Selling your home "as-is" is a viable strategy in the minds of some fsbo and listed sellers, but it doesn't free you from making legally mandated disclosures. Buyers likely will be suspect about your home's condition and many will not even look at it or engage you in conversation, many agents may also assume you are "hiding" a defect and will not comply with lender required repairs. Even if the buyer doesn't ask about the condition of your home, not telling what you know could leave you liable for non-disclosure after the sale closes. It is really hard to prove that you didn't know of an issue even if you had it repaired. The point is there "was" an issue and you should disclose. A buyer may try and use this against you after the sale, forcing you to possibly being liable for costly repairs. "As-is has nothing to do with non-disclosure of known defects," It simply means you are not providing any guarantees to the buyer as to the condition of the property and will not make further credits, repairs, or price reductions for any problems known or unknown with the property. Again it also says if a buyers lender requires certain repairs prior to closing that you "The Seller" will not comply with any lender required repairs. Do you really want to lose a sale because of a few outlet covers and a cracked window? You could be turning away anyone who will be seeking FHA financing for your home. Agents can tell this difference and may not even show your property if their buyer is seeking such financing. Beyond helping remove liability by allowing you to make clear and specific disclosures, inspections offer additional benefits. · Inspections indicate your honesty, openness and willingness to identify your home's "as-is" condition. · Your inspection report, provided it's completed by a Professional Home Inspector, could convince the buyer further inspections are not needed, saving both of you time and unknown surprises from coming up last minute. · Inspections, before you list your home, can give you time to correct problems and provides a buyer with the full picture of your home and its potential value. If a buyer finds that you have provided a home inspection report and also offer a Home Warranty this will add value to your asking price, possibly a value higher than what it cost you.
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1. Choice- Traditional brokers give sellers only one way to sell their home, Realty Choice gives sellers 5 MLS listing Choices and For Sale By Owners (FSBO) 2 Choices.
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4. Seller Online Listing Control Panel- From changing your listing price to uploading photo’s of your home, Realty Choice give home owners access to real estate forms, their own property webpage, brochure template & so much more.
5. Marketing Choices- Sellers can control the home marketing exposure by the plan they choose, or add additional marketing for low costs without changing your plan.
6. Live Client Support 8am to 8pm 7 days a week- Only Realty Choice offers a “NO voicemail” approach to our client service.
7. Multiple listing discounts- Realty Choice offers clients with multiple listings to save even more.
8. You sell pay no Commissions- Realty Choice offers Sellers the ability to sell there own home to a buyer they found and pay NO commission with 5 of our 7 listing plans.
9. Realtor.com Showcase- Not every agent has this service available, with Realty Choice we can “Showcase” your home on the nations largest home search site with up to 25 photos of your home with a link to your homes exclusive webpage for full details.
10. ComfortBUY- Realty Choice is the only company to offer our buyers a free home service plan with every home purchase, if for any reason they are unhappy with their home purchase or they need to sell in the first year, we waive 100% of our listing fee. Free…
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The following strategies are working to get homes sold in the Springfield, Missouri market! Not every one of these strategies will be right for your home, and not all would be something you would consider. However, a few well-chosen ideas can make the difference in the sale of your house. Make sure to discuss these with a qualified Realty Choice Agent . If you are NOT MOTIVATED, you will not find these strategies as viable options and that is okay. These ideas are only for serious sellers that must sell their home in the next 90 days or less.
1) Price it carefully...This is not the time to let ego get in the way making a sale, Consider the advantages on getting a better deal on the home you purchase, don't let a $20,000 equity position get in the way of buying another home with a LARGER equity position. Meet with one of our Agents who can help you analyze the market and position you to stand out from the pack. There is a lot of competition and you cannot afford to blend in with the hundreds of homes for sale in the Springfield market.
2) Condition is critical in the sales process. Ask us for suggestions to improve the sale ability of your home. If your home lacks updates and you would consider your home just average, an average price will not be good enough.
3) Review with your Realty Choice agent carefully current market statistics in your area, including the absorption rate of homes like yours in the area.
4) Consider using a Realty Choice agent to list your home, We are one of the only Real Estate companies in the Springfield area that does NOT diminish your equity by charging a large listing fee, we earn our fees by selling Real Estate not listing and waiting for another Agent to sell our listings. We save home owners tons in listing fees. This allows our sellers to price their homes to be MORE competitive.
5) Ask our agent for a plan of action and strategies they will use to sell the home.
6) If your home is not under contract within two to three weeks, consider taking another look at the price. Most homes today that sell, do so within the first 45 days if priced well.
7) Make your home as accessible as possible. Showing it is an inconvenience; however, the one buyer you turn away may be the right one! I have seen so many sellers make this mistake only to have that buyer find another home and buy it that same day! Be Ready!
8) Remove clutter and any other distractions from the property. Make minor repairs, Curb appeal is key to success, make sure your home looks great from the driveway.
9) If the home is not under contract in 30 days, ask your agent to do a complete re-analysis and also present a new game plan. Time is money and you can't assume your agent is aware of any NEW listings in the area that compete with your home.
10) Look at your competition with your agent, at least online if not in person.
11) If possible, try to work with the offers you get without countering. Buyers often walk away from counteroffers because of the amount of choices available, we recently had one couple make one offer to the first three homes they liked and walked away from every counter offer, the fourth seller did not counter and SOLD! Once you sign an offer you ARE "Under Contract".
12) Consider a home warranty to offer potential buyers, also consider having your home inspected and provide a report to potential Buyers.
13) Consider allowing your agent to disclose motivation in the remarks sections of the MLS. Buyers are looking for motivated sellers.
14) Consider offering increased commissions or a sales bonus to the Buyers agent this will help drive traffic to your home, Make your home stand out to the agents as well.
15) Consider offering to pay closing costs or other incentives to help your property stand out from the pack!
Consider that for each month your home is on the market because of a slightly higher price you lose that much more because you are making interest payments on your home. If your monthly payment is $1500 per month and it takes 6 months to sell, 6 x $1500 = $9000.00 in equity gone!
We offer a unique value proposition to both the consumer and the Realtor. From 100% Commissions with no monthly fees for Associates to listing choices starting at just $399.00 for sellers.
We offer a unique value proposition to both the consumer and the Realtor. From 100% Commissions with no monthly fees for Associates and listing choices starting at just $399.00 for sellers.
Big changes are are taking place around the country in the way consumers sell real estate; everything from Flat Fee MLS to Flat Fee full brokerage services. Even some large national franchise companies like C21 and Coldwell are offering these services and walking away from the tradional fee models.
Realty Choice LLC has positioned itself to cut the huge fees Brokers traditionaly charge the Associates and in turn the Associates can pass the savings on to Sellers.
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The time has never been more right to consider a move to Realty Choice LLC .With the costs of living constantly going up, house prices falling and fewer qualified home buyers; as an Agent you need to reduce your costs of doing business in order to stay competitive in the market.
Realty Choice LLC , Is the first broker in the Springfield area to offer agents a flat fee business model, with no other fees! We can offer this plan because our cost of doing business is lower than many traditional real estate companies., we take those savings and pass them back to YOU! And then you can pass those savings onto your clients! Sound unbelievable? Negotiate your own fees, set up you own listing programs and more.
100% Commission Split
NO monthly fees
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80/20 below 100K with a $399.00 min
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FREE Buyer Protection Program All of our exclusive Buyer clients can receive our Home Buyer Protection Program Here are the details... If for ANY reason you are un-happy with your purchase, we will list it for FREE! Guaranteed in writing for one full year! That's right, if you want us to list your home for ANY reason within the first year, it is FREE! • Get transferred out of state, We will list it for FREE! • Lose your job? We will list it forFREE! • Don't like your neighbors? We will list it for FREE! • Just don't like the house? We will list it for FREE!
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