For Sellers
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. Yes, the market has changed. Now more than ever you must choose an experienced agent who knows the area and community you live in. Your homes value has declined but whether you are moving over or upward, you will make it up. In marketing your home, it takes more than a sign in the yard and simple lip service to get your home SOLD. My 20+ years of superior service and experience allow you to focus on your move while I manage your home sale from our initial consultation to the closing and beyond. I helped nearly 50 families in 2009 sell their homes quicker and with less hassles allowing them to move on with their lives. My business year in and out reaches 80% from referrals. Give me an opportunity to meet with you, sell your home and you too will gladly send me referral business. If for any reason you are in a potential Short Sale or Foreclosure situation, give me a call for a confidential consultation. An example of a Short Sale situation would be where let's say you purchased your home for $300,000 back in 2005 and a mortgage amount close to that. Now in 2010 it is worth $250,000. With Realtor fees, etc.., you would be near a potential net sale of $230,000. You owe approx. $300,000, your net is $230,000. Who comes up with the $70,000 shortfall. This is where we step in to negotiate with your bank to make up the difference. Yes, we negotiate with your bank to pay your shortfall including Realtor fees. In the past year we've dealt with some some great folks where hardship has come their way. Please, do not be embarassed. Life happens. Do not let your home go into foreclosure by any means. We will work together to get your bank to accept an amount less than you owe. It will nick your credit but it is better than being foreclosed on. We can also help with credit restoration. I love this business and I want to help. DO NOT leave this area to chance.
Who We Work With:
- Sellers who want their home SOLD
- Sellers who understand the value of knowledgeable professsionals
- Sellers willing to build a relationship based on mutual trust and respect
- Sellers with a high follow-through on advice
- Sellers not shoppping for the lowest-cost realty fee
- Sellers who expect a friendly, knowledgeable staff
- Sellers capable of diffferentiating between what they need to hear vs what they'd like to hear
As Your Agent, I Will:
- Complete a comparative market analysis that will compare your home's value to that of your neighborhood and throughout the city.
- Compile a comprehensive marketing plan detailing all the efforts I will employ to sell your home, including Internet and local media. I must spend my money before I can earn yours.
- Present your home to as many qualified buyers as possible getting your home maximum exposure. Unlike most agents, you are hiring me to sell your home. Most agents list your home, show other buyers homes, write ads, try marketing and do all of it very average. I have a team of specialists who handle these tasks so I can concentrate on one thing, SELLING your home.
- Help you stage your home and generate curb appeal to ensure you get the highest price.
- Send weekly updates on showing information and feedback.
- 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. If you are relocating, I can help arrange a destination real estate agent in your new community who is a top agent in the area.
- I have a near perfect system in place to assure you a smooth transaction. Read my testimonials page for details.
- In short, I will SELL your home!!!
What are homes selling for on your street? How long are homes taking to sell? What the average price per square foot of home sales? Send me an e-mail paul@paulalsides.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.
Preparing your Home - Advice Column
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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. I have compiled some ideas to present your home in the most effective manner. Today, homes compete with each other by means of a PRICE WAR and a BEAUTY contest.
Closing Costs to Expect:
- Title insurance fees depend on the sales price of the home.
- Broker's commission is a full-service fee and could cost anywhere between 5% to 7%.
- Local property transfer tax, county 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 buyer and include pest, radon and other inspections.
- Miscellaneous fees can accrue from correcting problems noticed during the home inspection.
