Selling Your Home?

Royal Oak, Ferndale, Berkley, West Bloomfield & Surrounding Areas

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Helpful Tips to Sell Your Royal Oak Area Home Fast and for the Highest Possible Price in today's dynamic housing market are highlighted here. 

Whether you decide to sell your home on your own or with a Realtor, selling your home is first knowing the local housing market. Pricing your home correctly is crucial to maximizing the highest selling price possible, even in this strong seller's market. As an area expert from Good Company Realty in downtown Royal Oak, I can help determine what direction the market is trending, so you can make the right choices when it comes to selling your home to get the highest price possible!  I am always happy to run a market analysis on your home - no charge - or you can get an INSTANT home valuation.

Things to Think About When Selling Your Home

Once the price has been determined, there are little things you can do to stage your home to attract buyers and get you the highest possible price. You’d be surprised by the simple measures you can take to dress up your home to attract more qualified buyers.  I'd be happy to give you some ideas on your home, but generally think clean, de-cluttered, neutral paint colors and simple, modern staging - adding artwork with a pop of color, green plants, new shower curtains, sprucing up landscaping all help the overall look and feel of a home.  And ensure all lightbulbs are working and bright. 

If there is anything in need of repair remember if the buyers don't notice during their initial walkthrough their inspector surely will so it's best to address as many repairs as possible before listing.  And keep in mind, per Michigan law any known issues with the home as per the Seller's Disclosure form must be specified.

Simple repairs that can be easily remedied and can impact a buyers first impression could include doors not closing properly or broken handles/locks, cupboards/drawers not smoothly opening/closing or loose hardware, dirty caulking, any flooring/tile/carpet issues, broken windows or missing screens, leaky faucets.  Be sure to thoroughly clean all appliances and consider power washing dirty siding or deck if needed. If it's something that bothers you, it will most likely also bother the buyer.  Eliminate any strong smells and avoid strong air fresheners as buyers may not like the particular fragrance and could feel it's being used to cover another smell.  

Great photos are VERY important with a complete, professional listing.  And in today's time it is also very helpful having a 3-D tour or video included with your listing.  Remember to clean the windows and floors well before photos!

Plan to market your home in as many ways as possible including the MLS, social media, mail postcards, various websites such as Zillow, Trulia, Realtor.com and many more.  Also make a plan as to which day of the week would work best to list your home (contact me if you'd like some suggestions).  With the proper marketing and timing of your listing and open houses you'll maximize the number of buyers and offers coming in. 

Be sure to have a plan for handling multiple offers, high volume of buyer showings, what terms are most important to you, understanding appraisal guarantees and escalation clauses, what the home could appraise for and have all necessary documents ready.  

If you're deciding whether or not to use an agent, please feel free to contact me to talk it over. Through pricing, staging, agent accessibility, and visibility, both on and offline, I can successfully sell your home to help you achieve your goals. 

Even if you're just wondering what your home's approximate fair market value is, please go ahead and fill out the form below to receive a free, no obligation, INSTANT home valuation.  This will give some great comparable info on homes that have sold around yours giving you a good place to start!

Accurate pricing is key to get as many people as possible to tour and make offers on your home, especially when you first list your home.  There’s a current pool of buyers waiting for new listings to hit the market, which is why accurate pricing and staging your home properly is crucial.  

Services Provided to Best Market Your Home In order to sell your home for the highest possible price in the quickest timeframe, below are services I include with listing your home if you do decide to work with a Realtor:

• Communication & Representing Your Best Interests Top Priority through ENTIRE process from initial listing, negotiating, inspections, appraisal, title, closing; I will work with you personally from the initial consultation through the completion of your home sale and will not send you off to other "team members" (you will always have direct access to me through my personal mobile phone, text and email)
• Managing Multiple Offers - what to look for in picking the best offer and how to manage a high volume of showings; explaining appraisal guarantees, escalation clauses, occupancy periods, importance of earnest money & buyer pre-approvals
• Detailed Comparable Market Analysis and Home Consultation, includes review of home features that attract buyers and impact appraisal value
• Professional Photos & 3-D Tour or Video beautifully showcasing your home
  Examples of 3-D Tour & Video
• Descriptive, fully completed Listing of Your Home posted to the Realtor's MLS for all agents and their buyers to see; listing will also automatically appear in Zillow, Trulia, Realtor.com and many more; plus I will push your listing out to Facebook, Instagram & Craiglist for additional exposure
• Post Cards Mailed to Your Neighborhood getting the word out that your home is "Just Listed!"
• Open Houses held to keep up buyer excitement and foot traffic
• Professional Contacts as needed including Title Company, Lenders, Inspectors, Contractors, Staging and Home Warranty Companies
• Guiding You all the Way through necessary contracts/forms/addendums, handling offers (e.g. multiple offers), each stage of the home selling process and to a successful closing!

Contact me today for any of your real estate questions or needs; please feel free at your convenience to call, email or text and I'll be sure to respond as soon as possible.  Thank you!

Curious about what’s happening in your neighborhood? You can create a custom market report to see what’s active, under contract, and sold in your neighborhood! 

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