We will do a comprehensive price valuation based on local market conditions. We encourage you to join us to preview current homes for sale that would be your competition. Your potential homebuyer will likely be viewing these homes and comparing them to yours in price, features and condition.
Research has shown that overpriced homes take longer to sell and ultimately sell for less. So, it is critical to price your home in line with the competition. Also, your home will be appraised by the buyer's lender. If it doesn't appraise, it will create problems with the buyer's loan. You could potentially lose your homebuyer and be forced to put your home back on the market which is never a good situation.
For an instant valuation of your home, simply submit the valuation request below. Please remember, these are computer generated values and are only estimates. However they are still an excellent starting point for getting an idea of your home's value.
Almost all homebuyers will first see your home listing on the Internet. The photos they see will determine whether they want to see your home. Their real estate agents are also affected by those photos. We employ professional photographers to capture the best aspects of your home in the most flattering way possible, so that prospective homebuyers will see your home at its best. We also include drone-based aerial photography at no extra cost. We have found this to be incredibly effective in highlighting the surroundings of the home and neighborhood.
Staging your home is very important. Cheryl's background in interior design allows us to give you great advice in making those important and sometimes subtle adjustments to make your home show at its best. Our years of real estate experience help us anticipate what the buyer will want and ask for, especially regarding inspections. In fact, you may want to consider a pre-inspection to uncover any items that may be in need of repair.
We try to cover all the bases when it comes to making sure your home is noticed. Open Houses are not for everyone, but we do think it is a good idea to have sort of a "grand opening" at the very beginning of the listing. We recommend holding an Open House the first Saturday and/or Sunday after we list your home. In strong sellers' markets, it's not uncommon to get offers through the initial Open House.
Your home listing will be online on numerous real estate websites, so that prospective homebuyers can find you. We will also create a listing webpage specific to your home, which allows potential homebuyers to communicate directly with us via email or text.
Networking with other real estate agents is very important and effective. Being in a major RE/MAX real estate office allows us to easily promote your home listing to our fellow agents. Having been in the real estate business for many years, we have developed good relationships with many real estate agents in our area who we can network with.
Finally, your home listing will be prominently displayed on our personal real estate website. We market heavily to out-of-state homebuyers and are always working with buyers moving to our area. Our Parker Colorado Home Center website (http://www.parkercoloradohomecenter.com) is visited about 50 times per day. That is around 1500 visits per month.
You can count on us to utilize our many, many years of real estate experience (interior design, mortgage lending and real estate) and our "old fashioned" work ethic.
We are communicative and accessible to you, to other agents and to buyers. Real estate can be very time sensitive and we are available 24/7. If we need to present an offer at midnight, we will get it done. We do what it takes to make sure the real estate transactions we handle are successful. Our background and experience are key when it comes to our ability to deliver the service and advice you deserve. To learn more, visit our About Us page.
All showings are set up through Centralized Showings, the largest professional showing service. They are open from 8:00AM to 9:00PM, which is 4 hours longer than most individual agencies. They verify that only licensed real estate agents will get the lock box code. They will give all showing instructions to the agent and confirm the showings with you.
When showing, it's important to make sure your brochure box is always full. It is also critical that agents and buyers can see them, so place them in a prominent spot. All showings will be accompanied by a licensed real estate agent, but it is critical to take precautions. Please remove all valuables and weapons, lock up all medication, and put away any valuable breakables.
While a home is on the market, it is best to always have it in showing condition. There may be times when someone drives by the home and wants to see it immediately. Not being ready to show at "a moment's notice" risks losing a good buyer that may not return later. Be as flexible as you can.
All offers will be presented to you the same day as they are received except for offers received after 10:00PM which will be presented the next morning. We will review the offer with you and help with negotiating any terms. Then, we will prepare our acceptance of the offer or counter proposal. We will carefully monitor all deadlines on the contract.
Once an offer has been accepted by both parties (buyer and seller), your property will be listed as "Under Contract" in the listing system. You may specify that you will accept showings for "back up" contracts, but it is unlikely that you will get any more showings.
Inspection items will be negotiated between us and the buyer's agent on your behalf and the buyer's behalf. Of course, this will take place per your instructions.
Typically, the seller pays the agent commissions, the title policy, HOA documents, transfer fees and a few other fees.
We will review all closing documents with you prior to closing. We will also be with you at closing, which usually lasts an hour to an hour and a half. In most cases, the buyers and sellers attend the closing together, although it is not required.
Due to some recent criminal issues with wiring of funds, we want to warn our clients that they should never wire funds to anyone without wiring instruction directly from the title company. Title companies no longer email these instructions, everything will be handled in-person.
