When you use Wendy, you gain maximum exposure from Wendy's
extensive marketing efforts. Not only does she maximize MLS
and mail advertisements, she also maintains a dynamic, updated
website that is visited by hundreds of visitors per month.
This webpage is highly ranked and easy to find.
You may have a wonderful home for sale, but it wont sell for
much if it's not seen. Wendy promises maximum exposure of your
property, to ensure maximum profit!
Improve Your Chances
With inventory diminishing daily and
multiple offers being extremely common, it is of great
importance that you position yourself to have the "Best
Chance" to get your offer accepted. You enhance your chance of
getting the home of your choice by doing the following:
Get
pre-approved for the purchase:
This takes very little time and is of
great value. At this time, identify the price range for which you
qualify and that fits your lifestyle.
Submit
a strong competitive offer:
Submit the offer as if there will be multiple offers.
Include substantial earnest money deposit:
Acceptance of an offer is sometimes determined by the amount of
the deposit. A larger amount may signify a bigger commitment to
the seller.
Minimize or eliminate contingencies:
The fewer contingencies, the stronger the offer.
Make a
buyer profile available:
Time on the job, flexibility, reason for purchasing seller's home,
etc.
Be
prepared to preview a new property quickly:
Homes sell sometimes in hours. Be prepared to make decisions
quickly and be accessible to change the terms instantly.
Buyer
and agent to have instant communication access:
Let us maintain instant access to each other via office phone,
voice mail, fax, pager or cellular phone.
Choosing your REALTOR®
The most important decision you will make in the sale of
your home is the Realtor you choose. Some points to
consider:
Find someone you feel
comfortable with. If you don’t feel you can ask questions or
go to your Realtor, you have the wrong Realtor.
Your Realtor should show you
research to back up any recommendations. This includes
information about recent sales, current listings and recent
expired listings in your neighbourhood.
Choose a local Realtor. He
or she will know your area better than an outsider, will be
seen as a source for people looking to relocate in your
neighbourhood, and will get better co-operation from other
agents. It is likely that any amount you might save by
having a friend or relative from outside the area serve as
your Realtor, will be lost in their lack of knowledge about
the very specific local market.
Ask for references from the
Realtor. He or she should be willing to give you names of
previous clients.
Ask your friends and
acquaintances for recommendations, but make your final
choice based on your needs.
Ask the Realtor to show you
what will be done to market your home. Consider the office
and company support available to him or her as well as the
initiative and professionalism shown by the individual.
Look for a Realtor who tells
you what he or she knows from experience in the market, and
not what they think you want to hear. Flattery may sometimes
get the listing, but it doesn’t sell the home!
Faster sale
When your home sells faster, you save carrying costs,
mortgage payments and other ownership costs.
Less inconvenience
If you've moved before, you know the energy it takes to
prepare for showings: keeping the home clean, making child
care arrangements and altering your lifestyle. Proper
pricing reduces these demands on you, by helping your home
sell faster.
Exposure to more
prospects
At market value, you open your home up to more people who
can afford the price. Sellers who list at a high price in
the hope that they’ll find the one purchaser who will pay
it, often do not realize that they have discouraged many
potential purchasers who could have afforded the price they
end up accepting at a later date.
Increased salesperson
response
When salespeople are excited about a home and its price,
they make special efforts to contact all of their potential
buyers. Knowing that it is priced properly for its market,
they expect it to sell soon and encourage their prospects to
act quickly. Their excitement is contagious!
Better response from
advertising and sign calls
Ad calls and sign calls to Realtors turn into showings when
price is not a deterrent. Most serious prospects are well
educated about asking prices in the areas they are seeking,
and will not waste time on a home they consider overpriced.
Attracts higher offers
When a home is priced right, buyers fear they might lose out
on a good home , so they are less likely to make "low ball
offers."
Means more money to
sellers
If a home is priced right, the excitement of the market
produces higher sale prices. You net more both in terms of
actual sale price and in less carrying costs.
First
impressions count with buyers. In today's age of
consumerism, every buyer is comparative shopping. A small
investment in time and money can give your home a solid
advantage over competing properties. So by paying attention
to detail now, you can enhance the perceived value later.
The following are some suggestions for preparing your home
to show to its best advantage.
Bank: Transfer funds, arrange check-cashing in new
city.
Insurance: Notify new location for coverage (Life,
health, fire, auto, homeowners).
Automobile: Transfer car title registration; also
driver's license; state windshield sticker; motor club
membership.
Utilities: Gas, light, water, telephone, fuel, get
refund of any deposit made; arrange for immediate service
in new town; arrange final reading and change of name for
billing.
Route Men: Laundry, paper boy, milk man:change over
services.
School: Ask for copies or transfer of children's
records.
Medical: Ask Doctor, Dentist, Pharmacist for
referrals; transfer needed prescriptions, eye glasses,
X-rays and records.
Organizations: Transfer memberships (Houses of
worship, clubs, civic organizations); get letter of
introduction.
Pets: Ask about regulations for licenses,
vaccinations, tags.
And, don't forget to:
Empty freezer; plan use of foods.
Defrost freezer-refrigerator. (Place charcoal to
dispel odors.)
Have appliances serviced for moving.
Clean rugs or clothing, before moving; have them
"moving-wrapped."
Check with your moving counselor: insurance coverage,
packing and unpacking labor, arrival day, various shipping
papers, method and time of expected payment.
Plan for special care needs of infants.
Plan garage sale.
And on moving day:
Carry currency, jewelry, documents yourself; or use
registered mail.
Plan for transporting pets. (They are poor traveling
companions if unhappy.) Make sure you can be found if they
become lost.
Carry traveler's checks for quick available funds.
Tell close friends or relatives your route and
schedule (including overnight stops). Use them as "message
headquarters."
Double check closets, drawers, shelves (to be sure
they are empty).
Leave all old keys. needed by new tenant or owners,
with agent or Realtor.
