Whats the fastest way/best way to sell my house quick.?

PRICE it below market value, at least 10%, more if condition warrants it. Contact several top producing agents in your area, someone with A LOT of listings (listings equals buyer calls), tell them your goals, and then hire the one you are most confident in and most comfortable with. Also ask friends co-workers and family members who have recently sold homes who they used and were they happy with the results

Questions to ask an agent before hiring them are:

Question #1: How Long Have You Been Practicing Real Estate?
This question will reveal more than just years practicing. You want to delve down into the number of transactions, average price range, specialized areas and types of homes they’ve purchased or sold.
You want to know how many brokers they’ve worked for, and what kind of experience they have that will apply directly to your real estate situation.

Question #2: What Qualifications Do You Have To Sell Real Estate?
This question looks for their overall commitment and dedication to building their personal skills. If they’re not willing to commit to improving themselves, they may not commit to your needs and satisfaction either. Are they an agent or Broker? Brokers have far more real estate educational requirements than agents.
First, look for their overall education. Did they go to college? Do they have any Realtor or professional designations? How often to they invest in improving their skills and keeping up with technology and other industry trends? Do they have a GRI (Graduate of Realtors Institute) or any other recognized designations.

Experience should also carry over to negotiating and financial skills. And don’t forget the ancillary experience required for real estate.

Question #3: Tell Me About Your Personal Real Estate Operation?
This is an open-ended question designed to get your Realtor talking about their business. You want to know how much they’ve invested into their business as relates to giving you competent and quality service. For example, do they have an assistant to take home inquiries when they’re not in the office? Do they have a pager, cellular phone, email, and other methods of reaching them? Do they have a private office either with the broker or on their own (a tell-tale sign of a top producing agent)?
Here’s what you’re looking for: The more an agent invests into their own success, office, and systems, the more they’ll be able to commit to you.

Question #4: Can You Give Me A List Of Client References To Call?
An agent who doesn’t accumulate a list of satisfied references either doesn’t do much business, or isn’t providing the kind of service or follow-through you need.

Question #5: Do You Have A Formal And Written Marketing Plan For Selling Homes?
This question applies more to sellers than buyers, but both should ask. Your agent’s marketing plan needs to be deep – not just holding open houses, entering your home on MLS, or running classified ads.
The key to selling a home is CONSISTENCY. Your home must be consistently marketed to those people capable of buying. This cannot be accomplished if an agent doesn’t have a diversified arsenal of marketing strategies. Look for special ideas, consistency, and persistence in their marketing plan. Look for technology in their marketing plan!

Question #6: What Systems Do You Have For Tracking The Home Market (buyers)/ or Tracking My Home Listing (sellers) On A Regular Basis?
This is a very important question. If you’re a buyer, you want to know their competence in understanding values of certain areas. They also need systems to keep you continually up to date with opportunities in the market. You want them to have more than “access to Multiple Listing Service.” How much do they actually preview homes in your price range or desired area. How much do they talk to neighbors, or participate with other activities in those areas.
If you’re a seller, you want to price your home correctly, and be regularly updated with important buyer activity. How many calls did you get on your home this week? What marketing strategies did you use? How many home visits from other agents did you have (and what were their comments)? How many people visited your open house?
If an agent does not have specific systems for measuring and reporting these items, perhaps you should consider someone else.

Question #7: Do You Guarantee Your Performance?
Some agents will give you a blank stare at this question. If they do, you might want to consider taking your business elsewhere. Why? Because you need to know if your interests are aligned. Is your agent willing to stake their successful outcome with yours?
Why shouldn’t your agent also guarantee their performance?
Smart Realtors guarantee their services for 2 reasons: 1) They’re confident they can perform for you because of their experience, commitment, and work ethic, and 2) It’s smart marketing for a Realtor to guarantee their services. If you buy a television, it’s guaranteed. If you buy a car, it’s guaranteed. These days, nearly everyone must offer a guarantee to help stimulate a sale. Agents on the cutting edge of marketing guarantee their services.

Question #8: Can You Refer Me To A Reputable Mortgage Lender, Banker, Appraiser, or Real Estate Lawyer?
This question reveals how active the agent is, and how well connected they are professionally. At some point in the buying or selling process, you will need the services of a reputable, competent lender, appraiser, title company, etc. If your agent is active, committed, and diligent with their practice, they’ll be able to give you a few names of each right on the spot.

Question #9: What Percentage Of Your Business Comes By Referral?
Here’s the “$64 thousand dollar question.” Competent, well-known agents get a large part of their business from satisfied past clients and members of their sphere of influence.
If your agent gets less than 25% of new business through referrals, it may be because 1) The quality of service they offer is not up to standard (hence, people don’t feel compelled to refer to them after a transaction), 2) They lack the marketing experience or skills required to market for referrals (which means they may not bring strong skills to your transaction), or 3) They don’t cultivate contacts in their business (which means they won’t have many people to speak with about your home).
Clearly, the best way past clients show their gratitude for outstanding service is by referring their family, friends and associates.

Question #10: How Many People Do You Speak With Each Day About Real Estate?
This question will tell you how connected an agent is, and how active they’ll “talk-up” your home to buyers, or finding a home for you by talking to other agents. Hopefully your agent talks to at least 25 people a day about real estate. If not, they may not be very active.

Question #11: Do You Personally Spend Money Advertising Your Services Or Homes For Sale?

This question pertains more to listings, but it’s also a question a buyer should ask to determine an agent’s commitment to invest in the successful outcome of their client. There are 2 situations to identify here: 1) Agents who are very busy, and who produce a lot of income for their broker will frequently receive advertising allowances from their broker. If your agent receives allowances, that’s generally a good sign.
2) However, if an agent is not as busy, OR if their broker does not have an ad allowance for top producers, you want to learn their commitment to “put their money where their mouth is” when it comes to marketing your home.
You should also ask to see samples of ads they write for homes they list, and for their own services. Do the ads appeal to you? Would they make you act? If not, don’t expect their marketing of your home to be any better. Ask if they use any special ad writing software that targets personality profiles of buyers most likely to buy your property!

Question 12: Will You Personally Handle Contract Negotiations For Use?
Surprisingly, many agents simply submit or receive offers, and act as a conduit between you and the buyer (or seller). That’s not good enough. You want an agent who has reasonable negotiation skills. You want an agent who’s committed to your interests.

Watch out for the lazy agents that just fax offers back and forth and do not conduct formal presentations to buyers and sellers. If a buyer’s agent wants to present an offer directly to you with your listing agent present, then by all means do so! This is the way true Real Estate Professionals conduct business in today’s real estate world! What if your agent isn’t as smart as you think? Isn’t it better to know more about the buyer and their ability to close escrow? Who else knows more about the buyer than the buyers’ agent? Require your agent to conduct formal presentations. If you listing agent doesn’t understand this or tells you otherwise, then get another agent fast! Do you want a Pro or a Slacker? In real estate it’s all in the presentation!

They’ll need to represent you to other agents and buyers/sellers. It’s a good idea to follow-up the above question by investigating specifically HOW their negotiation skills saved other clients money, hassles, or help a deal come together.