Secret To Do List For Selling Your Home - Rick & Tracy Ellis

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Secret To Do List For Selling Your Home

Selling a House July 21, 2017 2562 0

Everybody will give you a list of what to do when you’re selling your house. They won’t tell you some of these secrets, straight from the realtor’s bag of tricks that we’ve developed over the years. Here’s the secret to do list for selling your home.

Google it!

Google your address. Make sure that the pictures aren’t terrible. We’ve had homes where the last pictures taken for street view or other listings were during construction, or after the home had been damaged. Needless to say, that’s not the best look for a prospective buyer, and we can guarantee that they will Google the address. It will also give you information about the home’s estimated worth, and amenities, although these may not be correct if you have made improvements to the home. Being aware of the listing can help you know what a potential buyer could ask about.

Keep a List of Improvements

Keep a running spreadsheet with receipts of what repairs and problems you have worked on in the home. While disclosing this is important when selling the home to avoid lawsuits, it’s also vital to the sale to make sure that the new buyer knows that they are getting a home with problems solved. If you have had chimney fires, flooding, foundation issues, mold, or whatever, makes sure to list it.

Know what you AREN’T selling.

Nobody wants to fall in love with a home and find out that the built-in TV in the basement is staying, or that you are taking the chandelier with you. Make a list of what you will not include in the sale up front, or remove the items before showing the home. Don’t lead on buyers as to what they will get in the sale.

Secret To Do List For Selling Your Home

If you are ready to buy or sell your home, call Rick and Tracy Ellis of Keller-Williams Realty today to get the best deal! We have 20 years of experience buying and selling homes in the St. Louis area, and nobody will get you a better deal on your home. Call us at (636) 299-3702, email Tracy at tracy@tracyellis.com or Rick at rick@tracyellis.com or visit www.tracyellis.com to learn more. You can also listen to us every weekend on FM News Talk 97.1, Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 10 a.m.

About Tracy Ellis

Tracy was inducted into the RE/MAX Hall of Fame and The Ellis’ were the #1 Team at RE/MAX Edge in Chesterfield when they made the move to KW Chesterfield. The Ellis’ have listed and or sold over $200,000,000 in real estate. Tracy has been a member of LuxuryRealEstate.com, and is now a member of KW LUXURY International. This will insure exposure internationally to The Rick & Tracy Ellis Team’s luxury listings. Having their own magazine, they learned quickly the importance of photography! The Rick & Tracy Ellis Team have taken technology to the highest level with aerial photography/aerial video, night time photos, HDR, Matterport and aerial video of their listings. Rick & Tracy realize the importance of marketing their listings to the largest possible audience, so they started doing a weekly radio show over 5 years ago. Now they have 2 weekly radio shows, you can tune in to “The Rick & Tracy Ellis Show” every Saturday at 4 PM and Sunday at 10 AM on FM NEWS TALK 97.1. Rick & Tracy make effective use of Social Media by promoting their listings on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, SoundCloud, LinkedIn, E-Newsletter and they’ve created and published their own magazine, Tracy Ellis: A Guide to Luxury Real Estate which you’ll find in over 100 businesses through out St. Louis. Tracy knows the importance of networking with Top Producing Real Estate Agents all over the U.S. and has trained with top Realtors in New York, Miami and CA.