I sold a similar house in south Dublin recently. My process to select an appropriate estate agent was
- Research all local agents and draw up a list
- email all listed agents and request details of their
- recent sales in the area by them
- Fee for successful sale (I negotiated 1%)
- details of their sales process (to determine level of effort)
- marketing activities (pics, advertising etc. to check spread)
- how they will communicate with you to ensure efficiency
- Evaluate all responses to determine the best fit with your requirements
- Negotiate with at least one estate agent
- request references from recently satisfied clients of the agency
- Check the viability of the estate agents business and reputation
Hopefully you're now armed to make a choice. Make sure you document all promises made by e estate agent at the outset in the sale contract between you and the agent. Depending on the potential value of your house, the fee could be quite substantial and you need to ensure that you get full satisfaction.
Depending on your circumstances and if it is possible. Sway not go for it yourself. You can take pics easily, put it up on daft.ie, make a sign for the garden and arrange open house viewings to suit your schedule. It's a sellers market at the moment and I suspect that it will be relatively easy to sell the house in a short space of time
Good luck with the process.