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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REALTY EXECUTIVES PHOENIX ExecuFlash Executive Spotlight: Matt Parker, Center Pointe

Executive Matt Parker with his clients - the Lopez family

By Realty Executives as posted in the ExecuFlash November 29, 2011

During the holiday season we all reflect on the things we are thankful for in our lives. Matt Parker from the Center Point office isn’t any different than the rest, twice a year he hosts a client appreciation event to show his loyal clients how much they mean to him. On November 4, 2011 Parker hosted his 6th Annual Client Appreciation and Charity Event at the Stone Creek Golf Club in Phoenix.

Clients, vendors and business partners mingled while enjoying food, drinks and a live performer from Parker’s church. Each invited guest also brought a donation of food to fill “Giving Thanks Bags” for the Desert Mission Food Bank. Everyone decorated bags, donated by Trader Joes grocery store, and filled them with Thanksgiving items. The bags are put together to go along with the turkeys that the Desert Mission Food Bank hands out each year. This year Parker and his clients, business partners and vendor sponsors were able to put together 75 bags of food which added up to over 750 pounds!

"Giving Thanks Bags" ready to go to the Desert Mission Food Bank

Matt Parker couldn’t make events like this possible if it wasn’t for his faithful client base. He works 100% on referrals and once you are his client he takes such amazing care of you, you will never use or recommend another real estate agent. In fact, some of his clients are working on their second, third or fourth transaction with Parker; and most of his clients have attended all six of Parker’s annual events. This annual event is an evening dedicated to Parker’s loyal clients, business partners and vendor sponsors. As a member of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, Parker has developed relationships with many business owners in a variety of industries. It’s events like this that nurture and reinforce these relationships. Parker says, “It is very rewarding to see a family I helped buy a home mingling with the loan officer who financed their mortgage and other partners who helped them every step of the way. This event is my way of saying, ‘Thank you for your business and keeping me in the business through the past seven years.’” Continue reading – REALTY EXECUTIVES PHOENIX ExecuFlash Executive Spotlight: Matt Parker, Center Pointe

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Do You Really Need an Agent?

It’s almost 2012.  Do you really still need a middleman in real estate?  You can find anything and contact anyone on the Internet.  What’s to stop you from finding a home online, going straight to the source, and saving yourself a few percent on the commission?

Nothing at all.  But before you decide to buy or sell a house without an agent, take this to heart: You’ll probably lose money on the deal.  A lot of it. Why?  For the same reason you don’t represent yourself in court, or fix your own transmission.  You’re not an expert.

There’s nothing shameful about that.  You should educate yourself as much as possible about your market (it’s your house, after all), but you don’t spend all day, every day working in the field.  You may have researched comparable homes in your area, but you don’t know what other buyers and sellers are thinking.  You don’t know what’s hot, what’s not, and what other opportunities might be steering prices up or down.

A real estate agent is a negotiator who knows the ins and outs of your market.  She knows what buttons to push, how to remain objective, and when to move on.  She’s also done this dozens of times before, and can guide you through legal and regulatory issues that could cost you tens of thousands of dollars.  If you’re dealing with a short sale, a foreclosure, a rental unit, or any other property with special guidelines attached, this guidance is critical.

You can certainly buy or sell your own home, but doing so will cost you time, money, and frustration you could save by handing the job to a pro–letting you focus on finding the perfect home.

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Tips for Picking a Real Estate Partner

As anyone who’s ever listed a house on the market can tell you, finding a real estate agent isn’t hard.  Finding the right one is.  With so many agents vying for your time and money, how can you pick the right one for your home and situation?  Here are a few tips to get you started.

Use a REALTOR® (not an agent).

A “REALTOR®” is a real estate professional who is a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics.  In many cases, this code extends beyond what is legally required.  A REALTOR® brings the highest standards of professionalism and accountability to your purchase or sale, and there is absolutely no reason to settle for less. Continue reading – Tips for Picking a Real Estate Partner

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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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