1- Home is priced right
2- Good pictures (12) and virtual tour of the home
3- MLS Listing

* that is a good start….

= Sale of the house regardless of the realtor I hire?

Nothing is guaranteed. This also depends as much on you as the Realtor. Are you going to know what good advice is and take it?

“In that case, it doesn’t matter if I go with the best realtor in town or the worst…”

I wouldn’t go that far. I would say the difference between experienced realtors, in their ability to perform the important aspects of selling you house is minimal, regardless of style or appearances or what kind of office they come from. Selling a house isn’t rocket science, as so many here are fond of saying. Even newbies can do a decent job.I suggest you go with whoever you are comfortable with and forget about hype.