Why? We strive to care for our clients. Each home comes with people attached: individuals, friends, couples, parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, pets, all making up a life of their own. When the time comes to move out of or into a new home, we try to make that process as easy as possible for a family by applying our knowledge and expertise of the process to the sale or purchase of a home.
When selling, we know where people look. Getting a home out into the marketplace so that everyone who is trying to find a home can be aware of it takes marketing know-how, and Coldwell Banker has marketing powerhouse tools to help us market a home.
Once a home is on the market, how will it stand up to other
homes that are on the market? First impressions happen online today. We make
sure it looks as good as it possibly can to those that are scouring the
internet to find a home, and also add professional photos and a professionally photographed virtual tour to each listing. This takes much preparation, forethought and planning.
We know what looks good on the internet, and will bring people into a home. Coupled
with that are flyers, open houses, putting a home into the Multiple Listing
Service for other agents to see and share, syndication to Trulia, Zillow, Craigslist, YouTube,
FrontDoor, Vast, plus many, many others, and a yard sign, all of which are a
part of the effort to make people who are looking for a new home aware that this home is now on the market and must
be visited!
And we know how a home should look when people walk through it.
Pictures are one thing, but people will walk through the home in order to
decide whether it is the right home for them, and the home must be ready for an
up-close examination. It takes about 15 seconds for people to decide whether a
home may be a good home for them, so first impressions are very important. We
help prepare a home for that first 15 seconds. There will be a lockbox on the
door for agents and for us, to open a home to show to potential buyers of the
home. We often show our listings to
people who call from the sign in the yard – sometimes at that moment!
We also familiarize ourselves with each property so that when someone calls, we can answer any questions that they may have. Knowing the strengths of each home also helps
us parade them in write-ups and voice recordings. ‘InfoNow’ is a phone number
that a person can call to listen to a description of a home. We place an
InfoNow sign on the yard sign so that it is easy to spot and call from.
After an offer is in hand, we help with negotiating the price. If there is acceptance on the part of both seller and buyer, there will be an inspection and the Inspection Release form for requesting possible repairs that need to be done as part of the contract negotiations. We help with this step as well.
When buying, we help by give financing understanding,
helping those buying a home find a lender who can get a client what they need
at a good rate, plus be on time with all the paperwork that will be required to
close a transaction. This is no simple matter unto itself. Then, once the right home is found, we help
write an offer that is reasonable and effective in winning an acceptance from
the seller for a good price!
Knowing the costs of selling or buying a home, from closing costs to taxes to Home Owners Association dues to transfer and/or set up fees - these are all items to be aware of. We help break it all down so people understand what they are looking at. The transfer of property from one person or family to another is a complex transaction where “bumps” in the road are a regular occurrence. We help keep it all together and running smoothly!
These paragraphs illustrate just a portion of how we help in
the transaction of a home. If enumerated,
there are well over one hundred things that we do to help a client.
So, why do we strive for impeccable real estate? So life can
flow as undisturbed as possible for the family as they move on in the steps
that life brings.
Don’t
hesitate to call. We are ready to help you!
Steven and Linda Slaughter
Silvercreek Realty Group
208-921-5143 and 208-921-5144
