Selling
your home is one of the most serious decisions of a lifetime. With the
changing face of real estate and options for sellers, selling your home
requires a skillful team with a proven record of accomplishment of expertise
and results.
The challenges of finding a buyer requires fast response marketing
programs and leading edge technology to advertise your home throughout
the marketing term. Our goal when listing your home is to promote your
home to the largest possible audience of buyers and real estate agents
and to get your property aggressively on the worldwide market within
24 hours of listing your home.
When you list your property with us, you gain from a proven system
that takes your home from listing to sale in the least amount of time,
at the best possible price and with a minimum of inconvenience and stress.
Our team with over 120 years of combined residency in South Florida,
understands the market conditions, and will provide a Professional Market
Analysis of your home to help you determine a competitive price range
that encourages serious buyers to make serious offers.
First impressions are both critical and important and our fast response-marking
program gets you property aggressively on the local and worldwide market
within 24 hours of listing.
The proper strategy in pricing your property to sell.
Serious buyers look in the price range which has been predetermined
by their down payment and monthly payment ability. Pricing your property
correctly is very important, if not the down payment and monthly payment
requirements for prospective buyers will not be competitive.
It is very difficult to obtain a reasonable offer on an overpriced
property. Buyers feel that they should be just as unreasonable in their
offer as the seller is in their asking price.
Offers are much easier to obtain on a reasonably priced property. You
can then choose which offer to accept with no obligation to one that
does not meet your requirements.
It is a mistaken idea to think that you will get more for a property
by asking more. You usually get less, because fewer buyers will consider
it; the right buyers will not see it and your property will usually
stays on the market so long that it tends to become overlooked by other
agents.
If you plan to adjust your price at the time of a sale, why not adjust
the price now and attract serious buyers?
Keep in mind that most buyers are no different than you when searching
for a home they expect to receive all the critical information before
placing an offer, so being realistic in your approach in selling will
yield success in selling your home fast
When you're looking for help buying or selling property, it's important
to remember that the terms "real estate agent" and "Realtor®"
are not the same. Realtors® can provide an extra level of service,
and to be a Realtor you must be a member of the National Association
of Realtors® (NAR). This is a non-profit trade organization that
promotes real estate information, education and professional standards.
The National Association of Realtors® also has earned a strong reputation
for actively championing private property rights and working to make
home ownership affordable and accessible. The NAR members adhere to
a strict code of ethics founded on the principle of providing fair and
honest service to all consumers. Realtor business practices are monitored
at local board levels. Arbitration and disciplinary systems are in place
to address complaints from the public or board members. This local oversight
keeps Realtors® directly accountable to the individual consumers
they serve and therefore the consumer is more likely to find better
service and accountability by using a Realtor®.
Not planning or understanding the marketing approach that your listing
agent will use when promoting a home. When selling your home there are
no guarantees that the ultimate buyer of your home will have simply
walked through the front door. In many cases you may have to bring your
home to the buyer. Effective marketing will help ensure that your property
receives maximum exposure to attract a ready, willing and able buyer
in the shortest period of time. Ask your Realtor to list for you all
of the ways he/she intends to market your home and on what time-line.
Also, be sure to ask if your home is being posted on the MLS listing
service and advertised on the Internet.
Do not take for granted the condition of your home. When you're preparing
your house for sale, remember the importance of first impressions. A
buyer's first impression can make or break whether they even want to
go inside for a look. Beginning with the curb appeal of your home is
just for starters. True, getting the buyer into your home is a good
sign however, that is just the beginning. Most buyers are looking for
the charm on a new house and it is the little things that make a difference.
Please look at my checklist for sellers to help you properly prepare
for that first prospective buyer. It could make a huge difference in
your final sales price.
The false hope that imperfections in your home won’t be detected
is a terrible assumption. Home inspections will discover problems relating
to health, safety, and even environmental concerns and is part of most
sales contracts. The most recent trend is that many contracts to purchase
ask for a seller’s disclosure statement even though this is not
currently required by Florida law. In many cases, these issues have
been or can be factored into the home's listing price.
Seeing that prospective buyer heading up the walkway to your home definitely
gets the heart going. However, you must remember that a Realtor has
worked hard to get that prospective buyer prepared before ever showing
them your property. Thinking you need to be in the home to explain things
to a prospective buyer is not always in your best interest. Most potential
buyers usually feel more comfortable if they can speak freely to the
real estate professional without the owners being present. If people
unaccompanied by an agent request to see your property, it is advisable
for you to refer them to your real estate professional for an appointment.
Perhaps the most challenging aspect of selling a home is listing it
at the correct price. It's one of several areas where the assistance
of a skilled real estate agent can more than pay for itself. Listing
the home too high can be as bad as too low. If the listing price is
too high, you'll miss out on a percentage of buyers looking in the price
range where your home should be. This is the flaw in thinking that you'll
always have the opportunity to accept a lower offer. Chances are the
offers won't even come in, because the buyers who would be most interested
in your home have been scared off by the price and aren't even taking
the time to look. By the time the price is corrected, you've already
lost exposure to a large group of potential buyers. The listing price
becomes even trickier to set when prices are quickly rising or falling.
It's critical to be aware of where and how fast the market is moving
- both when setting the price and when negotiating an offer. Again,
an experienced, well-trained agent is always in touch with market trends
- often even to a greater extent than appraisers, who typically focus
on what a property is worth if sold as-is, right now.
Many sellers simply don't plan their move early enough and then feel
totally overwhelmed at the time of moving out of the house. If you are
able to move at any time of the year, don't wait until summer, the peak-moving
season. Consider also that the first and last few days of the month
are extra busy. If you plan to sell your house, get it on the market
as soon as possible. Keep a record of all expenses related to the move,
some of which may be tax deductible. Fill out the Personal Household
Inventory for each room. This is important for establishing the amount
of declared valuation for the shipment and as a permanent inventory
for insurance purposes. List, as nearly as possible, the year of purchase
and original cost of each item. Attach any invoices or records of purchase
to the completed inventory. Prepare a separate high-value inventory
if the shipment will contain articles of "extraordinary" value.
The following list includes items that might fall into this category:
Also, unless you have been given a binding moving estimate where a
firm cost is established in advance, the exact cost of a move cannot
be determined until after the shipment has been loaded on the van and
weighed. The weight on which charges are based is calculated by weighing
the van before and after loading. The total cost of the move will include
transportation charges, any charges for declared valuation, plus charges
for any extra services performed at your request. All of these charges
are based on tariff rate schedules.
