Our Agents will facilitate selling your home in your desired timeline, maximize your net proceeds while anticipating and mitigating any hassles along the way. Our Team of experienced and knowledgeable Advisors will collaborate and partner with you throughout each of the seven major steps of the home selling process which are outlined below.
Our Agent will meet with you to fully understand your objectives and walk through your home to understand the top selling features and to start the process of creating the ‘marketing story’ of your home. We will review the 7 steps in the selling process and review timing and expectations.
We will prepare a market evaluation for your home and community as well as review overall market trends. Our Agent will collaborate with you to determine a market price range and then decide with you where to price the home based on your objectives. We will prepare a seller net proceeds sheet for you so you understand your bottom line.
The percent of new homes sold is near its all-time high representing approximately 20% of all homes sold. Your home is competing against model homes and we get one chance to make a first impression. Our Agent will work with you to recommend vendors to help declutter, make necessary repairs or stage your home to ensure you receive the maximum price.
Our Agent will review the detailed marketing plan for your home which will include a presentation at our sales meeting and inclusion on our office caravan. You are not just hiring an Agent, you are hiring a team – our team has over 10,000 buyers in their databases. Professional photography and/or video, online syndication to nearly 1,000 websites, social media, exposure at local resorts and print are just some aspects of the marketing mix.
Whether we have 5 or 100 showings of your home, our Agent will provide feedback as soon as possible after each showing. Depending on the marketing strategy agreed to, our Agent will arrive early to prep the home to ensure to make a good first impression and will attend the showing to highlight important features and answer any questions. During the initial consultation, our Agent will agree upon a communication schedule outside of showings that will include periodic strategy review calls.
Our Agent will set expectations with other Real Estate Agents regarding what is important to you when receiving an offer. With so many various types of contracts, our Agent will review each of the main deal points and what they mean to you. We will use market-based data to negotiate the best deal possible including price, closing, deposits and repairs. We will secure deposits and coordinate and communicate with lenders, financial institutions & title companies.
With nearly 20% of homes falling out of contract for various reasons, this step has never been more important. Our Agents will attend appraisals, inspections, repairs and final walk-throughs to ensure the process moves forward. Our Agent will collaborate with you on any agreed upon repairs and help coordinate the vendors. Emotions run the highest during this phase and this is why it is important to have a professional experienced agent managing the process. Our Agent will review final closing documents, attend the closing and work with you on any post-closing items.
Our goal is to deliver you a positive and memorable real estate experience. Whether you are relocating to a new city, moving into a larger home, or downsizing, we can assist you. We want to earn the opportunity to become your trusted advisor for all of your real estate endeavors.
Trustworthy, empathetic, competent, dependable and educated are just some of the characteristics that describe our team. We have more Agents with both their Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialists (CLHMS) and Certified Resort & Second Home Specialists (RSPS) designations than any other company in the area.