SELLING:

 
Selling your home shouldn't be a stressful ordeal. Making the smart move of choosing a REALTOR® is your first step to ensuring that your investment in your home pays off. Our services and experience allow you to focus on your move while We manage your home sale from our initial consultation to the closing deal, and beyond. We pride ourselves on repeat business and hope you'll come to understand why.

As Your Agent, We Will:

. Complete a comparative market analysis that will compare your home's value to that of your neighbors.
. Compile a comprehensive plan detailing all the efforts we will employ to sell your home, including Internet and local media.
. Present your home to as many qualified buyers as possible getting your home maximum exposure.
. Help you stage your home and generate curb appeal to ensure you get the highest price.
. Assist with obtaining offers and help you in negotiating the best deal as smoothly as possible.
. Help you find your next home and answer all of your questions about the local market area, including schools, neighborhoods, the local economy, and more.


Recent Home Sales

What are homes selling for on your street? Use HomeRadar.com to find out what neighborhood homes are selling for, free of charge, or choose a more detailed analysis of the value of your home.


Getting the Highest Price for Your Home

Curb appeal is key and could make a difference whether people stop and take a flyer, or drive right by. Here are a few tips to increase the curb appeal of your home . Staging your home is important. Many buyers will stay in your home longer if it's staged appropriately. We have compiled some ideas to present your home in the most effective manner .


Closing Costs to Expect:

. Title insurance fees depend on the sales price of the home.
. Broker's commission is a full-service fee and will cost anywhere between 5% to 7%.
. Local property transfer tax, country transfer tax, state transfer tax, and state capital gains tax are the charges that you'll pay for the privilege of selling your home. Credit to the buyer of unpaid real estate taxes for the prior or current year are variable and depend on when you close and when your taxes are due.
. FHA fees and costs are all fees are now negotiable between an FHA buyer and seller.
. Home inspections fees are in some circumstances paid for by the seller and include pest, radon and other inspections.
. Miscellaneous fees can accrue from correcting problems noticed during the home inspection.

Selling a home with a Coldwell Banker High Desert ® agent can make a potentially complicated, intimidating process easy. We are Your Perfect Partner when it comes to marketing your home. H ow much is it REALLY worth? How long will it take to sell? How do you handle buyers making undesirable offers? As the premier Houston Bay Area real estate agency our experience and professionalism will help to guide you through this complicated process, from beginning to end. We want you to get the maximum value for your home, within YOUR time frame. Here are just some of the things that we will do to market and sell your home: 

- Through detailed comparisons between your home and recently sold homes, and other properties currently on the Gallup Area market , together we can determine what your home is really worth in today's market. In the industry this is called a Comparative Market Analysis or CMA.

- Our qualification process ensures potential buyers' real ability to afford your home, saving you valuable time. 

- More buyers interested in your Gallup , Bluewater or Ramah home means more money in your pocket when it is sold. Our extensive marketing of your home assures you of maximum value. For example, this web site will market your property all across the web. It will appear on Yahoo Real Estate, Microsoft MSN HomeAdvisor, and other top national sites. We can place your home on our web site within a few minutes time! 

- When we begin marketing your home here in the Gallup Area Real Estate market, we will immediately notify all the buyers that we are helping find their ideal home, whether they are in:

- We'll also notify all the REALTORS® throughout the Gallup area that we work with, who quickly tell their homebuyers. It is a powerful way to jump-start the sale of your home! 

- Contracts are complicated, and intimidating. You don't want to go to a closing with some doubts. You will have the full benefit of our experience at Coldwell Banker High Desert and our knowledge of the technicalities in contracts for a smooth and successful closing. We recommend that you do not sign on any dotted lines without asking me first. 

- We will make sure you conform to any and all NM statutory disclosure requirements. We will also inform you of any inspections that you should consider having done ahead of time to smooth the negotiating process with buyers, and to ensure a successful escrow and closing. 

- You pay no up front costs for my services! So you can bet that we will work hard to get your home sold, for as much as this market will possibly bear. We will also work within your time frame and your needs. For example, sometimes it can be hard to sell and move out of your current home, and buy and move into a new home, all at the same time! We can help smooth this out. 

- We can also advise you on how to present your property to maximize its selling price. Some improvements are worth it, and some are not! Be careful. Here are some of Coldwell Banker's® tips to help you sell your home faster and for more money:

Outside

•  Mow and water the lawn.
•  Trim trees and plant flowers.
•  Store all bikes, toys and equipment out of sight.
•  Paint or touch-up the outside of the house.
•  Put potted flowers in the front.

Inside

•  Get rid of unnecessary furniture.
•  Clean closets and clear off countertops.
•  Scrub all tile floors.
•  Clean all carpets.
•  Clean all windows and mirrors.
•  Clean stains in all sinks and tubs.

Fix-It

•  Fix leaky faucets.
•  Replace missing door or cabinet handles.
•  Fix or replace broken appliances.
•  Replace broken tiles in bathroom or kitchen.
•  Paint if necessary.
•  Discuss major repairs with your Sales Associate.

Freshen Up

•  Stop smoking in the house.
•  Bathe pets and clean out litter boxes.
•  Empty all trash, recycle bins, etc.
•  Dry-clean drapes and shampoo carpets.
•  Use baking soda boxes in smell-prone areas.
•  Place flowers, potpourri or air fresheners around the house.

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