Selling your home yourself can be rewarding and can sometimes save you commission but net you less money and time in the end IF you sell..... Many home owners who try to list a home themselves find that the process can be very difficult to manage properly and expensive if they buy signs, place ads, etc only to list later with an agent. Over 80% of FSBO's end up listing with an agent anyway. Also, did you know that there are forms REQUIRED by the state of Ohio that you need to fill out when entering into a purchase agreement with a buyer? What should you do?
Our process is simple: When you hire us, we sell your home for the best possible price and terms within the shortest time possible!
Here are the marketing duties we perform: 1.Price your home strategically so you're competitive with the current market and current price trends.
2.Stage your home to cast a positive light on the features most important to buyers: uncluttered rooms and closets, fresh paint, and terrific curb appeal.
3.Place "for sale" signage, complete with our personal phone number so that we are easily reachable for questions on your property.
4.Optimize your home's internet presence by posting information in the Re/Max Listing System as well as local and global MLS systems, including plenty of photographs and a description of your property.
5.Produce a virtual tour of your home, placing it on multiple Websites to attract both local and out-of-town buyers.
6.Zillow.com: Put your listing in the top placement for your zip code
7.Trulia.com: Put your listing in the top placement for your zip code
8.CincyOhioHomes.com/ CincyAreaMLS.com: Top placement. We also include your home in all of our neighborhood specific websites like www.HomesOfMontgomery.com, HomesofLoveland.com, HomesofBlueAsh.com, HomesofMilfordOhio.com, MtAdamsRealestate.com and many others.
9.Target my marketing to other active real estate agents who specialize in selling homes in your neighborhood. We also leverage the agents in our local office!
10.Advertise your home as a "Featured Home" on our website CincyOhioHomes.com.
11.Target active buyers and investors in my database who are looking for homes in your price range and area.
12.Provide you with updates as often as you like detailing my marketing efforts, including comments from the prospective buyers and agents who have visited your home.
13.OPTIONAL: Create an open house to promote your property to prospective buyers and market the open house online.
14.Create a blog on ActiveRain.com that is picked up by Google, Yahoo and other search engines.
All of this above just to get a buyer in the door. Next comes contract negotiation and proper paperwork, disclosures, addendums, etc with price, occupancy, inspection terms, financing contingencies, appraisal contingencies, personal property included or excluded from the sale, and other various terms. Then comes the execution or release of all contingencies in the purchase contract. All of these vendors have to be coordinated including: Lender, Title Company, House Inspector, Mold Inspector, Termite and Wood Boring Insect Inspector, Radon Inspector, Lead Based Paint Inspector, Appraiser, Structural Engineer, FHA Inspector/Appraiser, Survey Engineer, tax department, county offices, attorneys, third party negotiators, and relocation companies. We coordinate ALL of this for our clients. Let us sell your home today!
Or, you can put an ad on craigs list or other websites and wait for the "right" buyer to come along and then hope to successfully navigate your way through all the above pitfalls and people above.... If you would like a professional assessment of your home and see if it qualifies to have us sell it please call Derek at 513-549-7469. Put us to work for you. Call today for an appointment.
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