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Can you imagine renting a car and trying to drive without lessons? Driving a car takes many hours of experience and training. I obtained my driver's permit in a "stick shift" car and had an instructor at my side for many hours prior to securing my license.
Selling or buying a home can be a daunting project if attempted without some instruction. You can place a for sale sign in your yard and or drive by neighborhoods and stop in to open houses just as easily as jumping in a car, starting the engine and driving off. The results however may be ultimately as tragic.
Just as we need a understanding of how to drive a car BEFORE we drive and an awareness of the laws that govern operating a motor vehicle, buying or selling a home requires a broad spectrum of knowledge. Before offering a property for sale, it is necessary to establish a fair price. Correct pricing involves a thorough search and analysis of all recently sold and active (on the market) properties in the subject area.
After price is established a marketing plan is implemented. I identify specific buying groups, then target direct mail pieces to these prospects. Attempting to sell a home without a marketing plan is similar to a driving a car without instruction. Buying a home without assistance may be potentially as foolhardy.
Expertise in financing, contracts, closing costs, taxation, surveying, database searches and negotiating are a few of the necessary skills required to successfully buy or sell your home. The knowledge, training and experience required to sell your home in the shortest amount of time, for the most money and with as little hassle to you as possible has taken me over twenty years of practicing my trade to acquire. The question of how much can I save by doing it myself may be better stated as how much can you bear to lose.
Whether you’re thinking about buying or selling or merely seeking information, rely on me to provide accurate up to date information about the marketplace today.
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