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
This is how I represent you
- Complete a comparative market analysis that will compare your home's value to that of your neighbors.
- Compile a comprehensive plan detailing all the efforts I will employ to sell your home, including Internet and local media.
- Present your home to as many qualified buyers as possible getting your home maximum exposure.
- Help you stage your home and generate curb appeal to ensure you get the highest price.
- Assist with obtaining offers and help you in negotiating the best deal as smoothly as possible.
- Help you find your next home and answer all of your questions about the local market area, including schools, neighborhoods, the local economy, and more.
- If you are moving out of the area I will contact qualified Realtors in the local you are moving to start the home finding process for you.
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 of the value of your home.
Getting the Highest Price for Your Home
Curb appeal is key and could make a 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 depend on the sales price of the home. Very rarely will a seller in this region pay for this item.
- Broker's commission I work as a full-service agent. Our office supplies everything necessary for the marketing of your property. Give me a call and we can discuss this fee. Typically no commission is paid until the property sale closes.
- Country transfer tax, other wise known as the Conveyance Fee, varies per county. This is basically a homeowners tax you are charged for selling your property. Butler County charges $3.00 per thousand dollars of sales price as an example.
- Property Taxes are paid in arrears, which means that you pay this year for last year's taxes. At the close the title company should have this tax prorated for the seller to credit to the buyer what is yet to be paid for the buyer to pay when the next tax bill comes due.
- Capital Gains Tax may be charge for the privilege of selling your home. Keep in mind, though, that according to the latest information I have received in my Real Estate Education Courses as long as you've lived in the house 2 years out of the last five years, or your ownership of the home and occupancy of the property have concurred over the past 2 years there should be no Capital Gains against the property.
- FHA fees and costs are all fees are now negotiable between an FHA buyer and seller.
- Home inspections fees are usually paid by the buyer and are for the buyer's benefit. The two inspections to strongly consider are Whole House and Termite/Pest. Radon Gas, Lead Paint, Structural, Mold and various other inspections are also available.
- Mortgage Payoff and Payoff Overnight Fees.
- Document Preperation and/or Lawyer's fees to compile all information pertainent for transaction close.
- Miscellaneous fees can accrue from correcting problems noticed during the home inspection.
