TRUE OR FALSE?

Q. When you hire me to sell your home, all I do is place a sign in front of your house.

A. FALSE

As agents, we do so much more than just place a sign in front of your house when we sell it. In fact, did you know that my team and I handle over 500 line items for each transaction?
I put together a partial list of items that I typically handle for my clients when selling their home.

–CONSULT WITH THE SELLER to learn what their motivation is for selling. Some want do downsize, upsize or move to a different area or state. I have even determined after speaking with sellers that they truly do not need to move and I have helped them come up with a solution to make their living situation more suitable to their needs by referring them to lenders, decorators, etc.
–MEET AT THE PROPERTY AND REVIEW ITS CONDITION : This is a very important step as it is up to me as your agent to explain to you how the condition of your home will affect the price and timeline for the sale.
–MAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE APPEARANCE AND CONDITION OF THE HOME: Once we agree to work together, we review options to make the home more appealing and marketable to potential buyers. A coat of paint can go a long way, as can decluttering and organizing. We have referrals to qualified service providers that can help you with organizing your home, providing you with a step by step plan for making your home the best that it can be. We also help plan out a budget for improvements. We will prepare a cost benefit analysis for each dollar spent and discuss the best use for your money and time.
–SET UP A CUSTOMIZED MARKETING PLAN: Each property has its own needs and appropriate style for marketing. With the use of the internet, social media, facebook ads, email campaigns, and in some cases paper marketing, we will ensure that your home gets the maximum exposure when it is ready to hit the market. We will hire a professional photographer to photograph your home and show it in its best light.
–EVALUATE CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS TO RECOMMEND THE BEST LISTING PRICE: We will provide you with a list of comparable homes that have already sold, as well those that are on the market so that we can determine the most appropriate price for your home. Selecting the most appropriate price will lead to the highest sale price in the shortest number of Days on Market.
–SET UP OPEN HOUSES AND SHOWINGS: We will plan out a timeline for you starting with when the home will be ready to photograph, MLS list date, Open house schedule, and approximate offer review and opening of escrow.
–CREATE AN ORGANIZED OFFER SPREADSHEET: We will share offer information in an organized and easy to understand method so that you are aware of all activity pertaining to offers on your home.
–REVIEW AND CONSULT WITH YOU ON THE OFFERS THAT HAVE COME IN: We will go over each offer and determine the best course of action for each one individually. We will advise you on how best to counter each offer to bring you the highest possible sales price and successful close.
–PREPARE ALL PAPERWORK REQUIRED FOR THE SALE OF YOUR HOME: We use electronic signing programs to save you time and paper. We will prepare all of the paperwork required to successfully close the sale of your home.
–LIASE WITH ALL SERVICE PROVIDERS: As your Realtor, we are essentially your project manager and we are here to ensure that the service providers involved are doing their job. We co-ordinate with inspectors, escrow, title, lenders, fellow agents, repair people, etc on your behalf to keep the transaction moving along.
–HELP YOU PLAN YOUR NEXT MOVE: We will help plan out your next move and coordinate and advise on dates to help you transition to your next property. Whether you are renting, buying, or moving out of state, we have the resources to support and help you every step of the way.

This is just a sampe of the items my team and I handle for you when you hire us to sell your home.

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Revi Mendelsohn, Realtor, The Mendelsohn Group

Rodeo Realty Beverly Hills   310-963-7384