How You Can Help When Selling Your Home

You can have an impact on our marketing effort. The listings that sell well in any market are those that are prepared for sale, priced right for the market, marketed effectively and are easy to show.

Properly preparing your home for the market will set the stage for your entire marketing effort. Houses that show well are shown more often. When agents and buyers are enthusiastic about your home, you are more likely to receive a good offer.

Preparing your home for sale needn't be an ordeal. It helps if you give yourself plenty of time so that you're not under pressure to get work done in a short time frame.

When we meet we will walk through your home together. Have a note pad handy so that you can make a list of things that should be done to prepare your home for sale.

We won't open your home to buyers, or to other agents, until all the fix-up-for-sale work has been completed. After the work is done, you should have the home professionally cleaned and be sure to include the windows. First impressions are lasting, so make sure your home sparkles before you let anyone in.

Listings that don't sell are often priced too high for the market. Your home is most salable when it's new on the market. Agents and their buyers are eager to see new listings. Make the most of your new-listing status by selecting a list price that is realistic for the current market conditions in your area.

The way to ensure that you get the maximum price for your home is to be sure that it receives extensive market exposure. This means that the property should be advertised in the local multiple listing service, newspapers and on the Internet. A broker tour should be scheduled for local real estate agents. And, when appropriate, the house should be held open to the public.

Make sure that your listing is easy for agents to show to their buyers. A cumbersome and complicated showing procedure will cut down the number of showings. You should plan to leave when your property is shown to prospective buyers. You should also be gone during broker and public open houses.