Preparing Your Home to Sell

Eight Seconds. That’s all it takes for most buyers to form a first impression of your house. It’s not long, so you need to make it count. Ideally, your home will impress and motivate a buyer to swiftly make an offer before it’s gone from the market. Staging your home is an important part of the marketing process and is not to be overlooked. Studies show that staged home sell faster and for a higher price than homes that aren’t staged. 

As a Certified Residential Specialist, I have the expertise and the tools to highlight your home’s best features making it appeal to buyers’ senses and emotions. Potential buyers will feel “at home” – and more likely to buy – as soon as they walk through the door.

Pricing Your Home to Sell

A Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) is essential to determine the value of any home. Location and characteristics of the your property are the key elements in determining value. 

Factors that can influence the value of your home:

• Comparable Properties – Active listings, recently sold listings
• Property Features – Architectural style (colonial, ranch, split level), floor plan, condition, structural integrity, cleanliness 
• Market conditions – Interest rates, financing, buyer demand, state of economy
• Marketing – Photo quality, staging, exposure, ease of showing
• Accurate Pricing – Realistic pricing from the start will achieve maximum price in a reasonable time

The following are a few things to keep in mind about pricing:

• The market determines the price
• Selling your house quickly and for the best price are complementary (not competing) goals
• Houses that remain on the market for a long time do not get shown, which drives the price down below market value
• A house that is priced right from the beginning achieves the highest price

Maximizing Exposure

When you list your home with me, your listing is distributed along with high-quality, professional photographs and a detailed description to a wide array of consumer websites. Once listed, your home will immediately be entered into the local Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and promptly distributed to local and national real estate websites and qualified buyers who are actively looking.

My listings are displayed on more than 500 real estate search websites including all MLS enabled real estate sites.

Showing Your Home

A key factor in maximizing your homes exposure is to make it easy for buyers to schedule appointments. Our 24/7 appointment center makes it easy for buyers and sellers to schedule showings by phone, text message, mobile app or email. You decide how you want to be notified. If your schedule is flexible, appointments can be confirmed instantly and notifications sent to you immediately. The showing agent automatically receives a request for feedback, and responses are delivered promptly to you.

Staying on Top of the Details

I know you’re a busy person with way better things to do than worry about your real estate transaction. As a full-time Realtor, I am dedicated to taking care of all the important details so you can focus on your life. From scheduling appointments, to making sure the appropriate paperwork is completed and deadlines are met, you can trust me to get you from listed to sold to settled without adding undue stress to your already busy life. 

Are you thinking of selling your home?

Wondering what your home is worth and if this is a good time to sell?

Get a complete market analysis of your home’s value. 
Plus, get suggestions on how to improve the value of your home. 

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