Seller’s Guide

How to get started:

Current market analysis: Determine exactly what your current home is worth on the market. Too often we assume prices based on “For sales” in the neighbourhood. A BIG mistake! A current market analysis looks at the value of your property with the additional features of your home in comparison to SOLD homes in your area. We have the data bases and tools to allow us to determine a fair market analysis so you KNOW what you have in equity and what you can afford. Determine why you are putting it on the market, and beware of people saying your home is worth so much more than it is, remember the old adage if something sounds too good...We price it correctly! If your house is on the market for a year longer than it should be, in todays market the dream house you wanted to buy went up by 20%.

So you meant to fix that drawer! This is the time when all those little annoyances that you meant to take care of but have learned to love as “character” HAVE to be fixed. A home that has had all its “small little problems” corrected is a home that shows well and sells rapidly. Buyers pick up on the little details and wonder what else may be “hidden”. Loose doorknobs, a cracked window, chipped paint are some of the least expensive investments that yield a return many times over.

CLEAN SWEEP: Yes we have all seen the show or heard of it, but bottom line is nothing makes a house nicer to show than one with NO CLUTTER! We all go to friends' houses and ask ourselves “How do they do it!!” be that person and it has many perks! First your house will be more attractive and sell quicker. Second, when it comes to packing it will make the job so much easier and third, if you are paying someone to move you, do you really want to pay for junk to be sent to your new home to clutter it up? When in doubt throw it out! You will get a better price on your home so it will pay for that rusty bolt or the printer you would have fixed one day!

Going to upgrade or downsize? Look at our Buyers Guide and start working on that wish list and along with the current market analysis get Pre-approved. Your next step is to determine where to buy. Let us get started on that so we can make the transition from old home to new one as easy as we can. Even if your move is across the country we have a referral network so that we can hand select an agent you will be satisfied with! Making this the best experience possible with as few bumps in the road is what we strive to achieve.

After all,
A client is for a lifetime, not one sale!

Linda & Ian

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