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Selling a Home
Selling a home yourself, without a real estate broker means that the process will take some work on your part. You will be doing a lot of things that a real estate agent might normally do and you can face many problems in case of an error. Therefore when selling your home, your Realtor may play a vital role - providing you valuable information and guidance all through the process. At Quality Home Sales, our brokers and sales agents are experts on the local market, on negotiating to your best advantage and on the marketing techniques that reach today's buyers. We can offer our skills and advice so that your home is properly priced, properly presented and eventually profitably sold.
We can offer advice on improving your home to sell or comprehending the tax laws. We promise to provide the excellent service and attention to detail to make your home selling experience the very best it can be.
PRICING YOUR HOME
Some people tend to underestimate the importance of determining the correct price for the house for sale right from the beginning. Interest and enthusiasm for your home will be strongest when it first appears on the market. If your property is competitively priced and compares favorably to similar listings, you will attract genuine buyers. An unrealistically high list price will discourage early buyers, who'll wait for you to reduce your price before making an offer.
An experienced real estate agent will work with you to identify the best price possible for your home, ensuring an easier and faster sale, and thereby reducing carrying costs, mortgage payments, ownership expenses and overall stress. Your agent will evaluate comparable homes in the neighborhood to determine the market value of your property. When a home is reasonably priced, buyers will bid aggressively rather than run the risk of losing the property. A fair price at the beginning ensures satisfaction at the end.
An "open house" is an opportunity for potential buyers to have a look at your house. Your agent puts up signs, gives you some pointers about how to prepare your home for showing, and shows up early on Sunday. You are strongly recommended to leave your home while it is being shown! When sellers are present at an open house, they can hamper the sales professional's ability to cultivate interested buyers, and can even squelch a sale. If buyers know that the owners are present, the agent may never even get to hear the concerns of reserved buyers. If your object is to get your home SOLD, the best thing you can do is to let the sales professional do the job.
SCALING DOWN?
Your children have just left home. You and your spouse find that your house is enormous now and start thinking of moving to a smaller house. Before you make a move, you should consult your Realtor. A good Realtor will be able to tell you the value of your current home and the availability of houses in your preferred area.
Buying a smaller home you will lower your property taxes, simplify property maintenance, and generate cash which can be put into income-producing investments. Your Realtor will help you to make a decision on a new house regarding “quality of life” and tax issues.
MOVING ON UP?
Many people buy their first homes before they have a family or any matrimonial plans. However, a few years later their life situation may change and they might have a family and need more space or a larger mortgage to offset their increased income. Changes in lifestyle often create changes in housing needs. When you have children, it may be time to trade your sophisticated home in the city for a house which has a big yard and is located in a good school district. If changes in your life have prompted thoughts of moving, we will be happy to discuss all of the possibilities with you. Your agent can determine what your present home is worth and show you homes that will meet your current needs.
REMODELING?
Anytime you do any significant remodeling, you run the risk of over-improving your home. Sometimes if there is not much difference between the prices of remodeled homes and those renovated, expensive changes may be hard to recover if you sell your home soon. Quality Homes Sales will be glad to provide you with a market analysis of what your home is worth without remodeling and what it will be worth after renovation.