For Sellers

Selling your home has always been challenging, and the past few years have made it even harder.  To help earn the best possible price for your home in the timeframe that works with your needs, you need to choose a real estate professional with the local knowledge to price your home, the marketing tools to bring buyers to your door, and the business experience to negotiate the possible best deal.  You need an Executive.

Executives Versus Agents

A real estate Executive is more than an agent.  An Executive is a trusted source of local information, familiar with every block of every neighborhood, able to promote what’s special and unique about your property, and savvy enough to answer hard questions from sellers.  An Executive understands local market conditions to set a price that will be attractive to buyers, but still get you what you need format he sale.  Above all, an Executive is a professional, with years of experience negotiating deals and managing legal and regulatory red tape.  When you’re dealing with an Executive, you can relax and focus on the next stage in your real estate journey, knowing you’re in good hands.

Setting the Stage

An Executive will work with you to balance your financial desires and time constraints with the current market situation in your neighborhood and region.  Your Executive can also advise you about the viability of home repairs and additions, home staging, and other pre-sale improvements that could help you sell your property–or end up losing you money.

Marketing Your Home

Once you’ve settled on a price and prepped your home for showing, your Executive will market your home in a number of ways, including yard signs, print ads, Web marketing, and email campaigns.  When you work with an Executive, you can expect highly-targeted exposure that bears results.  Executives are expert networkers with years of experience finding buyers–not just browsers.

Sealing the Deal

By the time you receive an offer, you and your Executive will have established a negotiation strategy and financial baselines.  When negotiations begin, Executives can use their knowledge of the process to field counter-offers and work within your guidelines to ensure that you accept only the best possible deal.  Part of that deal includes limiting your legal liability, to avoid unexpected post-sale costs related to unknown issues with your home.  Your Executive will escort you through the entire buying process, until the final paper is signed, escrow is closed, and the check has cleared in your bank.

I’ve included some relevant blog posts and links for your review.  If you would like more information on how an Executive can help you sell your home, please contact me.

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Sun City

Sun City has the distinction of being the first original active retirement community for the over 55 set. Started by Del Webb in 1960 it was the model for many communities throughout the nation. The homes were built in the 60’s and 70’s and are generally ranch homes with desert landscaping. This is our parent’s style of retirement and though many baby boomers are starting to retire there the average age is still on the high side.

What I like best about Sun City is that it is affordable. For $432 per year a homeowner gets full use of the seven recreation centers and eight golf courses. There are also three country clubs, 2 bowling centers and 2 small lakes. The golf courses are laid out in narrow “fingers” so that there is an abundance of reasonably priced homes on golf course lots. The homes are currently in transition with many being updated to the tastes of the younger owners. There still is an abundance of colored gravel in the yards which passes for desert landscaping and you see the occasional gnome, windmill, flamingo, and painted yard art that can only be described as “kitschy”. There are also what are called Twin homes or Gemini homes that are basically 2 attached homes in the same building. These are many times more affordable than the single family detached homes and many homes start under $100K.

Sun City is a self contained little city of about 40,000 and has it’s own hospital and medical complexes. Every activity, social group, craft group and hobby group exist in this little city. It is one of the only places where golf carts travel the roadways along with the cars. Recent growth in the northwest Valley make this area close to stadiums, museums, zoos, and shopping.

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“Test Drive” Your Retirement

You are getting ready to retire. How do you know that living in a active adult community would be right for you?  A good way to see is to rent in the community you are considering for several months so you really get a feel of what the daily life would be like.

Another way to check out a community is to see if they offer any short term stay opportunities.  I recently took advantage of a program at my favorite active adult community, Trilogy at Vistancia, called Taste of Trilogy.  

Shea Homes started the Trilogy concept and they have Trilogy developments in popular retirement areas (AZ, NV, FL, CA and WA).  They have developed the Taste of Trilogy program so you can experience what living there is actually like.   For $200 I received a 2 night stay at one of their homes, 2 hour long treatments at their spa, $100 to spend at the golf club restaurant and 2 bikes and a golf cart to get around in.  It was a great opportunity to see what was going on in the community.  I happened to be there on a Tuesday night which is happy hour night in the community center so there were specials on food and a wide variety of drinks.  We happened to have a rare Arizona rainstorm that night so I thought it would deter most of the local residents from coming over but the place was packed.  It was a great turnout for the middle of the summer in a rainstorm.  They were selling tickets for an upcoming wine tasting, a play and a trip in the lobby so it was easy to get a feel for who lives there and what events were coming up.  It is a weekly event that seems to draw a lot of people in the community and was a great way to meet people and socialize.  

Other active adult communities that are selling new homes may have similar programs.  To view other Trilogy communities and to learn more about their “test drive” go to www.trilogylife.com.

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Janelle’s Top 25 Staging Tips

HOW TO SELL YOUR HOME!

 
  1. Rent a storage unit – You need to make your home feel as spacious as possible so that people can envision how much space there will be for their possessions.  You will need to pack for the move anyway, so think of it as getting a jump on the move. You will probably need to pack or get rid of about 25% to 50% of the items in your home. Pack up all valuables, collections, personal items, clothes you do not need in the next few months, toys, seasonal items etc.  Haul all of these boxes to the storage facility along with any furniture that you want to save but doesn’t enhance the look of the home.
  2. Curb appeal 101 –The initial impression of the front of the home sets the tone for what buyers believe they will see inside.  Paint the outside of your home a current color.  Visit new home developments to see what is popular in your area.
  3. First Impressions Count - You never have a second chance to make a great first impression.  They say that buyers judge a home within the first 15 seconds of walking through the front door.  Will buyers fall in love with your home in that 15 seconds or will it leave a bad feeling that may not be corrected no matter how good the other rooms are.
  4. Clean, Clean, Clean – Have a professional cleaning crew thoroughly clean the house after you have packed up and hauled off the excess belongings.  Have the carpets, windows, and grout cleaned.  Many companies will do all 3 at one time
  5. Adjust your attitude – It is no longer “your home”.  It is now a house for sale.  You must “detail” your home the way you would “detail” a car you have for sale.  The way you sell a home is different from the way you live in a home.  It is temporary.  The faster the home sells the faster you be able to find your new “home” and make it fit your personal lifestyle. Try to not be sentimental about what you need to do or how you need to change the home to sell it. Continue reading – Janelle’s Top 25 Staging Tips
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Three Ways to Increase the Value of Your Home

Buyers only get one first look at a property, and they don’t want to use their imagination. They assume the house they see is as good as it’s going to get. If you want your home to sell, step out of your comfort zone and think like a buyer. Here are three ways to help you turn your house into the home of someone else’s dreams. We’ve broken down each category into low-cost, “Basic” tips and tricks, and an “All-Out” blow-the-budget transformation. How far you take it is up to you.
Continue reading – Three Ways to Increase the Value of Your Home

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