- A “FOR SALE” sign will be placed prominently on your property.
- Text property information rider will be added to “FOR SALE” sign.
- A “lockbox” will be installed on the property to facilitate the showing process.
- Our professional photographer will be ordered to take interior/exterior photos.
- Our professional videographer will be ordered to take interior/exterior video,
including aerial. - Your home will be promptly submitted to the local Multiple Listing Service
(MLS). The remarks section will be customized to maximize the appeal to
cooperating agents, and a maximum of 30 photos will be posted. - Professional copywriter will write sales copy for your property.
- You will be emailed a copy of your MLS listing for review.
- A high-quality marketing brochure will be prepared by our full production
Marketing Department, highlighting the features and benefits of your home for
cooperating agents and potential buyers. - Listing placed on our premiere webpage — links created through network of
OVER 1,000 websites. - Launch social media Facebook campaign, with an additional campaign
launched each week. - Launch video campaign on all major video sites.
- Launch SEO campaign directing traffic to your single-property site.
- Launch retargeting campaign for your single-property website and to buyers
searching online. - Enlist the help of our own network of clients and colleagues by emailing them a
special flyer describing your home and asking if they know of possible buyers. - Send email “Just Listed” to seller for distribution to their friends and family.
- Send out email to our list of buyers that are currently looking for a home.
- Check with our relocation department for buyers transferring to this area.
- Create web commercial on YouTube for marketing and publish on websites.
- Add Listing information to specialty internet websites such as Realtor.com,
Trulia, Craigslist, Homes.com, Zillow, Home seekers, etc. - Modify Realtor.com and associated websites with additional photos and
marketing information for maximum exposure. - Prepare direct mail “Just Listed” announcements for neighborhood and
selected target areas. - Coordinate with seller(s)/tenant(s) for area broker preview. This is an “open
house” for other Realtors to view the home for their potential clients. - Coordinate Broker Preview advertising for MLS “White Sheet.”
- Quality full-color flyers will be delivered within 48 hours of photo shoot.
- Distribute e-flyer to ALL Realty offices and agents.
- Send e-flyer of the information sheet on your home to other Realtors for a
specific geographic region-minimum of 3,000 agents. - Email agents that have Listed or Sold properties in the Area/Tract for last 6
months to notify of new listing and for agents to solicit late buyers. - Promote your property at the appropriate Association(s) of Realtors® breakfast
for maximum exposure to other cooperating agents. Color brochures will be
distributed to attendees. - Seller contacted after preview and associates’ comments discussed.
- Create listing activity/agent showing services report.
- Create real estate “Activity Website” to alert seller of current real estate activity in area.
- Hold 1st Mega Open House. Solicit feedback from prospects and other Realtors to obtain
information, which may improve the chances of selling your home. - Coordinate open house schedule with seller for the next 60 days (if applicable).
- Set up Personal Listing Activity website for seller(s), including passwords to access information on what marketing and showing activity has happened on property.
- Upload lockbox daily activity report. Call agents for preview/showing feedback.
Update services report (on-going). - Qualify ALL incoming leads — log in services report to update seller (on-going).
- Copies of ads emailed to client.
- Call ALL agents for additional feedback/client status changes since visiting the
property (Mondays and Fridays). - Analyze weekly tract/area real estate activity and discuss market trends with
seller (Mondays). - Call seller to give results on ALL showing activity and share feedback — email
updated services report (Fridays). - Send market time report to sellers (bi-monthly).
- Download website hits for the week and forward to seller (Mondays).
- Remind client of personal website for listing updates.
- Replenish flyers (ongoing).
- Hold open houses when appropriate.
Negotiating the Contract:
- Face-to-face with seller marketing and pricing strategy review meeting (monthly).
- Qualify buyer through preferred lender and obtain supporting financial documents to verify the buyer’s sincerity and financial situation.
- Before you sign, we will review the contract and your obligations — counter
offer if necessary. - The team will explain how contingencies and release clauses work.
- Provisions will be put in place to protect you from signing a “blank
check” for problems or repairs.
Managing and Closing Escrow:
- The team will make sure you do not sell your home to more than one buyer.
- Your legal disclosure requirements will be explained, and the team will review
the Real Estate Transfer Disclosure Statement with you. - The ramifications of pest control inspections/reports will be explained, as well
as general structural inspections/reports. - The “Liquidated Damages” clause will be explained, and the team will give you
a written “Arbitration” clause explanation. - Explanation of your responsibilities regarding the condition of the property will
be discussed. - An estimation of your net proceeds will be calculated based on a specific offer.
- Advice will be given to help you handle the issue of “possession.”
- The team will follow up closely on the progress of the buyer’s loan and
coordinate the payoff of your existing loan. - The team will facilitate the appraisal process.
- The team will stay in constant communication with the buyer’s agent to ensure
a smooth escrow (Mondays and Fridays). - The team will advise you regarding specific buyer requests related to structural
pest control and general structural inspections. - The team will closely monitor contingency removal dates and discuss these with you.
- The team will coordinate the details of the transaction with the escrow officer.
- The team will help you if conflicts or impasses with the buyer arise.
- The team will be with you at the escrow company when you sign your
escrow instructions. - The team will make sure you get your check and settlement documents
promptly after closing.