Home owners looking
to sell a house have many questions and Milwaukee area real estate
agent, Bob Arnold is offering advice to make the process easier.
“There are many
Real Estate companies and agents to pick from just as there are many
law firms, accounting firms and other professional organizations to
pick from,” says Bob Arnold of Realty Executives. “Is it the real
estate agent or the real estate company you are hiring? That question
is debated over and over. “
Arnold believes the
real estate agent is the direct link to the company and the
person those looking to sell a home will have a relationship with and
work with for the length of the contract.
“You are the CEO
and CFO of your home and the final decision maker of what happens to
your home,” says Arnold. “The agent is working for you. A good
agent will offer advice and recommendations as any good consultant
would do. It is up to you on how you use the information given. I
recommend meeting with at least 3 Real estate agents and compare what
they say before making a decision on who will list your home. “
Arnold offers these
questions for customers to have prepared to ask agents in an
interview. These are questions that might help when interviewing real
estate agents for the job of listing a home.
Does your agent
provide a custom marketing plan specifically for your home including:
internet, social media, print, mailings, email and open houses? How
many web sites will the home be on besides the company web site? Will
it be on Trulia, Zillow, Realtor.com and more?
Will it get exposure outside the Metro Milwaukee area? Will it have
it’s own web site?
A Picture is worth a
thousand words. Surveys show buyers look at photos before they read
the copy. Ask your agent how photos will be used to impact your
listing and in what order and why? How many photos do they take?
How technology,
computer and smart phone savvy is the real estate agent? Do they use
social media such as Facebook and Twitter? Does each individual home
have its own custom webpage and YouTube virtual tour? Does the real
estate agent have a team of technology experts behind them? How easy
are they to contact?
What is the real
estate agent’s home staging and preparation strategies? Most home
buyers make up their mind on a property within the first 10 seconds
of their arrival. Only 10% of home buyers can actually visualize the
potential of a home. Does your agent provide home staging?
The Price has to be
right. Trust the agents statistical CMA. A home has the greatest
chance of selling when it is newly listed. Pricing a home correctly
from the start, will help it sell in the shortest possible time
frame.
Check out the new Bob Arnold video on Youtube for selling homes: http://youtu.be/zh3fkJBz378