Need another reason to sell your home through a realtor rather than doing it yourself? Let me give you one of the most compelling reasons I can think of: no matter how many bases you think you’ve covered, or problems you think you’ve anticipated, it helps to have the right person in your corner when the time comes to list your home.
One of the most frustrating things for a Realtor is coming into the process after you’ve already tried to sell your own home. At that point, we’re concentrating as much on damage control as we are on the marketing of your home. You’re frustrated, and understandably so. But you could spare yourself so much frustration by picking up the phone the moment you think of selling!
See, the first inkling you may have of even the possibility of a problem is when it’s already happened. At that point, you’re scrambling to solve the problem, researching things with which you may not be familiar when you may not even know exactly what the problem is. It’s not entirely your fault. You’ve already got a day job that you do very well, whether you’re an accountant, salesperson, or mechanic. But nobody ever told you that selling a home would be like this…
Which is precisely where I come in. Just the same as a mechanic hears something a little “off” and knows that your transmission’s not as healthy as you thought, my job as a Realtor is to anticipate the problems that can happen before they happen, and to already know what needs to be done to solve them. Sometimes we get lucky and things go very smoothly. But when they don’t, I don’t panic, and you don’t have to, either. My experience has taught me to respond, not react; I have the tools, and the knowledge, to apply the right solution to the problem because I’ve already been there before. And even when I’m in uncharted territory – which doesn’t happen very often – I have the training, resources, and network to fall back on that allow me to work quickly and effectively in your best interests.
Still need convincing? I’ll give Audrey, one of my satisfied clients, the last word: Cheryl and her partner Debbie Sirico helped us to sell our home. There wasn’t much trouble because Cheryl was very knowledge. It went well. It sold in a week and a half. In this market. Can you believe it? She had people in to take pictures of the house, put it online, and we had an offer right after our broker open house. It was awesome! With all her years of experience, she knows what to expect, almost to the point of anticipating. She had all the bases covered. She let us know the different things that could go wrong, and let us know what she’d do to solve each one of them. It was a huge comfort to us!
Me again. Need help listing your home, or finding one? Call me at 201-930-8820 x212
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