When you get ready to sell your home, knowledge is power! Many homeowners tell me the thought of selling can be overwelming. They worry about, what they have to do, how much will it cost them and how long will it take. I completely understand! However my job is to help you. To help address your fears, decide what must be done and what area's of concerns you can let go of. The process should not be intimidating. Learn about your options.
It's important that you know, that there are hundreds, even thousands of Realtors who work our local area. In fact you may know someone at church, in your family or a friend who is a Realtor. Before you just decide to work with that person make sure you know what you are getting yourself into.
Here are some helpful tips from Erick and Company:
- Ask them how many homes they have settled in 2009. ( You want to know they understand the market and can advise you and help you with your particular real estate needs)
- Ask them what they will do to market your home.This is huge, just putting a sign in the yard and a lockbox on the front door and the house in MLS isn't enough. Your home deserves more!
- Ask them if they are a Full Time Realtor or if they just dabble and work Part Time- you need to know.
- Ask how long is the Listing Period. Can you get out the listing if you are not happy?
- Google the Realtors you are thinking of hiring. Can you find them easily? Can you get a feel for how your home would be advertised? This is what happens when you Google Peggy James
- Ask them where they advertise.
- Ask them if they know where the buyer will come from,and what kind of income it will take to buy your home, ask how do they intend to reach that buyer.
- If you need to sell by Short Sale- Make sure they know how! If not you may be forced into foreclosure. Ask them to show you successful short sale results. Not all agents know how to do these.
- This is an article I wrote some time ago. It's about how to figure out if a Realtor is doing a good job in marketing your home.
- Now, learn how to get your home ready to sell. Read More
- Here is just one example of how we market your home For Sale. Take a look at 12726 Bombay Way and how we market a sellers home on our our website
When it's time to sell your home in and around the Woodbridge, Dale City, Lake Ridge area, I would love to meet with you and show you what I will do to get your home sold fast. Before you meet with us Google or Bing my name, Erick Blackwelder's name or Erick and Company. You will see that I know marketing. We truly believe that in today's real estate market you need a Realtor who is a marketing expert to get your home SOLD for top $.
Call me direct at 703-851-3085
Contact Peggy James or Erick Blackwelder of Erick and Company of Exit 1st Choice Realty, Woodbridge VA. Realtors®, call 703-851-3085 (Peggy) or 703-590-2252 (Office).If you are a homeowner who has a home to sell, we have buyers ready and waiting for nice homes to come on the market. Give us a call and we can "GET YOUR HOME SOLD FAST" to list your property for sale we service Lake Ridge, Westridge, Old Bridge Estates, River Falls, Middle County, Manassas, Manassas Park, Haymarket,Montclair, Dumfries, Occoquan, Dale City, Gainesville, Aquia Harbor, Garrisonville and Triangle area's .
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