PREPARATION MAKES YOU $$ Suggested Reading

It can be a battle to save your Hard earned equity.  Your real estate agent's job is to help you keep MORE Equity Dollars.  "How?"  Well, PREPARATION IS HALF THE BATTLE!

Really, it is. It might even be more than half. If your home is properly prepared, you sell in less time, get closer to your asking price, make more money, and move sooner. Sound like some pretty good reasons to prepare in advance?

What is the meaning of “prepare”? Well, as many real estate agents do, this report could tell you to clean out your closets, clean your carpet, make needed repairs before it goes on the market, put fresh smelling stuff in the home before showing and lots of other stuff. But what will you really remember? And more importantly, specifically what needs to be repaired?

Well, though it is possible, I kind of doubt your agent is a professional decorator and probably not a contractor on the side. Therefore, take the time to have the pros come in… it will pay off later.

Think about it… if 2 homes go on the market at the same time, are approximately the same floor plan and same size, BUT:

Home #1 has a lovely manicured lawn, nice landscape, spotless rooms throughout, clean closets, a kitchen floor you could eat off, sparse countertops that show off the space etc. and

Home #2 looks nice but the lawn is not always edged nicely and the landscape needs a little trimming, and the garage doors need painting, and the kitchen has a lot of clutter on the counters and the closets are packed with stuff and … well you get the point.

BOTTOM LINE – Home #1 gets more $$$ in their pockets! Don’t think that just because you want to get on the market quick that none of this is viable… it may make all the difference!

What about the cost of hiring the professionals? Well, if you do it on your own, I can virtually guarantee that it will be worth every penny!

Another consideration is to hire a real estate broker who has enough confidence and the belief in their own advice that he or she is willing to put their money where their mouth is!! Meaning what?

Simply this… Stuart Sutton invests in a decorator, and in a handyman for his home sellers. The cost is his, and he invests his dollars to prepare your home for sale!

Now that’s confidence! Every agent will advise you to do this and that and the other to prepare your home for sale. Some will even recommend that you hire professionals to assist in that preparation to get you Top Dollar. How many PAY FOR THOSE PROFESSIONALS?

Stuart Sutton does because he knows that you will WIN, and thus he will WIN by getting your home sold faster and for TOP DOLLAR!

 

STUART SUTTON HIRES A DECORATOR JUST FOR YOU!

THE PROBLEM – Most homeowners don’t really have an objective view of their home. Living in it on a daily basis skews their opinion. Often there are simple solutions to making a home show better that the homeowner may not realize.

THE SOLUTION – Have a professional objective point of view. Not just an agent, but an experienced agent teamed with a professional decorator. You are given advice, guidance and solutions to showing your home at its best.

 

STUART SUTTON HIRES A HANDYMAN JUST FOR YOU!

FIRST IMPRESSIONS ONLY HAPPEN ONCE!

THE PROBLEM – Most homeowners have a few simple items that need to be corrected to put their home in tip-top shape. For most people, there just isn’t enough time to get these things done.

THE SOLUTION – Stuart provides the services of a skilled professional to take care of those things that you wish you had time to repair. Painting that room that you had been meaning to get around to, or fixing the deck that has become an eye-sore. You now have the means to take care of all those little things you must manage for your move, Stuart takes care of the rest!

 

MAKE SURE YOUR HOME STANDS OUT, MAKE IT A “5 Star” PRE-INSPECTED HOME

THE PROBLEM - Today’s real estate contracts allow for the buyer to have an unlimited right to terminate the contract within the option period. Your home could be removed from the market with the risk that the buyer won’t proceed.

THE SOLUTION - Reduce the risk of the buyer terminating because of a needless surprise. Title, inspection, repairs and termite problems can be checked and alleviated in advance for a nominal cost.

BENEFITS
1) Buyers are more likely to look at your home, knowing that your home has been through an inspection process already.
2) Buyers have more confidence in your home, knowing knowing that your home has been through the inspection process and had repairs made prior to their contract.
3) Buyers may decide against having an inspection, a big hurdle in getting to closing. Those who proceed with their own inspection will find little to be concerned about because you have already completed that process.
4) There are no surprises for you or the buyer that might prohibit a smooth closing.

 

BEING PREPARED JUST MAKES SENSE!