Selling your home

What is your home worth in today's market? Contact me and I will furnish you with a FREE Comparative Analysis on your home. No obligation of course.

I will work for you every step of the way!

My combination of skill, experience, and technology ensures that I can sell your home for the highest possible price and in the shortest period of time. I have the tools to meet the demands of a highly competitive, modern market.

My Unique Automated Internet Marketing System - Online Presence: Available 24 hours a day!
My online marketing system allows me to make information accessible 24-hours a day, and to respond immediately and directly to each and every prospective buyer. From my website, prospective buyers can get information immediately about your home. They can access my site 24 hours a day and view your property listing! Through my Personal Home Search, your listing will be sent by e-mail to every prospective buyer in my database, where your home meets their criteria. Plus it will be e-mailed automatically to future prospective buyers as well.

Traditional Marketing
As soon as you list your home with me, I will enter your home in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) database. Other associates can immediately access your property information by computer. Plus, your property will be included in any printed MLS books. I also regularly publish in magazines and newspapers in the area and send out direct mail pieces to potential buyers.

Pricing Your Home
When you think about it, there are several other homes for sale competing with your home. I will help you price your home competitively to attract qualified buyers. The way I do this is by generating a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) report, which will show you a range of prices being paid for homes in your area. You can complete my online form to get a feel for your home's market value.

Every Step Of The Way...
Remember, I will be working for you every step of the way to make sure that you get the highest possible price for your home in the shortest period of time.

When I list your home we will go through the house together. Meanwhile, here are some of my tips for you to think about. In doing this, we will be ahead of most of the sellers already on the market in the way your home shows ...

Tips for preparing your home for viewing

Inside:
Clear all unnecessary objects from furniture throughout the house. Keep decorative objects on the furniture restricted to groups of 1, 3, or 5 items.

Clear all unnecessary objects from the kitchen countertops. If it hasn't been used for three months, put it away! Clear refrigerator fronts of messages, pictures, etc. (A sparse kitchen helps the buyer mentally move their own things into your kitchen.)

In the bathroom, remove any unnecessary items from countertops, tubs, shower stalls and commode tops. Keep only your most needed cosmetics, brushes, perfumes, etc., in one small group on the counter. Coordinate towels to one or two colors only.

Rearrange or remove some of the furniture if necessary. As owners, many times we have too much furniture in a room. This is wonderful for our own personal enjoyment, but when it comes to selling, we need to thin out as much as possible to make rooms appear larger.

Take down, or rearrange certain pictures or objects on walls. Patch and paint if ,necessary.

Review the house inside room by room, and:
- Paint any room needing paint.
- Clean carpets or drapes that need it.
- Clean windows.

Make sure the closets and garage are not "too full." Rent a storage unit if necessary.

Leave on certain lights during the day. (I'll show you which ones). During "showings" turn on all lights and lamps.

Have stereo FM on during the day for all viewings.

Outside:
Go around the perimeter of the house and move all garbage cans, discarded wood scraps, extra building materials, etc., into the garage.

Check gutters and/or roof for dry rot. Make sure they are swept and
cleaned.

Look at all plants ... prune bushes and trees. Keep plants from blocking windows. "YOU CAN'T SELL A HOUSE IF YOU CAN'T SEE IT." Plants are like children-they grow so fast!!

Weed and then bark all planting areas. Keep lawn freshly cut and fertilized. Remove any dead plants or shrubs.

Clear patios or decks of all small items, such as small planters, flower pots, charcoal, barbecues, toys, etc. (Put them in garage.)

Check paint condition of the house-especially on the front door and trim. "CURB APPEAL REALLY WORKS!"

In General:
Try to look at your house "THROUGH THE BUYER'S EYES" as though you've never seen it or been there before. Any time or money spent on these items will bring you back more money in return, and hopefully a faster sale. "WE ARE MAKING YOU MONEY!"