If you are planning to sell your home, there are many things to consider. I can help you with your pre-preparation and with pre-sale inspections.

A home sells for 3 reasons:

●  PRICE

     The pricing of a home is done by preparing a CMA (Competitive Market Analysis). This is done by comparing your home to other homes in your area that have recently sold. Comparisons are made to age, exterior ,parking, bedrooms, baths and square footage. Sometimes it is necessary to look outside of your neighborhood to find other homes that are similar to your home.

●  CONDITION

     The condition of a home can either add value or decrease the value of some of the SOLD homes in your area. Looking at your home, have you updated any of the bathrooms or have you updated your kitchen? Are the walls freshly painted? Have you decluttered your home? How about the curb appeal of your home?

●  LOCATION

     Where is your home located? Is it on a busy intersection or is there another reason that your home may be less desirable to others? This is the ONLY factor that can't be changed. You can change your price and you can change the condition but you can't change the location.

     So when pricing your home, the agent and the seller must take these reasons into account.

SOME THINGS TO KNOW

     Here are some helpful seller-related articles that you may find useful:

●   Timing Your Sale
●   Pre-Marketing Property Inspection
●   Staging a House
●   The Perfect Listing Agent
●   Overpricing Issues
●   Receiving an Offer To Purchase
 

     When I list a home, I like to have the seller hire an inspector to do a pre-sale inspection. This will cost a couple of hundred dollars but I think that it is important that you know what needs to be repaired before you accept a offer from a buyer. Example: I had a home listed where the seller did not want to do this. A buyer signed an offer-to-purchase agreement with the seller. The buyer then hired an inspector to perform an inspection, and they found that there was water in the crawl space that required expensive french drains to correct. The sellers had already accepted a price lower than their asking price and now they were required to spend several thousand dollars to make repairs. If the repairs had previously been made, they would have had a better idea of their proceeds from the closing. I feel that it is better to be PROACTIVE when selling your home.

     I feel that you, as the seller, and I, as your agent, must work together in order to get your home sold in the least amount of time for the most money.  In order to do this, we'll need to get good pictures on the internet, you must keep your home tidy, and you must also make your home easily accessible to other agents. I take great pride in photographing your home and making professional brochures which will detail all the features that make your home beautiful and special.  I will then either measure your home myself or I will hire an appraiser to do it. Once all of the paperwork is complete, our Office Administrator will submit your listing to to the local MLS  as well as to all of the other websites that I mentioned previously. 

When we first meet, I will give you a brochure called Working with Real Estate Agents.  I'd recommend that you read it ahead of time so that you'll be familiar with it.  I am required by law to make sure that you understand it as it's for consumer protection.   Please feel free to contact me anytime if you have ANY questions about it.

Now, let's get your home SOLD!

If you would like more information, you can call me directly at 704-609-4241 or fill-out the following form and let me know a little about yourself and your situation.