Selling your Burley Home / Representation
There are over 100 real estate agents in the Mina-Cassia area. Why choose Westerra?
We have the experience, knowledge, and drive to get you through any turn selling your home may take.
- Contact a Realtor:
Now that you have decided to sell your home, its time for you to contact a Realtor. It is important to have a Realtor because…..Not all real estate agents are Realtors. Realtors are part of the National Associations of Realtors whose members are professionals, pledged to adhere to a code of ethics. The Realtors at Westerra Real Estate Group are experts in our field. Our agents have a vast knowledge and as a team we draw on each others strengths to sell your home. Once you sign a contract authorizing your Realtor to represent you, we will act on your behalf and in your best interest. It is important to trust the advice of your Realtor.
- Setting the Price.
This is the single most important step in selling your home. The agents at Westerra Real Estate Group live, work, and play in your community too. We know the area, the neighborhoods and the market trends. We will do comprehensive research of your home and the competition, analyzing the location, property condition, and market conditions. The newest and cheapest homes are the most enticing. Buyers and their agents are out there looking and watching for new listings. Price your home just below the competition, and those buyers will want to submit an offer before someone else gets to it. Setting the price right from the beginning will aid in getting a better offer faster.
- Prepare your home.
Your Realtor will make suggestions to assist in a quick sale of your home. When we work with buyers we listen to their feedback. In our experience, following these tips will please buyers and increase our chances of an offer.
- It all starts outside!
Buyers often start their search for a new home by looking up listings online and checking out pictures, or driving through neighborhoods they like and searching out “for sale” signs. First impressions make a difference between setting an appointment to take a look inside, or clicking to the next house or driving on by. It is important to keep up that curb appeal. Maintain your lawn, weed your gardens and flower beds, and rake the leaves. Trim hedges and make sure that walkways aren’t obstructed with overhanging branches. If it is winter, shovel the snow from the walkways. Remove clutter from the yard. Wash steps, doors, and windows for a clear view. You can go the extra mile and scrape and repaint any chipped or peeling paint. The effort put into making your home appealing on the outside will get buyers in the door, which will lead to offers on the table.
- Break out the broom and mop bucket!
Scrub and dust your house. Clean it up and it will pay off.
- Remove clutter.
New construction trends are all about openness. Give your home that feeling by packing up the unnecessary objects and taking them to storage unit. Make sure all walkways are clear. When we use items often, they don’t easily make it back to their proper storage place. Remember to keep personal items in the medicine cabinet, shoes in the closet, food and dishes in the cupboards. You don’t want potential buyers to think that you don’t have enough storage space.
- Kennel your pets during showings.
They may be man’s best friend, but pets can be a deterrent to a potential buyer. It is difficult for an agent to show your home while trying to keep unfamiliar pets under control. Also, your home will be more marketable if your yard is clear from pet waste and any indoor litter boxes, food dishes, or pet toys are kept clean and out of view.
- Eliminate the odors.
You’ve heard that scents become embedded in your memory. After buyers have looked at homes all day and are deciding which to make an offer on, don’t let your home be remembered as the one with the foul smell. Smoke, pet odors, cooking odors, and musty smells need to be aired out and cleaned away. Don’t raise buyer’s suspicions by masking smells with overpowering fragrances. Fresh is best! The scent of baked goods is more often than not sure to be a treat.
- Let there be light!
Wash your windows inside and out to give that clear view and let in the natural sunlight. Replace any burnt out bulbs. Turn on all of the lights when a showing is scheduled.
- It all starts outside!
- Marketing your home.
Whether your motivation to sell is weighted more on time, money, or need, the end result we are working to achieve is sale of your property. Westerra Real Estate Group realizes that the more people who are aware that your home is for sale, the better the chances are of quickly reaching this goal. This is why we share our listing information and offer commissions to other brokerages.
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Our networking and full service range of advertising will ensure that your home gets noticed. There are many advertising methods that we will customize when creating your marketing plan, from signage, brochures, website, internet display, virtual tours, email notifications, staging, open houses, and more.
- A few marketing tips for you:
- Be willing to show your home on the buyer’s time.
- Make arrangements to be away from your home during showing.
- Have personal items out of view. The less distraction, the easier it will be for potential buyers to picture themselves in the home, and the faster you will achieve the sale.
- Offers, Closing and Beyond.
Your house is your home. It is very personal to you. You have experiences and memories that attach you to your home on an emotional level. It is important to remember that potential buyers do not have that attachment to your home. It is just a house to them. Try not to let your feelings interfere when you evaluate offers. If you have listened to the advice of your Realtor and priced your home appropriately, the end result should be a fair resolution.
As your Realtor, we will take the time to explain offers to your understanding. Contingencies, home inspections, appraisals, title insurance, and closing costs can be overwhelming terms and processes. Once an offer is accepted we will continue to coordinate the terms of the transaction and ensure the escrow period proceeds smoothly.
And we won’t leave you after the closing documents are signed! Westerra Real Estate Group is committed to continued service after the sale. We hold great value in our relationship with you. If it weren’t for our relationship with you, we’d just be a closet of “For Sale” signs, so we will continue to be available for any questions and ready to serve you when you need representation again.
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