Selling Your Home
Questions to ask a Real Estate Agent?
Before you choose a real estate agent, it is important to know certain things about the person you select to market your home. Consider these questions as suggestions to help you select the best agent to represent you in the sale of your home.
How long have you been in Real Estate?
Do you have any REALTOR designations?
How many homes did you sell last year?
What is your average marketing time?
What is your list price to sales price ratio?
May I have a copy of your marketing plan?
What are you going to do to sell my home?
May I have a sample of your typical Home Feature Sheet?
Do you understand the corporate buyout clause?
What sort of advertising have you done recently?
How would you attract an out-of-town Buyer for my home?
What can you suggest to improve the marketability of my home?
Do you have any references?
Advice for Sellers
Trim the shrubs, prune the trees
Paint the front door
Wash all of the windows
Put bright light bulbs in all fixtures
Clean out all closets and cabinets
Repair all leaky faucets
Caulk bathtubs, showers and sinks
Change filters, clean air ducts
Remove excess furniture
Keep beds made and clothes picked up
Put dirty dishes in the dishwasher
Clean out the garage
Rehearse "Fire Drill" for showings - quick pickup and exit home
For Sale By Owner
Security should be your #1 concern
Letting strangers in your home is a great risk
Window shoppers waste your time
Lookers stopping at all hours of day & night
Who will show your home when you're at work?
Mis-pricing your home - will you leave money at the closing table?
Inability to qualify Buyers - could waste your time & cost you $$$
Negotiating directly with Buyers - is negotiating your strong point?
Knowing everything that needs to be done, so that it's done prior to closing
Buyers want the commission savings
Buyers don't like to deal directly with owners
79% of Buyers use a REALTOR
Call the Healys for a free computerized ananlysis of your home
Give us a Call today at:
(325)223-2255
or email us at healy@callhealy.com with any questions!
Matt Healy, CRS GRI Broker
Leslie Healy, CRS GRI ABR
1732 Sunset Drive
San Angelo, TX 76904
This page was updated on 11/22/2004 by Leslie Healy