Wonderful! I had 2 agents visit today and I asked them at what price they would market the house. What a difference for the sale value of my house!
They gave me a price range, with both starting from $260k. And both were able to satisfy me, with some recent/current examples, that this was realistic figure.
I also got a better appreciation of how the agents should work for me.
I have decided not to let them know what I will accept as a minimum and I think this will get them to negotiate harder for a higher price.
However, I intend to sign with the agent I saw a few days ago (the guy who I told what price I would be happy with) because his selling strategy is more appropriate than the others.
This agents commission is higher than the other 2 agents but in the first 3 weeks there will be no marketing fee - this is due to his selling strategy to try off-market sale in this period. This is all in writing!
Thanks again for your valuable advice
