Selling your home shouldn't be an "ORDEAL". Choosing me as your agent is a smart move that will insure that your present home "Pays Off" at selling time.

As Your Agent, I Will:

• Make a complete comparative market analysis so that you will know your home's value in relation to others in your area.
• Present you with a marketing plan that will show in detail my planned efforts to sell your property.
• Show your home to all possible qualified buyers thereby giving your home the most market exposure.
• Give you tips on improving the "curb appeal" of your home, if necessary. Thereby getting the highest price for your home.
• Obtain offers and help you negtiate the best possible deal as smoothly as possible.
• Help you find a home to buy and answer all your questions and provide sources for information on schools, jobs, economy, the neighborhoods, and such.

Show You Recent and Comparative Home Sales

Many sellers don't or haven't studied recent sales of similar homes. By using HomeRadar.com we can get a good idea of what similar homes are selling for in your neighborhood. This is a free resource, or you can choose a more detailed analysis of your home.

Getting the Highest Price for Your Home

First impression, curb appeal, can make all the difference in whether prospective buyers stop, look, get the detail, or go on to other homes. Here is an article with tips to increase the numbers of those prespective buyers who stop, look, and make offers. Staging the look of your home, presentation, is key to getting prospective buyers to stay longer and make an offer. Here is an article with some good ideas on this subject.

Seller Closing Costs to Expect

• Title insurance cost depends on the sale price of the property.
• Broker's commission usually is 5% to 7% for a full-service brokerage.
• Local property transfer tax, county transfer tax, state transfer tax and state capital gains tax are charges that you must pay for the privilege of selling your home. Credits to the buyer for the amount of unpaid real estate taxes the prior year or current year vary depending on the date of closing and due date of the tax.
• FHA fees and costs are all fees now negotiable between an FHA buyer and seller.
• Home inspections fees are sometimes paid by the seller and include pest, radon and sometimes others.
• Miscellaneous fees can accrue for correction of problems found by the above inspections.