Selling Your Home

You've decided it is time...your lifestyle needs have changed. The house is empty, now that the kids are gone...or there are too many stairs...maybe there isn't enough space! Whatever your reasons, you have decided. Now is the time to sell.

There are many realtors, how can you find one who cares about you?

You have lived in your home, there has been laughter, there have been tears....all those memories may be conflicting with your desire to make a change...the big decision to sell your home. Combine that with the fact that your home is likely one of your largest financial assets, and you must protect your investment through the transition. I understand. I am not here to push or pursuade you, only to provide you with enough information to feel good about the big decisions you are going to be making.

You will want to feel confident about true market value, you will want to understand the process of selling your home. You want to be represented by a professional who will represent your best interests always. This includes all details right through and beyond the day you move. My goal is to be your resource for real estate services from now on. I care about what happens to you, because your satisfaction and respect are my business.

Maybe you would like some assistance with suggestions for decor, organization, landscaping, repair or even planning your move. I am a real estate specialist and along with me comes my team of experts in all other areas related to the successful sale of your home. Together we can help you every step of the way.

Here are some tips to help you begin:

1. Establish the Reasons You Want to Sell Your Home.

Before we begin the sales process, I will ask why you are moving. Do you have too little space or too much? Has your company transferred you to a new city and you're relocating from Vancouver? Everyone has different reasons.

I can help you understand your current position and establish the foundation for your home-selling strategy, as well as finding your next home. If, for example, you have already purchased a new home and your goal is to make a quick sale on your current home, this reason will chart the path you take in the home-selling process. If, on the other hand, you aim to net the highest price possible for your home a different strategy for marketing and sale will be engaged.

As an expert in marketing and selling real estate I am here to guide you through the process to attain the best results possible.

2. Buy or sell first?

This is the ultimate question!  Let me help you understand the market conditions that we are experiencing right now.  I can share valuable insight into what the "hot buttons" for today's buyer's (the people that will be buying your home) are looking for.  You will also want a realistic price expectation so you know what your next step will be.  You will want to understand how "fast" or slow the market is, what the competing properties are and more.
I live and work in this community and my full time career and success are based on solid, real world knowledge that is accurate and up to the minute.  Guiding you to the right decision is my specialty.
I can answer and advise the best course of action if you find the home of your dreams before yours is sold.  If the reverse is true and we have a buyer for yours before you find your new home, my job is to protect and recommend strategies which will protect you from start to finish.

3. Pricing

The competitive nature of the current Vancouver real estate market means I will provide you with up to the minute market information and the right strategy for getting your home sold efficiently and with your best interests in mind throughout.

Visit my short online Home Evaluation form that will give you an initial idea of your home's market value, and let's meet in person when you know you are ready to get the job done.

4. Make Your House More "Sellable"

Your home is your castle, and your tastes and decor likely are unique to you. I will work with you to provide you with an impartial analysis of your home - how it relates to other "competing" homes on the real estate market and how your home reflects current design and style trends. With your permission, I can give you the facts on the general condition of your property and how it will be perceived by buyers in today's marketplace.

I'll work with you to position your home on the market so that the selling process will take place as efficiently as possible. Here's how:

5. Use my Professional Marketing Program to Sell Your Home!

I will work with you to develop a unique marketing program, catered specifically to your needs and goals. This begins with my Automated Internet Marketing System - Online Presence: 24 hours a day! This system allows me to respond immediately and directly to every prospective buyer. On my website, buyers can get information immediately about your home. They can access my site any time and view your property listing!
My website is optimized for ease of use whether from a computer or smart phone...access to maps, photos, walk scores and more.

Through my Personal Home Search, your listing will be sent to every prospective buyer in my database, and the databases of all the other realtors, where your home meets their criteria. I will continue to e-mail it to prospective buyers as long as your home is on the market.

As soon as you list your home with me, your property information will be entered in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) database. Other agents will be notified about the availability of your property for sale so they can tell their clients.. Further, the general public will have access to the information about your home for sale via public web sites such as www.mls.ca and my own website, as well as the website of all the other realtors in Greater Vancouver who utilize the "reciprocity" of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver.

I regularly publish in local area magazines and newspapers and send out direct mail pieces to potential buyers.

Remember, as your Realtor, I will work with you every step of the way to ensure you get the highest possible price for your home in the shortest period of time.

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Tell me about the home you are looking to sell using the form below.

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Seller Statistics

63 percent of recent homebuyers, and 39 percent of purchase intenders said they visited a home they first saw on the Internet.

25 percent of recent home buyers said they bought a house they first saw on-line.

21 percent said they contacted a REALTOR® they first found on-line.

Source: IPSOS-Reid Study