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6 Surefire Steps to Selling Your Greenville NC Home

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Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Preferred Realty

If you’re ready to sell your Greenville NC home, or even if you’re simply considering such a move, read on for simple but proven strategies to make that process a smooth and successful one.

  1. soldChoose the right real estate professional
    Be sure to choose a Realtor who is familiar with your neighborhood, has extensive knowledge about today’s real estate market, and will provide you with credentials and references.   You want someone who you believe will represent your best interests and will explain each step of the selling process to you.  He/she should discuss with you your expectations regarding pricing, showings, open houses, feedback, and marketing vehicles. Learn about a Realtor’s responsibilities and how to make an informed selection.   
     
  2. Prepare your home for selling
     “De-clutter”!  “Less is more”!  “Curb appeal”!  Heed these phrases as you stage your Greenville NC home, for they contain excellent advice for a achieving a swift and successful sale.  Websites such as HGTV abound with simple but efficient suggestions to help with your preparations.
     
  3. Monitor the marketing strategy
    For maximum visibility, your Realtor should be utilizing multiple means of advertising and marketing such as print and Web advertising, social media, YouTube videos, individual domain sites, blogs, key words, etc., to reach today's savvy buyers.
     
  4. Hold open houses
    Buyers are attending open houses in larger numbers than ever, so making your Greenville NC home available for regular open houses is important. Make sure your house is showing-ready and ask for feedback from your broker to improve or tweak it, if necessary.
     
  5. Be ready to negotiate offers
    Try to keep emotion out of the negotiations.   You never know where an offer will go so don't make the mistake of not countering. Working through the details calmly will often achieve a result both sides can be satisfied with.  Visit Realtor.com for tips on working through the negotiation process.
     
  6. Understand the inspection process

In the past few years, the inspection has generated a second round of negotiations. Both sides should be reasonable, but it sometimes seems that buyers demand the upper hand.

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Whether you are considering buying a home, selling a home or both, Liz Freeman knows the Greenville, North Carolina area inside and out.  Most of her team members were born and raised in Pitt County, NC which has provided them with strong ties to the area, allowing them to become a successful Greenville NC real estate team.

Liz Freeman and her team have distinguished themselves as leaders in the Greenville NC real estate market. Liz assists buyers looking for Greenville NC real estate for sale and aggressively markets Greenville NC homes for sale. Liz is also a Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE), avoid foreclosure and short sale expert, committed to helping families in financial hardship find options to foreclosure. For more information you can visit Liz Helps.com. You can reach Liz by filling out her online contact form or give her a call.