You'll find that McDevitt Sotheby's International Realty has the extensive marketing plan designed to sell your house NOW. We pull out all the stops when it comes to promoting your real estate. We want to get you top dollars in the shortest period of time.
What we do immediately when you list your property with McDevitt Sotheby's International Realty
- Measure your house and all of the rooms to produce a professional floor plan for prospective buyers.
- Photograph your house, yard and surrounding views.
- Calculate the square footage of your house for sales and marketing purposes.
- Identify the special and unique features of your house and your neighborhood.
- Prepare a Comparative Market Analysis to determine the best offering price and target sales price for your house.
- Make recommendations on cleaning, renovations or improvements that might increase the sales price of your house or lead to a quicker sale.
- Enter data and photographs of your house into the area MLS - the Multiple Listing Service.
- Prepare detailed professional brochures of your property.
- Schedule open houses for your property.
- Establish a marketing plan and schedule tailored specifically to your property.
The MLS
We pay substantial membership fees in order to be able to list property in the local MLS. The MLS is essentially a cooperative of local agents who share the cost of a complex computer listing service that is kept up to date - up to the minute really.
McDevitt Sotheby's International Realty is different than other local real estate firms because we are also members of the MLS in other areas. We will work with you to determine whether your property should be marketed through the other area MLS services.
Brochures and marketing materials exclusive to your property
McDevitt Sotheby's International Realty is different in this regard because we employ our own staff professional Graphic Designer, Kelly Clement. Kelly will go to work on brochures and mailers as soon as we list your house. She will incorporate photographs, maps, floor plan(s) and written information about your house into marketing materials for prospective buyers and other real estate agents.
Open Houses at your house at least one time per month while it is listed
McDevitt Sotheby's International Realty also differs in this area because we actually set up a portable office in your house where we can review details about your property with serious buyers. We have found that very few buyers ever find "the perfect house".
Sometimes, open house visitors might think your house would be perfect for them "if only . . .". Our agents are trained to provide potential buyers with information about the general costs of making a variety of improvements and renovations ranging from painting one room to adding other rooms onto a house.
Inclusion of your property on our website
McDevitt Sotheby's International Realty distinguishes itself in Iinternet marketing of listed property. We have made substantial investments in this area and have also launched a newly updated, powerful, efficient, and user friendly web site as of the first part of 2006.
We provide additional extras to attract potential buyers to work with McDevitt Sotheby's International Realty so that we can actively and personally market your property. We stand alone in providing all of these extras.
Free lodging for potential buyers
McDevitt Sotheby's International Realty provides complimentary lodging to prospective out of town buyers for their first trip to the area. Lodging is provided in condominiums in Pinehurst. This has proven to be a tremendous asset in attracting buyers to McDevitt Sotheby's International Realty. Over 90% of the buyers who accept our offer of complimentary accommodations end up buying through McDevitt Sotheby's International Realty - and most of them buy a McDevitt Sotheby's International Realty listing.
Complimentary Deed Preparation
McDevitt Sotheby's International Realty provides you with complimentary Deed preparation services. This results in a cost savings of about $250 in the customary attorneys fees associated with preparation of a Deed for your closing.
Free Home Warranty for your home buyer
McDevitt Sotheby's International Realty provides the buyer of your property with a 1 year home warranty. McDevitt Sotheby's International Realty pays all of the costs of the home warranty at the closing of your sale. This is yet another added incentive to attract buyers to your property.
Agent bonuses for selling your home
Our agents work on commissions, and they are paid a portion of McDevitt Sotheby's International Realty's commission from a sale. As part of our commitment to get your house sold as quickly as possible, we give our agents a bonus if they procure a contract to sell property listed by McDevitt Sotheby's International Realty. This gives them an added incentive to sell our listings. To our sellers, time is money - and every month that your house sits on the market unsold means another month of paying taxes, association fees, mortgage interest or putting your plans or dreams on hold.
Some sellers are not in a hurry to sell, but we naturally assume that if you list your house, then you want to sell it. All sellers have a net sales price in mind; but we fully understand that that net sales price 2 or 3 months down the road is worth much more than that same net sales price one year down the road. The added incentive that we give to our agents takes this into account.
Lock Boxes
A Lock Box is a device that is accessible only by real estate agents who are members of our local MLS. Each MLS Member has a coded device that opens the Lock Box and gives them access to the key to your home. When a real estate agent utilizes the Lock Box to obtain the key to your home, that agent's identity and the time of access is permanently recorded. We are notified each time an agent uses the Lock Box
At McDevitt Sotheby's International Realty, we are happy to list your home with a requirement that one of our agents must accompany any outside agents who show your home.
Pets
If you keep pets in your home or in your yard, we need to notify all agents who show the property. We also need to be able to give them very specific instructions in order to insure the safety of any visitors and to insure the safety of your pets.
Everyone at McDevitt Sotheby's International Realty owns at least one pet, so we know that they can sometimes shed a lot of hair, chew things and leave other surprises for us! Remember, though, that some prospective purchasers may not have pets. They may shy away from making an offer on your property if they think that pet odors, hair and other messes cannot be eliminated from the house. We recommend, therefore, that you take extra steps to clean up after your pets frequently while your house is listed.
Some assumptions that we make when we list your home
- That you are listing the home because you want to sell it.
- That you are willing for us to show your house on short notice if a prospective buyer shows up in our office or calls asking for a showing.
- That you want to be notified of any offers or inquiries on your house even if we have to call you in the evening, on a weekend, at work or on a holiday.
- We make every effort to show your home only to qualified buyers.
- Our agents are trained to obtain pre-qualification information from every potential buyer. We work closely with a number of local lenders.
Article: Pre-Listing Recommendations
To learn more about how we can assist you through the buying process contact us at 1-800-788-8814, or go to our Contact Us page and sign up for a free DVD of the area.
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