There's More to Selling Your Home than a "For Sale" Sign In Your Front Yard: Beware.  Even if a simple sign in your yard did produce a buyer knocking on your door, how will you handle the following questions: "How does your home compare to others like it in Winchester, Barkhamsted and Torrington?" "Do you have a property condition disclosure report?" "How did you determine the fair market value of this property?" "What about financing? Can you help?" "If I make an offer, who will draw up the paperwork?" "Why aren't you using a REALTOR®? Is there something wrong with the property?" "Since you aren't using a REALTOR®, we can take their fee right off the top, right?" Selling your home is one of the most important financial transactions you will make in your life. Don't take risks. Selling your home is nothing like selling a car. Every home is different, and every homebuyer wants to offer you as little as possible. How do you determine the real market value? Almost all homes are sold using a REALTOR®. As top real estate professionals, it is our job to help you negotiate with all those buyers who want something for nothing. Not to mention preparing your home for sale, marketing it locally in Winchester, Barkhamsted and Torrington and even nationally, and guiding you through the complex paperwork and pitfalls of escrow and closing. Make sure you are really ready to handle all of that before pounding that sign into your front yard. Errors can be extremely costly. Remember: Buyers want to offer you as close to nothing as possible! While that "For Sale By Owner" sign might sound like a good idea, it usually means a different thing to buyers: "Try to steal this one." If you must sell your own home, at least let us give you a sense of its true market value. Tell us a bit about your home and we'll do a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)and let you know what the market says it is worth. We'll also describe how we would market your property. This is free, with no strings attached...No Kidding! Don't price your home by yourself! It's our job to analyze the Winchester, Barkhamsted and Torrington market and determine the true value of your property. It's FREE and without obligation...
Pricing >Multiple Listing Service
When you list your house with a real estate agent who participates in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), you get a lot of service for your money. Depending upon the MLS region, there may be hundreds of participating members.
The real estate agent who lists your home works to get it sold. This is done by marketing directly to home buyers, but an even more powerful tool is marketing your home to other agents who have buyers. Your real estate agent makes all the crucial information about your home available to the other members through the MLS. Information such as your home's location, size, the number of rooms, the style of architecture, what personal property is included, and any other special features is posted. The MLS description will also contain information about any special financing that might be available, showing instructions, and special needs you may have with respect to closing. The MLS is a powerful tool for real estate matchmakers.
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Where was the great land boom (1919) in which investors paid up to $25,000 for lots not yet dredged up from the ocean?
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The great Florida land boom brought hundreds of investors to the state after Carl Fisher founded Miami Beach in 1919. |
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