ETHICAL HOMES BUYER AGENT REFERRAL QUESTIONNAIRE

Different agents excel in providing different types of service, and every
agent's style is different as well; the more we know about which services
you value and what style of agent you would most want to work with, the
better we'll be able to match you up with a great agent who meets your
particular needs.

Below, we've listed the most commonly requested characteristics of
agents and services and areas of expertise that they might provide.
Please indicate which ones are extremely important to you (with a "1" next
to the criterion); if you want, you can also indicate which ones are
somewhat important to you (with a "2") and/or which ones are anathema to
you (with an "X").  If you don't care about a particular criterion, just
leave that line blank (or delete the line or cross through it if it will
make it easier for you to review your final list).

Among the specific requests we've received are for agents who:

* Will explain the buying process to you and help you prepare for your search
* Will help you clarify what you really need and/or want in a property
* Will help you identify neighborhoods of interest
* Will help you review recent and active listings to find ones of potential
  interest
* Will preview properties for you before showing them to you
* Will send you online photo albums/virtual tours of properties before
  showing them to you
* Will help you evaluate properties while you are viewing them
* Will explain the agency and purchase contracts to you before you sign them
* Will advise you during negotiations
* Has specific area knowledge about and expertise in the neighborhoods that you
  are interested in. (If so: which neighborhoods?)
* Will work with you in multiple geographic areas (e.g. in two or more
  states, or in multiple non-contiguous counties).  (If so: which areas?)
* Will advise you about your options but not make specific recommendations
* Will advise you about your options and also make specific
  recommendations about the "best" option
* Will limit the number of options you have to consider by only discussing
  the most likely scenario at any given time
* Will give you time to make decisions
* Will motivate you to act quickly when needed
* Can give you general market information 
* Can help you evaluate potential repair/investment opportunities
* Gives you lots of numerical data
* Can hide/summarize most of the numerical data
* Is technologically savvy
* Communicates via email
* Communicates via phone
* Communicates via text messaging
* Responds quickly to emails/calls/messages
* Will show you lots of properties.  (If so: how many properties per week would
  you envision seeing?  How many properties total?)
* Will work with you during an extended search.  (If so: how long could you
  imagine your search lasting?)
* Can spend a lot of time with you during a very short period (e.g. if
  you are relocating to the area and will only have a few days in which
  to search for a property)
* Has a team of agents to work with you
* Is a solo agent
* Is very casual during the transaction/interacts with you like a friend
* Is very businesslike during the transaction
* Speaks a particular non-English language.  (If so: which language?)
* Is available on weekends
* Is available on weekdays during business hours
* Is available on weeknights
* Is experienced
* Is inexperienced
* Is a full-time agent
* Is a part-time agent
* Other

NOTE: We sometimes get requests for agents who fit a particular
demographic profile (e.g. age, gender, ethinicity).  Ethical Homes
fully supports the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal for you
to use those sorts of demographic criteria when evaluating properties
or neighborhoods, or for an agent or seller to use those sorts of
demographic criteria in deciding whether to work with YOU; even though
it IS legal to for YOU to use those criteria to choose an agent to work
with, at Ethical Homes we firmly believe that those sorts of criteria
have no effect on how well an agent can do their job on your behalf, and
will NOT help you find an agent using demographic criteria.