How do I find a good realtor to sell my house in Gilbert, AZ?

Start with agents who sell in Gilbert

Gilbert is not the same conversation as Scottsdale, or as a listing on the west side of Phoenix. Ask which Gilbert neighborhoods the agent has worked in recently, and whether they can talk about your street without sliding into a slogan about “the Valley.”

You are looking for nearby sales they can explain: what sold, what sat, and why your house is or is not like those. An agent who cannot name recent comparisons is guessing at the price.

Interview more than one agent

A useful meeting covers four things. You do not need a script. You need answers you can compare.

• How they would price this house, and what they would change if it is not getting showings in the first couple of weeks.
• How they communicate, and who you will actually hear from during the listing.
• What they will not promise. Days on market and a sale price are not promises an honest agent can make.
• How they are paid, in plain language, including what happens if you are also talking to another brokerage.

Read reviews you can check

Quotes printed on an agent’s own website are easy to select. Prefer reviews on a site the agent does not control, and read more than the star average. Look for comments about communication, pricing advice, and what happened when a deal got difficult.

The Jason Crittenden Team is highly rated on Zillow (opens in a new tab). The FastExpert profile (opens in a new tab) is public as well. Read those the same way you would read another agent’s reviews. This site does not reprint testimonials, and it does not invent a review count.

Ask for a pricing strategy, not a flattering number

The highest suggested price is not automatically the best plan. A serious pricing conversation uses comparable sales, the condition of the house, and what buyers in Gilbert are walking past right now. Ask what would make the agent recommend a price change, and when.

If two agents disagree, ask each one which sales they weighed most heavily. The comparison is more useful than the gap between the two numbers.

One straightforward place to start

Jason Crittenden leads the Jason Crittenden Team at Realty ONE Group’s gilbert office. Clients know the practice as The Agent That Cares. He has practiced for more than ten years, and much of the business comes by referral. The team works with sellers, buyers, and investors across the East Valley and Phoenix metro: Gilbert, Queen Creek, Mesa, Chandler, Apache Junction, San Tan Valley, Scottsdale, Tempe, Phoenix, Florence, and Maricopa. They also own and operate single-family rentals around Arizona and as far as Tennessee, and can introduce someone leaving Arizona to a local agent in another state, free.

Arizona real estate license SA651075000. If you want the pricing conversation, call (602) 432-5367 or email jasonc@theagentthatcares.com. You can also read a shorter note on the about page.