For Sellers
Selling your home shouldn't be a stressful ordeal. Making the smart move of choosing a REALTOR® is your first step to ensuring that your investment in your home pays off. My services and experience allow you to focus on your move while I manage your home sale from our initial consultation to the closing deal, and beyond. I pride myself on repeat business and hope you'll come to understand why.
What I will do for you
Recent Home Sales
Getting the highest price
Closing Costs
- Complete a full comparative market analysis that will compare your home's value to that of active, pending, and sold properties in your neighborhood.
- Explain to you what these statistics mean in this market, enabling you to come up with the best price for your home.
- Compile a comprehensive plan detailing all the efforts I will employ to sell your home, including Internet and local media.
- Provide you FULL SERVICE marketing with no additional charges to expose you to as many qualified buyers as possible. Getting your home maximum exposure is necessary to guarantee your homes HIGHEST SALES PRICE.
- Help you prepare your home for showing to ensure you get the best reaction from buyers.
- Introduce you to Armstrong Realty's "Quality without Compromise for over 40 years". This quality service includes a Live company operator 7 days a week, full time support staff, excellent community reputation, industry respect and so much more! These qualities make a huge difference in the salability of your home. I am an independent contractor...I believe in ethics and the utmost integrity therefore, I choose to associate myself with a local owned company that exemplifies these same values and levels of customer service.
- Pre-qualify buyers to assure that "viewers" are "buyers".
- Communicate with all agents showing your property to give you immediate feedback from potential buyers.
- Advise you as to your choices of service providers. Share with you my team comprised of companies who provide exceptional customer service and posess the same level of integrity I promise.
- Facilitate offers and negotiate the best deal(s) for you. My fiduciary duty is to you "my principal" and I promise to handle every situation that arises during your transaction with your best interest at heart. This is my pledge to the community as a Realtor and I will NEVER sway from it!
- Keep you apprised of timelines and your contractural obligations.
- Manage all parties involved in the transactions including escrow, lender, appraiser, inspectors, title, procuring agents, and all others involved to allow for the smoothest transaction possible.
- Help you find your next home and facilitate a concurrent close. Or, not :-) I work for people...not transactions. If it is not in your best interest or your desire to buy again at this time I will be here to assist you whenever it is.
What are homes selling for on your street? Use HomeRadar.com to find out what neighborhood homes are selling for, free of charge, or choose a more detailed analysis to find out the value of your home from me.
Getting the Highest Price for Your Home
Curb appeal is key and could make a significant difference whether people stop and take a flyer, or drive right by. Here are a few tips to increase the curb appeal of your home. Staging your home is important. Many buyers will stay in your home longer if it's staged appropriately. I have compiled some ideas to present your home in the most effective manner.
- Title insurance fees are a percentage of the sales price of the home. A homeowners title policy coverage differs depending on the company you choose.
- Escrow fees are a percentage of the sales price and are typically split between the buyer and seller. An Escrow Companie's position should be that of a disinterested third party whose sole obligation is to facilitate the contractural agreements made between the buyer and seller.
- Broker's commission is negotiable. Just remember "you get what you pay for"! Know that commission offered almost always directly effects marketability and even more important sales price! My company is a FULL SERVICE Broker which means we offer you all services possibe with no additional/hidden costs to market your property. I will always negotiate commissions as they are NOT set by law. This too is a service I provide you with YOUR best interest in mind. My client return rate is unmatched, let me show you why. And remember...You pay me NOTHING until your home is SOLD.
- Local property transfer tax, country transfer tax, state transfer tax, and state capital gains tax are the charges that you'll pay for the privilege of selling your home. Credit to the buyer of unpaid real estate taxes for the prior or current year are variable and depend on when you close and when your taxes are due. Typically no capital gains taxes are due for the sale of your current residence up to $250,000 ($500,000 for married couple). Cosult your tax advisor for details.
- FHA fees and costs are now negotiable between an FHA buyer and seller. It is important to know the difference between non-allowable, pre-paids recurring and non-recurring closing costs and even more important to designate who will pay for what during the offer phase. Non-allowables are not required to be paid by the seller!
- Home inspections fees required by California law are Termite, and Natural Hazard Disclosure. With no costs to repair these fees are usually very minimal.
A sellers net sheet will be provided should you choose to interview me for the sale of your home. This report will provide you with a close estimate as to the detailed costs in selling your home and the profit you should expect. This too is a service I offer at No additional charge!
