Q When we bought our home about four years ago, the agent, who did a fine job for us, worked for a large brokerage firm that has more than 100 sales people in one office. Now that salesperson has become a broker and has a small brokerage office with five or six people on the sales staff. Although I did not like the large, impersonal office with the nationally known franchise\ name, I think the large office will do a better job selling our home than a small brokerage office could do. Do you recommend listing with a large or small real estate office?

A The size of the real estate brokerage office that handles your listing has no effect on the sale of your home. Also whether or not the office has a famous franchised name is immaterial.

What is important is the ability and success record of the individual agent with whom you list your home for sale.