You need someone who knows how to search for qualified buyers. Any agent can bring lots of buyers to walk through your home, but are they qualified buyers? Why do agents show homes to buyers who are not qualified? They do it for the sake of appearance. "Here I am - working real hard for you, Mr. and Mrs. Seller!" The last thing you need is to be disturbed by buyers if they are not capable of buying. So, your agent needs to pre-qualify everyone who walks through your door.

Can you get what your home is worth? Yes, but that is a loaded question because when a seller says the word "worth" it usually doesn't mean the same thing in a Realtor's mind. Often, sellers are really asking, "Get I get what I believe my home is worth?". The answer to that is "it depends".

What does it depend on? It depends on how close the dollar figure in your mind is to the figure your Realtor will bring to you based on fair market comparisons. Sometimes, these two numbers are far apart and sellers become very disappointed when the Realtor shows them the real market value of their home.

"But Sally and John sold their home a year ago for the price we're asking!"

That may be true, but the market is changing so fast that good, quality comparisons may not be able to be taken from a year ago.

There are other factors, too. For instance, Sally and John's home may have had some features that your home doesn't have. Or it may be the other way way around. If the latter is the case, you may be surprised that the comps show your home has more value than you expected.

The only way to find out is to talk with me, let me gather some information from you and then meet with me to go over the figures. I will price your home to be competitive without having sit on the market for a long time.

There are other pricing factors that I will explain when I meet with you. And I will tell you the "DOM", Days on Market, as well as other factors that impact the sale of your home. Pricing and selling your home is not as simple as just signing the contract and letting me put a sign in your yard. Furthermore, just listing your home on the MLS and having a sign in the yard is not enough any longer. I have a marketing plan for every home I list.

So, why don't I just come out and reveal my strategies for pricing and marketing right here on this website? Because I don't want to reveal to my competitors what my edge really is. But I will reveal it to you. Just give me a call at 417-849-7991.