Highlands Newspaper
Investing at 4118 Feet
December 10, 2015
There is nothing more gratifying than having a happy client. The following are guidelines of what to look for when hiring a Realtor®:
• Listen carefully to seller’s motivation for selling…offering advice on the best way to serve their particular needs
• Provide information on local market conditions
• Provide closed sales and current competitive properties to find the optimal listing price
• Offer suggestions for improvements to help make the property more appealing
• Offer a Professional Guarantee stating that seller may cancel their listing should the promise of agent’s services not meet with the seller’s expectations
• Provide full color professional photos for MLS, flyers, advertisements and internet
• Make a skilled Virtual Tour of the home to be posted in MLS and on the internet
• Place a Property Information Book in the home for buyers and buyer’s agents to reference home features, survey, flyers, tax office info and other available pertinent information
• Hold a Broker Open House to introduce the home and get other broker opinions
• Provide the best marketing the internet has available, along with the best Berkshire Hathaway Home Services has in resources, advertising and international exposure
• Implement an advertising plan including featured listings and area information on their user friendly, professional broker websites with regular updates that has a webpage for each individual listing
• Implement a plan for printed local advertising with professional looking and easy to read ads
• Place property on multiple internet sites where buyers go to search for properties
• Firm’s website to be located near the top of the search engine page
• Contact the seller each time the property is shown with feedback from the showing agent
• Send regular emails showing how many times property has been viewed on the internet
• Send regular updates on market conditions and monthly marketing reports
• Listen carefully to the seller’s wants and needs, be cheerful and helpful
• Show how to make the listing and sale process easy, convenient and problem free
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Starting with a professional Realtor® will help make these things clearer and easier on the front end. An experienced Realtor® will always give you good direction regarding these matters.
Lynn Kimball has over 41 years of real estate experience, with over 30 years serving the Highlands Cashiers area. She has gained Emeritus Status with the National Association of Realtors and is currently serving as Vice President for the Highlands Cashiers Board of Realtors. Whether you are interested in searching properties or comprehensive information about our area, you are invited to visit her user friendly website at www.signatureproperties-nc.com. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Meadows Mountain Realty has two locations, at 41 Church Street in the Old Edwards Inn complex or visit Lynn at her 2334 Cashiers Road location across from Highlands Falls Country Club. Lynn Kimball may be reached at 828-421-8193 or by email at Lynn@MeadowsMtnRealty.com.
Contributed by
Lynn Kimball
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Meadows Mountain Realty
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