When you list your home with
me I promise to do my very best to sell your home in the
quickest amount of time and for the most profit.
How do I price
a home?
When I price a home I look at other comparable homes. I start by looking at what other similar homes in the same area have sold for within the past 6 months. I usually don't like to go back further than that as the real estate market may have changed. In addition, I also look at what is currently on the market that is comparable to the home I am listing for sale. I do this because I like to know when a Buyer comes to see my listing, what else are they going to see at the same time?
How do I prepare
the home to be shown?
As An Accredited Staging Professional I "stage" the
home for sale. In essence, I de-clutter, arrange and re-arrange
the contents of the home. I do whatever it takes to make the
home sparkle for showings. Many Realtors have their Sellers
hire professional stagers in order to prepare a home for sale.
I took the initiative to become accredited so that I myself
am able to stage a home for sale at no extra charge, saving
my clients a lot of money.
What do I do to
put the home on the market?
When I list a home for sale I immediately put it into the Multiple
Listing Service. I announce the new listing on Prudential Fox & Roach's
Voice Mail system which reaches a numerous amount of Prudential's
agents in a matter of minutes. I then arrange for professional
pictures to be taken of the property. I use these pictures
to make a weekly flyer for the Realtor Courier which is delivered
to 500 Realtors on a weekly basis. I also use the pictures
for the Multiple Listing Service and for my Realtor.com website
as well as my personal website. Pictures of the house and a
description is also placed on Prudential Fox & Roach's
website. I have professional brochures printed of the home
with pictures and an accompanying description of
the property. Finally, I use the pictures to make a movie of
the home. Any Realtor can make a highlight sheet or even a
brochure for the property. I go out of my way to publicize
these brochures, recently hanging one of them on a local college
bulletin board located near one of my listings in the hopes
of attracting a Buyer. I then go the extra mile to differentiate
myself by making a movie. In today's technological world this
allows a Buyer to walk away with a movie which they can watch
on their DVD player on their television or even on their computer. A DVD
is also something that a fellow Realtor can easily mail to
their out of town Buyers. Finally, I am a firm believer
in open houses and I place an ad for the home announcing the
open house in the Inquirer and any local newspaper of the Seller's
choice.
How do I keep
in touch with my Sellers?
I don't believe in having assistants do my work for me. I believe
in keeping in touch with my clients hands on. Rather than having
the office make the appointments for me, I have the agents
who want to show my listings call me on my cell phone.
I am available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I don't want
any appointments to get lost. It is no problem for me to get
the call from the agent who wants to show one of my listings
and for me to set up the appointment. I feel that this way
I can talk to the agent, find out a little bit about their
Buyer and describe the positives of the house to them ahead
of time so that they are able to point them out to their clients.
I am also able to let the Seller know who is showing their
home and when, and then I am able to follow up with the agent
for any feedback and report that back to my Seller.
How do I price
a home?
When I price a home I look at what comparable homes have sold
within the past 4-6 months. Going back further than this
does not really give you an accurate price as the real estate
market may have changed. In addition, I look at what comparable
homes are currently on the market today. It is important
for a Seller to be aware of the other properties that a potential
Buyer may see in addition to looking at their home.
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