent Jones, then the Broker might be able to recommend another agent in the office that would be more compatible to your needs and personalities.

Don't just automatically "jump ship" at the first sign of a problem. Communicate. Share your feelings with your agent. If that doesn't work, talk to their Managing Broker.

Then, hopefully, the situation will be resolved to your satisfaction, and you'll be on your way to successfully achieving "The Next Adventure in Life!"

Rich Jacobson, www.KitsapLife.com