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I will probably ruffle some feathers with some of my colleagues on this one, but hey, that is good sometimes!

So, you have this great piece of Columbia SC Real Estate and you decided to sell it. You opened up Google, asked a friend, or looked in the phone book and found a Columbia SC Real Estate Agent. They came over, stroked your ego a bit, listed your house, threw a sign in the ground, and went back to work at Red Lobster.

Does this sound familiar? When was the last time you saw your Columbia SC Real Estate Agent? Got a phone call? An email? An offer?

Things are different. No longer can you throw a sign in the yard of Columbia SC Real Estate and expect it to sell with the MLS alone. It takes some elbow grease.

Well, now you are in a contract…What do you do?

There are a couple things to do.

As a side note, any client who hires me can fire me at any time if they feel I am not up to par. I have had no one fire me yet. I even write it in the contract!

First off, tell the Columbia SC Real Estate agent, “You’re Fired”. You have now become Donald Trump, congrats!

That agent may say something like, “Oh, but we have a contract good until 2020!”

At this point, I would contact a Columbia Real Estate attorney. I am not an attorney and am not giving legal advice. See if you can legally cancel the contract you have with the agent without their express permission.

If you are having problem getting through the agent’s hard head, contact their Columbia SC Real Estate broker. In South Carolina, the broker owns the listing, not the agent. Explain the problem, see if they will cancel the listing agreement.

IF no avail, withdraw the listing off the CMLS. This will stop them from advertising the property for sale. It will still be listed by them, but not be on the CMLS.

Finally, do what you must do. Contact the attorney again, have a letter sent…this should do a job. Nobody likes to sue anyone, but people like to be sued less.

Selling Columbia SC Real Estate takes more than just throwing a sign in the ground and putting the house on the MLS these days, it takes an agent with a marketing plan. It takes a Columbia SC Real Estate agent working. Imagine that, some agents work!

First and foremost, ask the agent to write in the contract language that allows you to cancel the listing at any time. I allow it. I do not want to work with someone who is not happy with my performance.

There are many great agents out there, it is up to you to make sure you find the best Columbia SC Real Estate agent for your needs!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.