Selling Your House for the Highest Possible Price

When you put your house on the market, chances are you’re hoping the following will happen:

• It will sell quickly.
• You will get the highest price possible for your property.
• The process will be smooth and trouble-free.I’m proud to be the best real estate agent of choice for those who want a great experience selling their home. I take a “clients-first” approach, which means you’ll be working with a professional who truly listens to you, promotes your listing aggressively, and keeps working until your property is sold and closed.
• Due to my extensive knowledge of the local market, I know how to showcase your home effectively. I know how to set the listing price, so you get the most for your property. I know how to attract many qualified buyers. I know how to get that SOLD sign on your front lawn, fast.
• I’m the expert at achieving just that for my clients.

Throughout the process, I’m with you every step of the way, making sure your questions are answered and that the entire experience is a positive one.

If you haven’t sold a home before, keep in mind that I work on contingency. I only get paid when your home sells. So there’s no risk.

Your Personal Consultation

To get started, I recommend we schedule a Personal Consultation. I’ll visit your home, do an assessment of your property, answer your questions, and give you my professional opinion as to how much your home may sell for and how long that may take.

If you plan to purchase another home in the area, we can talk about that too. In fact, there are significant advantages to having me help you with both transactions.

This consultation gives us both the opportunity to get to know one another and to see if there’s a good fit. You’ll learn how I work, how I market and sell homes, and how I attend to my clients’ needs.

After this consultation, although most people are eager to get started with me as their agent, there’s no obligation. This is a get acquainted meeting only.

So let’s meet. Please submit the form below or call or email me today to schedule your Personal Consultation.

The 3 Elements of Preparing Your Home for Sale

Repairs – There are several reasons to complete repairs on your home before you put it on the market. Ultimately, buyers will pay more for a home to avoid the work of fixing it, and they will pay faster.

Moreover, any money you invest into repairs before you list — when you have time to price-shop and to use a little bit of elbow grease — will be far less than the quote from the home inspector or the concessions for which buyers will ask.

The good news is that most repairs are merely cosmetic and fairly inexpensive. Think of the things on your to-do list: that leaky faucet and the cracked bathroom tile were bothering you when you lived in the house, and they’re going to bother the new owners too.

Cleanliness – You wouldn’t want your mother to come over when your house was dirty, would you? And you’re not even trying to get her to shell out thousands of dollars for the place! Buyers are easily distracted, and they will tend to focus on the negatives instead of the positives of each home they tour. Each dish left in the sink or dust bunny in the corner is going to detract from the perceived value of your home, which means a lower offer amount and more time on the market for you.

Staging – According to a recent study by the National Association of REALTORSⒸ, 96% of buyer agents reported that staging had some effect on their clients’ view of homes. They said that staging made it easier for their clients to visualize the properties as a future home and that they were more likely to overlook property faults.

And these effects turned into cash for sellers just like you. The survey revealed that 52% of buyer clients were willing to offer more on a staged home than a similar home that was not staged — as much as 20% more than asking price!

But a picture is worth a thousand statistics. Take a look at the images below. Which home gives you a better first impression?

Trick question! This is the same home! The picture on the left was taken from the MLS listing of a property that expired on the market. On the next go-around, the listing was staged and new, professional photography was taken… and the home sold over asking price.

Pricing Your Home

To Sell It Fast & For More Money​

You may have heard that there’s not much housing inventory right now, which means that prices for homes have gone up across the board. This is great news for you as a home seller! The timing is perfect for you to get the most return on your investment into your home.

But even in today’s market, there are still homes that sit, waiting for an offer, for months and months. This time spent on MLS means that you’re still making your mortgage payments and you’re still not getting equity out from your home.

Perhaps even worse is what buyers and buyer agents think about homes that have been on the market too long. Remember how important first impressions are? The first impression a buyer gets about a home that has been listed for a long time in this hot market is this:

“Something must be wrong with that home.”

That thought will scare away many buyers, and it’ll prompt the ones who remain interested to try to lowball you. But why are those homes still on the market in the first place? It’s because they are often priced “out of the market.”