There are five major factors to consider when selling a home. These factors will greatly influence not only the final price you will get for the property, but also how quickly it will sell and how much grief you will suffer through the sale.
Location
Over history it’s been said the three things to look for in buying a property are (1) Location, (2) Location, and (3) Location. There are positive and negative factors to almost every location. Let’s pretend your property is right next door to a fire station. You need the kind of marketing professionals that can sell the benefits of not having to worry about your new home burning down, or perhaps the savings on fire insurance. Seriously, no matter where your property may be located, there is a ready, willing, and able buyer in the marketplace. The “problems” with the location of a property can be overcome, you just need a Realtor who will work hard to do so.
Your Realtor and his / her Company
Not all Realtors are the same. We each take different approaches to the marketing of your home. These range from as basic as placing the home on the MLS system and hoping it will sell, to Realtors who actively market the home through newspaper advertising and the Internet. You will likely have a positive Real Estate experience if you pick a Realtor who meets the following criteria:
* Personality. It’s hard to work with an agent you do not like. You will not trust him / her, and the entire experience will be a difficult one. You have enough on your mind without having to argue and bicker with your agent. No matter how good an agent is … if you do not like each other, then it will not be a good experience.
* Availability. Having a full time Realtor (or a team of them) is vital to the successful sale of your home. If your Realtor is not available to sell your house because he / she ’s “working a day job”, then how committed is that Realtor to you?
* Work Ethic. Just like any other professional in your life, you need a Realtor who is organized, professional, and hard working. Have you ever seen a lawyer show up for a case in sweat pants and a t-shirt? Or a doctor say, “I’m sorry, I can not deliver your baby because I have a 4:00 t-off time”? How about an accountant who can not manage his own Finances? You should be able to expect the same level of professionalism from the
agent you choose to represent you.