Shopping for a real estate agent to sell my home

[forgop]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

When you call a real estate firm ask the receptionist who is the best broker. Look on Craigslist to see who has nice looking listing and who has a lot of listings.

Make sure you agree on how many open houses and ads they intend to do. Don't extend the exclusive too far out. It's best to go with a big name broker and you should really do your own home work on what is a realistic home price. Remember the home buyer's tax credit is over and that is going to hurt home sales. You may want to consider staging your home and that could include putting items into storage. It's vital to make your house look as big and flowing as possible.

We're moving out in 10 days, so it'll be empty for pictures. As far as price point, I feel like our listing price will be the lowest in our neighborhood and we have the most features to offer compared to the other homes (larger lot, stamped concrete patio, fenced yard, and 3 car garage compared to the others currently listed.

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by forgop

We're moving out in 10 days, so it'll be empty for pictures. As far as price point, I feel like our listing price will be the lowest in our neighborhood and we have the most features to offer compared to the other homes (larger lot, stamped concrete patio, fenced yard, and 3 car garage compared to the others currently listed.

For sure you'll want to stage the house. Never show an empty house is rule number one in real estate. Ask a few realtors who to call or some furniture rental places may have someone on staff. Don't do it yourself. You need trained fresh eyes to layout what is need to make the place look its best.

As for pricing, it is such a buyer's market and the homes that are deals are moving and the ones that are "realistic on paper" are sitting. You're a few months too late to get on market, so use a low price and good showings to speed your sale.

[forgop]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

For sure you'll want to stage the house. Never show an empty house is rule number one in real estate. Ask a few realtors who to call or some furniture rental places may have someone on staff. Don't do it yourself. You need trained fresh eyes to layout what is need to make the place look its best.

As for pricing, it is such a buyer's market and the homes that are deals are moving and the ones that are "realistic on paper" are sitting. You're a few months too late to get on market, so use a low price and good showings to speed your sale.

Well, we just purchased a much larger home and closed about 6 weeks ago on it. It just wasn't doable to get the current home on the market during that time cuz it's hard to freshen up the house you're living in with the 3 terrors we have running around our house. Ideally, I'd probably prefer to start about $15k than I anticipate listing for, but with 4 other homes up for sale in our neighborhood, I want to be at the lowest price point.