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Common Q&A About Selling Your Home
Sellers frequently asked questions
The real estate market has changed in the last year. Most homes are on the market longer and require the right kind of marketing. As buyers move to the internet home marketing has changed. Each home for sale needs a strong internet presence. Internet shoppers require an almost instant response when they inquire about a property on line. I have developed a unique and powerfull internet marketing strategy that gets results.- Complete a comparative market analysis that will compare your home's value to that of your neighbors.
- Compile a comprehensive marketing plan detailing all the efforts I will employ to sell your home, including Internet, local media, direct mailings, open houses, flyers, virtual tours and more.
- Present your home to as many qualified buyers as possible getting your home maximum exposure.
- 82% of all buyers start looking for homes on the internet. My listings include 10 pictures, as the MLS will allow, and a virtual tour.
- Your home will have it's own domain name ex: (123palace.com) The sign in front of your house will advertise your home instead of a general real estate website.
- Help you stage your home and generate curb appeal to ensure you get the highest price.
- Market your home to potential buyers, the general public and to other realtors every day using a marketing plan tailored for your home.
- Assist with obtaining offers and help you in negotiating the best deal as smoothly as possible.
- Supply you with updates on all showings and open houses promptly to answer the question: what do buyers think of my home?
- Promptly answer the phone or return calls from buyers calling or emailing with questions your home. Before choosing a realtor® to market your home call that agent using the number on his or her sign. Do they answer? Return your call? Next send an email to a realtor. It might take days to get an answer.
- Help you find your next home and answer all of your questions about the local market area, including schools, neighborhoods, the local economy, and more.
Getting the Highest Price for Your Home
Curb appeal is key and could make a difference whether people stop and take a flyer, or drive right by. Here are a few tips to increase the curb appeal of your home. Staging your home is important. Many buyers will stay in your home longer if it's staged appropriately. We have compiled some ideas to present your home in the most effective manner.
Closing Costs to Expect:
My clients recieve a net sheet that shows them what their bottom line will be.
- Title insurance fees depend on the sales price of the home.
- Broker's commission is a full-service fee and will cost anywhere between 5% to 7%.
- Local property transfer tax, country transfer tax, state transfer tax, and state capital gains tax are the charges that you'll pay for the privilege of selling your home. Credit to the buyer of unpaid real estate taxes for the prior or current year are variable and depend on when you close and when your taxes are due.
- FHA fees and costs are all fees are now negotiable between an FHA buyer and seller.
- Home inspections fees are in some circumstances paid for by the seller and include pest, radon and other inspections.
- Miscellaneous fees can accrue from correcting problems noticed during the home inspection.
