2nd to pricing your home properly is preparing your home for today's potential buyer. With the real estate market saturated with inventory of homes for sale, it is crutial your home has curb appeal, the necessary updates and there are not any major problems with the home that would deter a buyer from making an offer. ERA has prepared a list of suggestions to help your home sell faster and for the best price in today' real estate market. It is called the GOLD STAR program.
ERA Home Protection Plan®
Every Gold Star Property needs an ERA Home Protection Plan in place. You will enjoy a lesslikelihood of fall-throughs, saving you time and money. Your clients are protected against costlyhome repairs during the listing period and beyond.
Benefits of an ERA Home Protection Plan:
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Home sellers avoid after-the-sale disputes
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Buyers have peace of mind and protection against costly home repairs
Seller's Disclosure
A Seller's Disclosure is a fantastic way to alleviate anxiety in your potential buyers and therefore, amandatory criterion of Gold Star Property. Coupled with an ERA Home Protection Plan and otherrecommended components, your client will see the added value of the program, and in turn – in you!
Pre-Listing Home Inspection
If a home inspection is done, it is usually after a buyer makes an offer*. Wouldn't it be more useful forboth a potential buyer and a seller to know that the house was inspected and repairs may have beenmade before anyone gets to the closing table? Of course the potential buyer will want to do their own inspection, but imagine how impressed that buyer will be when they realize one has already been done! We realize that this component might not fit in your specific market. Therefore, it's suggested and should be tailored to fit the needs of your office.Eventually your buyers are going to conduct a home inspection. You may as well know what they are going to find by getting there first. Having an inspection performed ahead of time helps in many other ways:
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It allows the homeowner to see your home through the eyes of a critical third-party.
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It permits the homeowner to make repairs ahead of time.
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Defects won't become negotiating stumbling blocks later.
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It may alert home owners to items of immediate concern, such as radon gas or active termite infestation
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It may relieve buying prospect's concerns and suspicions.
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It reduces liability by adding professional supporting documentation to your disclosure statement.
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This pre-listing inspection would be completed in addition to the "buyer" home inspection. The goal of the pre-listing inspection is to determine if there are any issues the seller should address and/or repair before their home goes on the market.
Home Staging
Home staging is a marketing investment in selling a home. Setting the stage for a higher selling price and a faster sale, home staging transforms properties from everyday living spaces into homes that buyers can see as their own. Statistics show that staged homes spend 50% less time on the market and sell for approximately 6.9% more than their non-staged competition!* It's a way to "de-personalize" the listing and allows the buyer to "mentally move in". Since home buying is an emotional response, we don't want buyers to feel as though they are intruding on a seller's life, but entering their new one!
*Based on a 2004-2006 StagedHomes.com survey of 300 houses staged by ASP™ stagers.
Benefits of Home Staging: (If listed with ERA Center Point Realty, we will stage your home for FREE)
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Staged homes show better than competing homes for sale.
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Research shows that staged homes often sell for considerably more money and in substantially less time than non-staged homes.
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Photos of staged homes look better in print and Internet advertising.
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Staged homes are recognized as properties ready to sell and are more likely to be shown.
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Staged homes are recognized by buyers as the best properties to see.
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