Why List With Don Brickey
Why You Should List Your Home For Sale With
Don Brickey
Selling a house is a far from simple process where you need professional help. The legal requirements are complex and without the assistance of an experienced Realtor®, you could be risking considerable expense as a result of law-suits related to the requirements for full disclosure, regardless of whether or not you are aware of them at the time of sale. Similarly, it is essential that the multitude of documents related to the transaction are completed correctly, so that you are protected from future liability following close of escrow.
Guaranteed Service: How many agents do you know that guarantee their service?
When you retain me as your Listing Agent, you can be assured that I will be looking after your best interests from Day 1. Listed below are just some of the many activities I carry out in getting your house sold.
Pricing Recommendation: Having considered the detailed "Competitive Market Analysis" I prepare for you, we will determine the price point at which I believe it would be appropriate to list your home for sale. This is very much a collaborative effort between us, with the final decision, of course, resting with you.
Home Improvements: I will suggest any cost-effective improvements that I think could be worth carrying out prior to placing your home for sale. These could include paint, carpet, landscaping and more. I will coordinate any work with contractors as appropriate and I can introduce you to a wide range of trades people who I have worked with in the past.
Professional Presentation: I will have your home “staged” as appropriate, so that potential buyers can see it at its. This could include “de-cluttering”, removing valuable or personal items, the addition of carefully chosen accessories, even re-arranging your furniture.
Multiple Listing Service: I will place your home on the Southern California Multiple Listing Service (MLS), which is searchable by all agents looking for listings in your area. This includes multiple full color photographs and a Virtual Video Tour.
Internet Marketing: I will place your home on the Triad Real Estate website at www.TriadRealEstateService.com and www.OrangeCountyRealEstateService.com and my own web site at www.DonBrickey.com as well as Realtor.com (as a "Featured Listing"), MSN, Bing, Yahoo Real Estate, Trulia, Zillow, Craig's List and numerous other websites syndicated by the Orange County Association of Realtors.
Email Marketing: I will email a “Virtual Brochure” to my database of over 200 real estate agents that actively work with buyers in the Orange County CA area.
Direct Mail: I will send out at least 200 “Just Listed” postcards to targeted addresses identified as being homes where prospective buyers are likely to live.
Virtual Video Tour: I will place a Virtual Video Tour of your home and its surroundings on the Internet with an unlimited number of interior and exterior photographs.
Brochures: I will have high quality, double-sided full color brochures produced with multiple photos and lots of informative detail.
Signage: I will have a heavy duty post style For Sale sign erected within a day of the home being listed for sale (subject to any restrictions of Home Owners Associations etc.). This will have my direct phone number so that potential buyers will only speak to me, not some other person in the office who would be unfamiliar with your home.
Lock Box: I will install a lock box on your home so that agents can preview and show your home to potential buyers with a minimum of inconvenience to you.
Broker's Tour: I will hold a catered Open House for other real estate agents in the area on the first Broker's Tour after the home is listed for sale.
Open Houses: I will arrange for weekend Open Houses as frequently as you find convenient and these will be advertised in the local newspaper. I will issue personal invitations to the initial Open Houses to your neighbors suggesting that they tell their friends as this could be an opportunity to "Help choose your new neighbors".
Financing: I will ensure that potential buyers are aware of the wide range of financing options available by virtue of a close relationship I have with some of the top mortgage brokers and bank loan officers.
Enquiries: I will interview and fully qualify all potential buyers of your home that contact me.
Status Reports: I will provide you with regular updates on a weekly basis while the home is listed for sale. This will include a summary of showings and feedback from other agents together with details of competitive homes newly listed for sale, with price changes or with pending sales and sold. I will always make sure that you are kept completely up to date regarding the status of your transaction and I will always be available to discuss it with you. When you phone me, you get to talk to me, not to an assistant!
Price Negotiation: I will negotiate the terms of sale with buyer's agents on your behalf.
Paperwork: I will work with you in the completion and review of all paperwork including Listing documentation, purchase offers, counter offers, escrow instructions, disclosures, contingency removals and the myriad of other items related to a home sale.
Transaction Coordination: I will assist in all stages of the transaction to closing including attending inspections, coordinating repairs, reviewing net-sheets and pay-off demands and ensuring that funds are transferred.
I will do everything in my power to ensure that your transaction runs smoothly and that your move is trouble-free.
Pricing Recommendation: Having considered the detailed "Competitive Market Analysis" I prepare for you, we will determine the price point at which I believe it would be appropriate to list your home for sale. This is very much a collaborative effort between us, with the final decision, of course, resting with you.
Home Improvements: I will suggest any cost-effective improvements that I think could be worth carrying out prior to placing your home for sale. These could include paint, carpet, landscaping and more. I will coordinate any work with contractors as appropriate and I can introduce you to a wide range of trades people who I have worked with in the past.
Professional Presentation: I will have your home “staged” as appropriate, so that potential buyers can see it at its. This could include “de-cluttering”, removing valuable or personal items, the addition of carefully chosen accessories, even re-arranging your furniture.
Multiple Listing Service: I will place your home on the Southern California Multiple Listing Service (MLS), which is searchable by all agents looking for listings in your area. This includes multiple full color photographs and a Virtual Video Tour.
Internet Marketing: I will place your home on the Triad Real Estate website at www.TriadRealEstateService.com and www.OrangeCountyRealEstateService.com and my own web site at www.DonBrickey.com as well as Realtor.com (as a "Featured Listing"), MSN, Bing, Yahoo Real Estate, Trulia, Zillow, Craig's List and numerous other websites syndicated by the Orange County Association of Realtors.
Email Marketing: I will email a “Virtual Brochure” to my database of over 200 real estate agents that actively work with buyers in the Orange County CA area.
Direct Mail: I will send out at least 200 “Just Listed” postcards to targeted addresses identified as being homes where prospective buyers are likely to live.
Virtual Video Tour: I will place a Virtual Video Tour of your home and its surroundings on the Internet with an unlimited number of interior and exterior photographs.
Brochures: I will have high quality, double-sided full color brochures produced with multiple photos and lots of informative detail.
Signage: I will have a heavy duty post style For Sale sign erected within a day of the home being listed for sale (subject to any restrictions of Home Owners Associations etc.). This will have my direct phone number so that potential buyers will only speak to me, not some other person in the office who would be unfamiliar with your home.
Lock Box: I will install a lock box on your home so that agents can preview and show your home to potential buyers with a minimum of inconvenience to you.
Broker's Tour: I will hold a catered Open House for other real estate agents in the area on the first Broker's Tour after the home is listed for sale.
Open Houses: I will arrange for weekend Open Houses as frequently as you find convenient and these will be advertised in the local newspaper. I will issue personal invitations to the initial Open Houses to your neighbors suggesting that they tell their friends as this could be an opportunity to "Help choose your new neighbors".
Financing: I will ensure that potential buyers are aware of the wide range of financing options available by virtue of a close relationship I have with some of the top mortgage brokers and bank loan officers.
Enquiries: I will interview and fully qualify all potential buyers of your home that contact me.
Status Reports: I will provide you with regular updates on a weekly basis while the home is listed for sale. This will include a summary of showings and feedback from other agents together with details of competitive homes newly listed for sale, with price changes or with pending sales and sold. I will always make sure that you are kept completely up to date regarding the status of your transaction and I will always be available to discuss it with you. When you phone me, you get to talk to me, not to an assistant!
Price Negotiation: I will negotiate the terms of sale with buyer's agents on your behalf.
Paperwork: I will work with you in the completion and review of all paperwork including Listing documentation, purchase offers, counter offers, escrow instructions, disclosures, contingency removals and the myriad of other items related to a home sale.
Transaction Coordination: I will assist in all stages of the transaction to closing including attending inspections, coordinating repairs, reviewing net-sheets and pay-off demands and ensuring that funds are transferred.
I will do everything in my power to ensure that your transaction runs smoothly and that your move is trouble-free.
