Selling Your Home?

If you are thinking about selling your present home, one of your first questions will be "How much is my home worth?" As you know, the housing market changes constantly. I would be glad to offer you a FREE "Comparative Market Analysis" (CMA), with no obligation, just to show you how valuable your home is at the present time. When marketing a home, I take advantage of all the latest technologies to make sure your home will sell quickly and for the best price possible!

As an Accredited Staging Professional (ASP®), I offer my clients an added benefit. In order to get offers and top dollar for listings in the least amount of time, I work closely with my clients and professionally Stage® every house before it goes on the market. My "Guide to Selling Success" will walk you step by step through the entire process.

Staging Your Home to Sell

There is a big misconception between decorating and staging a home. Decorating appeals to the person living in the house, staging is removing the owner's personal connection and targeting the buyer who will purchase the home. When prospective buyers view your property, you want them to put their full attention on how the home feels and what it will be like to live there. The best place to start – remove all distractions that throw off the buyer from taking a closer look at your home. As harsh and premature as this may seem, depersonalizing and de-cluttering your house are the first steps of staging to sell.

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Even though you are selling your home, you are probably still fond of it. After all, you have spent years turning it from a house to a home. But buyers want to see the features of the house and be able to visualize how they too can turn this house into their home. With family photos, trophies, plaques, and memorabilia, buyers may feel they are invading your private domain and spend less time in your house.
Every buyer will be interested in how well your home has been maintained. Now is the time to clean, paint, update, repair, replace, remove, organize, lighten, and brighten your home! Sounds tiring but buyers will pay more for a home that is move-in ready.

Curb Appeal

Curb appeal is the impression your property's exterior and yard make on potential buyers. Buyers decide within seconds of driving up to a house whether to take the next step and check out the inside. Having a manicured yard, clean windows, fresh paint, clean sidewalks and driveway along with a well-kept front door and entryway, are all important ways to make buyers form positive expectations about the rest of the house.

You know the power of first impressions. Why risk even one dollar of your equity by not staging your home to sell. Let me help you make sure you have your house in tip-top shape and make a great impression to each and every potential buyer that enters your home.

Curb Appeal

Curb appeal is the impression your property's exterior and yard make on potential buyers. Buyers decide within seconds of driving up to a house whether to take the next step and check out the inside. Having a manicured yard, clean windows, fresh paint, clean sidewalks and driveway along with a well-kept front door and entryway, are all important ways to make buyers form positive expectations about the rest of the house.

You know the power of first impressions. Why risk even one dollar of your equity by not staging your home to sell. Let me help you make sure you have your house in tip-top shape and make a great impression to each and every potential buyer that enters your home.

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  1. We will set an appointment to meet, view your home, discuss your plans, the best timing for you to list your home, and answer any questions you may have. I will leave a copy of my "Guide to Selling Success" for your review.
  2. We will discuss the Marketing Plan and a preliminary Market Analysis of your neighborhood to see the current and past 6 months of activity.
  3. After viewing your home, discussing special features and upgrades you have made and looking at the current market in our area, we will set a convenient time to meet and review my final Market Analysis.
  4. In our next meeting, after reviewing the information and reaching an agreement on the offering price, we will begin to go over the listing contract and answer any questions you may have.
  5. Once the paperwork is completed, I will measure most of the rooms and complete a detailed description of your home.
  6. To give your home the best possible presentation, we will also discuss my free Staging Service and any home maintenance items that need to be addressed. Once this has been completed, we will schedule professional interior and exterior photos. All information will be placed on the Multiple Listing Service and on brochures for buyers and agents to review while viewing your home.
  7. A sign with brokerage and contact information will be placed in front of your home, along with a brochure box and a lockbox containing a key to unlock the front door. Please make sure the key is easy to use and the entrance to your home is always kept neat and clean.
  8. We will plan a date to start showing your home. Please be sure to remove any items of great value just to be on the safe side. Once showings begin, they are by appointment only. We will discuss the best way to contact you to schedule appointments and directions for times when you cannot be reached. Should someone knock on the door and you have not been contacted by me, do not let anyone in. Have all prospects call me or just pick up a brochure with my contact information listed on it. I would like for everyone to make an appointment through me.
  9. Please leave your home when it is being shown. Ideally, showings will be scheduled in advance, but many times an agent would like to visit your home in less than an hour's notice! It is best to be prepared at all times during this process. Leave lamps on, blinds and shades open, soft music and a light pleasing scent can be very appealing. Let me know about any pets in the home or yard for their safety and for the safety of others.
  10. Remember that you are my client and I want to make sure that we always address any concerns or questions you may have during this process. I want this to be as stress free as possible. I will always keep your best interest in mind.

Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to be of service to you.