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If you choose me as your Listing Agent, I will assist you in several ways:
I'll help you set the correct asking price by preparing a
Comparative Market Analysis based on the realities of the market at the time you want to sell. I'll include the value of any recent improvements, and, I'll stay with you through all the steps
between listing a home for sale and a successful closing.
I'll help you present your home at its best by providing you
with a number of ideas and suggestions to make your home as attractive as possible so you get
the highest price. The following tips are just some of the advice I will provide to you.
It's very important that your home "shows well". The following suggestions will help make that happen:
INSIDE YOUR HOME
- Remove all unnecessary objects and furniture throughout the home.
- Clear unnecessary items from kitchen and all other rooms. A neat kitchen looks bigger than it is. Less furniture and clutter makes any room seem larger.
- Remove personal pictures from walls & furniture. We want prospective buyers to mentally "see themselves living in your home." Your family's personal items make it harder for them to do that.
- Clean carpets, drapes & windows. Repaint to neutral colors where necessary
- Install larger light bulbs and leave lamps on during showings. Brighter rooms look and feel larger.
- Sprucing up your kitchen appliances is impotant. Read this article on Sprucing Up Your Kitchen Appliances
- Have soft music playing during showings. It helps prospective buyers relax during a stressful time.
- Allow your Realtor to put a lockbox on the property. Some agents won't show a home where they have to arrange to meet someone.
- Consider having a "pre-sale" home inspection conducted. You may want to read this recent blog article suggesting that Home Inspections Are Not Just for Home Buyers anymore.
OUTSIDE YOUR HOME
Remember that the Buyer's first impression of your home will be what they see as they drive up. It's called "Curb Appeal."
- Remove everything outside that doesn't need to be there. Move garbage cans, etc. into your garage.
- Check gutters & roof for damage or peeling paint and get it repaired.
- Your front door is the first thing a prospective buyer will see up close so paint it and put down a new doormat. Make sure the doorbell works.
- Mow the grass and fertilize it to make it as green as possible. Keep the lawn neatly edged.
- Prune bushes & trees so they don't block windows. Put down fresh wood chips.
- Make sure the garage door is down during showings.
Help Your Realtor Help You.
- Your Real Estate Agent will have an easier time selling your home if you assur that all showings are scheduled through
his or her office.
- Keep an eye on the brochure box attached to your sign and make sure it is always filled with flyers. Try to accommodate
prospective buyers at the times convenient for them to see your home.
- Defer to Your Realtor's Experience. If you have to be home when a prospective buyer is there who wants to talk price, terms, or other real estate matters,
let them speak to an expert negotiator - your Realtor.
Here's the "bottom line." In the real world, the value of your home is what someone is willing to pay for it now, not more, and not what they might have paid for it last year. In the current Sarasota real estate market, spare yourself the frustration of cleaning your home and leaving on a minute’s notice for a showing by pricing it "at the market."
In summary, if you want to sell your home, list it at its "market price." If you don’t want to sell it at that price, don’t put it on the market.
For information on my Sarasota real estate services to home or condo sellers, please either E-Mail Me or request my free Sarasota Real Estate Market Valuation Report on your home.
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