Ask each agent to walk you through their pricing, not just state a number. An agent who can point to specific comparable sales and explain adjustments for condition or improvements is doing real work; one who names a high number to win the listing is not.
Check that each agent's licence is active and confirm there is no disciplinary history through the province's real estate regulator, which takes only a few minutes. This step is worth doing for every candidate regardless of how confident they seem in the interview.
Joel Dyck starts every listing conversation with a hand-reviewed valuation so the pricing discussion is grounded in the property itself. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.