Purchasing a real estate property is among the biggest decisions that must be taken with utmost care and awareness. Taking help of a good real estate agent can make your purchasing process easier and fruitful. As the market is full of the real estate agents, it has become very difficult to differentiate well from the bad. There are commonly two types of real estate agents. First, there are hard-working agents who are honest to their clients in every respect. Others are those who are cheating their clients for their own benefits.

There are always few things that differentiate best from the worst, uncommon from the common, and unique from the same. Below discussed are such few things that differentiates bad agent from a good one.

* Inexperienced – As real estate is a very lucrative business, most of the people want to be a part of it. Choosing an inexpert and unskilled agent can lead to major losses. They usually cheat their clients by making false statements. They do not have enough skills to make a transaction most appropriate and beneficial one.

* Does not show your property – Making your property easily accessible to the active buyers can help you to get their attention. If your house is difficult for them to access, they may pass over it. This is where a bad agent lags behind. He does not make efforts to make your house readily available to the potential buyers which will result in huge loss to you.

* Does not keep a check on your competitors – To be ahead of others in a competition, it is extremely crucial to keep a check on your competitors. He does not study the past listings and set an unrealistic price that makes buyer lose interest in your house.

* Does not set realistic price – Setting an unrealistic price for your property can distract the buyers. Market is very dynamic in nature. You cannot assume the fact just because a piece of property in specific area did well in past will continue to do well in future.

* Poor management skills – Bad real estate agents are horrible with their time management. They do not put any efforts to complete work on timely basis. They are not sure about their targets and work in a haphazard manner that does not bring any positive results.

These are some typical mistakes that a bad real estate agent can commit. It will not only bring bad reputation to him but also huge loss to you.

Source by Shruti S Sharda