Let’s look at ways we can help you save and ways to market your home

Seeing as in today’s market it is best to get your home on the MLS and internet here's how we can help.

We place your home on paid FSBO websites and many more like The Wall Street Journal, Realtor.com, AOL, MSN, Yahoo and that is just the tip of the iceberg plus every Realtor and Brokers site out there who subscribe to the state and local IDX which most of them do.

Just a few things we can offer to help!

• Get your home on the net- not just one site but all over it.
• List your home in the MLS- you set the offered commission to a buyer’s agent. If a buyer is not represented by an agent then you do not pay the commission!
• Flyers available to print instantly.
• We give you contracts and disclosures.
• 24 hour hotline about your home with your contact information.
• Yard sign with your web address and place for your number.
• Personal webpage complete with maps, satellite images, mortgage calculators and more with your contact information.
• Realtor assistance by a local realtor if you need it.
• Showcase Realtor.com ad with up to 6 photos and scrolling test to capture attention- your information there too.
• Comparable to make sure your home is priced right.
• 20 Photo virtual tour complete with sound
• Marketing campaign with post cards and flyers you can print or send to a print shop- we will even give you our vendor list, how to hold a successful open house- everything you need to be successful in selling your home.
• and much more.

 Below are some facts and statistics about where to market your home or property in order to get it SOLD. After you will find a marketing plan to help you sell your home faster.

*If you are near foreclosure there are ways to get help and either not lose your home or get it sold fast in order to save your credit or other investments.

Let’s look at a few statistics and why many of the agents who are calling for your listing are telling you the truth- yes that’s right The Truth. What you will learn is why 90% of people selling their home by owner end up listing with a Realtor within 30-90 days. Not much activity and poorly qualified buyers- not having a good marketing plan and having a good marketing plan can really make a difference.

For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Statistics

Did you know?
. . . the typical FSBO home sold for $187,200 compared to $247,000 for agent-assisted home sales.

FSBO Methods Used to Market Home:
Yard Sign . . . 51%

Friends/neighbors . . . 53%
Newspaper ad . . . 31%
Open House . . . 29%
Listing on the Internet . . . 22%

Why if 80% of buyers are looking on the net would you not have your property there?

Source: 2006 National Association of REALTORS® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers

Now, let’s look at the reason seller’s get more for their home when listed with an agent, we are going top use the statistics below in this comparison;

1. Notice above the ways a FSBO (sellers selling their home For Sale By Owner) advertises. Above most only use a Yard Sign and Friends and Neighbors- do you think that is getting their home out to all buyers looking? The answer is NO, when looking at the statistics below we see that 80% of buyers use the internet to find a home and 85% use a realtor, many times because while looking on-line it has become too time consuming and they turn it over to a realtor to save time plus many want someone looking out for their interests especially when they do not know the area. What does that tell you, if you want to get your home sold you definitely need to be on the internet and may want to be listed on the MLS so the agents can find your property and know they will be paid.

Answer; Most FSBO’s marketing strategy does not get their home in front of enough people. The same reason you can purchase things cheaper on-line, the ability for competition and to let more people know your home or property is for sale. Agents sell for more due to the number of people who know their listings are for sale.

Too many times I have heard- “but we are offering a buyer’s agent a commission they just need to bring an offer”. Few agents are going to stop their car with their buyers in the car to run up and negotiate their commission with you, get your signature on an agreement which they must have to protect their commission then show their buyers. What if you are unreasonable in your price or what you offer them for their time and effort? When the home is listed on the MLS they know the listing broker has a signed agreement with you and their commission is protected.

When you have 80% of homebuyers searching for your home on the internet,many seller’s now look to companies who offer a discounted commission structure- there are also buyers out there looking to save on that commission because they know you have a net amount you want for your home or property this is less the real estate commission right? Yes, they are searching more FSBO websites and we get your home listed there, not to mention with our discounted realtor services we actually do not charge you the commission you are offering to a buyers agent if that buyer buys your home from an ad we place about your home and is not represented by an agent, a considerable saving usually 3%.