Golf & Shore can help you Sell
Your Home
At Golf & Shore Properties we realize selling your house is not as
simple as just sticking a “For Sale” sign in the yard. It requires
that you find out how much your home is
worth, you need to figure how much it will cost you to sell your home,
as well as how much it will cost you to buy a new home, you need to get
it ready to sell and make any necessary repairs, and you must get it ready
to show.
At Golf & Shore our professional sales
staff knows how to Get Your Home Ready To Sell. Below is
an overview of some of the steps we have our clients go through
to ensure they sell their home quickly and for what it is
worth.
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| 1. Get Pre-Approved for a Home Loan |
Before you decide to sell the house, get pre-approved
by a lender you trust and research the housing market in the
area where you wish to live so that you have a good idea how
much it will take to buy a replacement.
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| 2. Check Your Mortgage Payoff |
Call your mortgage lender to check the payoff
for your current home mortgage.
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| 3. Determine How Much Your House Is Worth |
Determine your home's fair market value. Our
agents can help you determine value as a courtesy,
but we also recommend you take it a step further and arrange
for a home appraisal.
A
real estate appraisal helps to establish a
property's market value–the likely sales price
it would bring if offered in an open and competitive
real estate market.
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| 4. Estimate Your Costs to Sell |
How much Real Estate commission will you pay?
At Golf & Shore our listing fee is ??%. Why do you pay
this commission?
At Golf & Shore properties we provide a great deal of
marketing to help us sell your home. First your home will
be listed in the Multiple Listings for Carteret County. This
is a list of real estate property and it assists other agents
in finding the perfect home for their client. We run monthly
ads in a local Homes & Land publication that features
current listings and is distributed throughout the county
and at our office.
We recommend you do several open houses. This gives the
public an opportunity to browse through your home on their
own or with an agent.
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| 5. Estimate Costs to Buy a New Home |
Calculate moving expenses, loan cost, required
down payment, home inspection, title work and title policy, cost
of new hazard insurance policy--all expenses related to buying
a home. Your lender should give you a disclosure of estimated
costs when you apply for loan pre-approval
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| 6. Calculate Your Estimated Proceeds
From The Sale of Your Home |
Subtract the mortgage payoff from your home's
fair market value. Then subtract the cost of selling your home
so you can have an estimate of your proceeds you will receive
at closing.
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| 7. Make Necessary Repairs |
Make all needed repairs unless you want the house
to be regarded as a fixer-upper. We are not referring to cosmetic
updates--just items in need of repair. Anything that's obviously
broken gives potential buyers a reason to offer you a lower price.
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| 8. Get the House Ready to Show |
At Golf & Shore we recommend you create
some curb appeal for you’re your home. Tidy up the yard,
and spiff up your porches and decks by having them power-washed.
And, if your home needs an exterior face- lift then consider
investing in having it painted. It normally pays off. Another
consideration to a quick sell is to ensure the interior of
the house is kept clean and organized. Make sure your closests
are neat and all cabinets. “Clutter-free” is so
important when selling your home. It really does appeal to
the prospective buyer. A fresh coat of paint inside is also
something that typically doesn’t
go unnoticed. When considering painting the interior prior
to putting it on the market then stay with neutral colors.
And last but not least, have clean windows.
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| 9. Opening Your Heart
To Having Your Home Shown. |
As your real estate company we will ask you
to leave when the house is shown. We have found that prospective
buyers are much more comfortable in the home and more relaxed
when the sellers are not present. They tend to ask more questions
and spend more time in the home.
Since we are entering your “personal
space” and since other realtors showing your home will
be entering we ask you open your heart up to the idea of
having strangers enter your home while you are away. And,
we also recommend we not always have to be at all showings
with other agents since again, this makes many buyers uncomfortable.
Try to be ready to show your home 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week. Many agents will choose not to show
a home if they have to wait 24 hours or more. And, many buyers
simply can’t allow for that amount of time. Also be
ready for us to show your home. |
