If they are not asking I am most certainly answering with the discussions I have with them about all things that need to get discussed. It opens a dialogue that may prompt questions they had not thought about before. 

I dont expect them to know what they need to know, I lead them to where they need to be.

Buyers:  Let me run it by my lender to see if I can get a loan on this.

Sellers:  Any ideas of what I should do to maximize value?

   Can you loan me the down payment?

I like your question/answering prompt...For me, I take the initiative in a professional relationship and cover it all. Very little is not known

so.... WHO are you, again?

Do you have a criminal record and what did you do? 

"So, John, what makes you different?" is the question that is rarely asked.

I will usually encourage my clients sellers or buyers to think about and feel free to ask me anything.

Emphasizing that there are NO silly questions.. I think many don't ask questions for fear of looking silly.

I actually prefer my clients to not be "informed" - since they are usually mis-informed thanks to the 3rd party sites and I have to "re-educate" them properly!

my experience!

Exoectations ! --  " Should I expect visitors right away on my listing?"  or " How many people often view a home in the first few weeks in this area" -- I find many sellers don't really think through or ask about the volume of people in the market.   Recently, in the heat and humidity of August,  I warned " I won't expect many until after Labor Day" ---  and guess what?  The second couple to view the home made a full price offer.   Still,  expectations are everything when it comes to setting the stage for a successful sale

They usually don't know what to ask - so I assure them that I'll do my best to guide them and answer the questions that they never even realized that they needed to ask ...

How much experience I have in... negotiating, dealing with short sales, 1031s etc what ever their specific needs are.

I've noticed that if a client comes from a referral, they dont ask many questions at all.

Thomas,

They ask what they want to ask and what is important to them...In my opinion, that is what they should be asking. A

My husband would say, "If you ask my wife a question, she will build a Swiss Watch" ... so believe me I leave no stone unturned.  When I'm done they will have completed Real Estate 101.

Thinking.... 🙄

What will you do for me at closing!

What they should ask depends upon their personal needs.

I would always cover all the commonly asked questions.... we rarely had any new ones....

If they are not asking, they don't know what they don't need. It's up to me to make sure they do know.

Sellers don't ask questions about safety and protection of valuables.  I go into that for them.

Buyers... all the ones I've been working with have been first timers, so there are a LOT of questions they don't know to ask, that I answer for them.

I discuss everything at initial consultation 

Shell I organize my home before the showings?

sellers don't ask to see THEIR marketing, even if they have seen examples I can't imagine not wanting to see their own.  I send it, but they never to ask if I am going to do so.

Should I do an insopection.

I have to tell them to do one

Am I doing the right thing?

Buyers want to know how I will be paid and when. It is in the Buyer rep agreement so I go over it in detail.

From buyers, Thomas J. Nelson, Realtor, ePRO, CRS, RCS-D - about the mobile signals....

"Am I doing the right thing by buying/selling this property?" when somewhere along the process they "falter"?  And there is no way I can answer that for them.

This JUST happened. I have a client who I know is well-qualified to buy a luxury-priced home. They WANT to obtain a mortgage and have spoken with their financial planner. They came to ME with what they want. They had their 'numbers' in their head and were limiting their search, based on obtaining a jumbo loan, putting 20% down. 

They didn't even consider that they could obtain a jumbo loan with less than 20% down & no PMI.  

Basically, we always say that we send all lending questions to the lenders. They're face-to-face with us FAR more than the lenders. Their simple questions could come to me about different lending products. I don't know everything about them but, I do have a bullet-point knowledge that can completely change their purchase-power...and I know which lender offers the product they need!

"Is this list of 711 questions you must ask your REALTOR before you decide, provided by XXX realty worth the paper it's printed on?"

My response: "You only have five questions for which you need an answer. I will answer them and you will confirm these are the only ones that matter. Let me begin."