Selling East Texas Property

Flexible Listing Options
No pressure , No sales pitch… It’s all about you!

The Hassle Free Listing

• Flexible Commissions!
• Cancel Anytime Policy!
• No Advanced Fees!
• No Pressure ONLINE/EMAIL Presentation!

FLEXIBLE COMMISSIONS
 

Sell your property yourself, while it is listed, and pay no 3% selling commission (only listing commission).

Not applicable to a buyer exposed to the property by my office or another agent. Flexible Commissions. Put more money in your pocket with the Flexible Commission Program. Cancel the listing at anytime. If your plans change, we won’t keep you locked in a lengthy listing agreement. No advance fees of any kind if you choose.

“No Pressure” presentation.

I will never allow you to be “pressured” by the buyer’s agent. All offers will be faxed or delivered to my office, and presented to you by email or fax, so you can make your decisions privately

My concept is simple – No Pressure, No Sales Pitch, just expert service and commitment to your real estate needs

IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR, PLEASE CONTACT ME BELOW TO SEE HOW YOU CAN GET STARTED!

*FREE LISTS  of homes for sale in your neighborhood or homes that sold!*

Are you a FSBO? Before you go it alone to “save” some money;  Let me show you some important statistics:

• Listing on Internet . . . 27%
• For-sale-by-owner Web site . . . 11%
• Yard sign . . . 46%
• Friends/neighbors . . . 39%
• Newspaper ad . . . 12%
• Open house . . . 14%

• Getting the right price . . . 23%
• Preparing/fixing up home for sale: 18%
• Selling within the planned length of time: 14%
• Having enough time to devote to all aspects of the sale: 13%
• Understanding and performing paperwork: 10%

*IF you are a FSBO or expired listing, email me and I  will send you important free info that you have to see* 

Online Listing Presentation

Selling property can be stressful. The last thing you need is agents insisting on coming to meet with you and taking up hours of your time trying to convince you why you need to list with them. Time is precious and we all lead very busy lives.  I don’t feel the need to compete to have you choose to list your property with me. That’s why I offer an online listing presentation… we’re starting off stressfree already!

My Property Listing  Plan

1. Pricing is Key… The first and most important step is pricing.  Some sellers are so emotionally attached to the sentimental “price” of their home, that they aren’t open to the data presented that shows what other similar properties have sold for and are likely to sell for.  In order to work as a team to accomplish your goal of selling the property in the shortest time possible, you need to be committed to pricing competitively in order to attract buyers.  

IF your property is overpriced, it will sit on the  market and help to sell other homes. That is not our goal.  You will be able to see other properties that are for sale and are your competition, as well as properties that have sold and for what price.  Real estate agents and sellers do not determine the price.. the market determines the price!

2.  Preparing to Sell…Your home has to be dressed for success! All things that need to be fixed or redone, need to be taken care of BEFORE listing. Buyers want to be able to walk right in and not have a long list of things to fix, paint, or take care of on their own. Expecting them to do so will cut into the amount you expect to receive. When necessary, I can make recommendations on things needed to be done to improve showings.

3. Marketing…. In addition to marketing your property in the MLS, what sets me apart from other agents is that I aggressively market your property online. First off as you know over 75% of the potential buyers are online. I have two website addresses: http://www.easttxrealestate.net, http://easttexashomesandland.com.   I know how to  get my web site found, and when my website is found at the top of the search engines.. so is your property!  Try it out.. do some searches on your own or check out these:   east tx real estate, east texas homes and land, mineola texas real estate, and many others. You can also check out a sample listing and see how it shows up:  South of tyler commercial, FM 2493 property. What can I say.. I’m VERY good at what I do, which is getting your property seen by local as well as long distance buyers.

I use blogs, youtube, and many other sites online to promote your listings-these also get picked up by Google and the other major search engines (Yahoo and MSN) and also syndicated out to many other sites across the net.

I also have a steady stream of buyers signing up on my website daily to receive new listing alerts when a property that matches what they are looking for becomes available.. that could be YOURS!
I am also going to give your home it’s own web site *(not available with all options).

The Benefits to you  are:

Attract Buyers:
1. When prospective buyers drive buy, they can easily write the domain name down and/or only need to remember the street address. Later they can log onto the web, and type it in.
(Lots of buyers, will drive by and may like the home, but don’t want to call and get involved. They just want more information. A property web site lets them easily and privately look at your home while they’re still sitting in front of your home!
2. Your Individual home web site will allow me to feature photos, virtual tours, Google maps and UNLIMITED text for property descriptions. Individual property web sites are the richest source of information about a single property – exactly what buyers are looking for.

I hope this helps explain how I use technology to help market my listings. In today’s market it’s extremely important that you have all the advantages in bringing you a buyer and a successful close.

I DO NOT use open houses or other gimmicks. Why? I do not advertise myself in order to get alot of other “leads”.  My clients are important to me and  marketing your property is what I do. Let me show you some important statistics:

• Internet: 74%
• Real estate agent: 69%
• Yard sign: 22%
• Open house: 12%
• Newspaper ad: 9%
• Home book or magazine: 6%

When you’ve decided to work with together to get your property the exposure it deserves,  here are the steps that will follow.

1. Email me Your information to be sure I work in your area

2. I have a seller questionnaire I can email you, or you can send me the price you are hoping to sell for, how quickly you need or would like to move, the reason for your move, and if you are willing to price your property where market data shows it should be priced.

3.  AFTER we have decided to work together, you can download the Mls information form for your property so you can fill it out prior to our meeting or you can email all paperwork back to me. The forms are as follows:

Profile Sheet Residential

Profile Sheet Farms and Ranches

Profile Sheet Rural Acreage

4. You will need to have certain information ready:

• Utility bills( last 12 mths… we need the average of each service)
• Names of utility providers including electric, water, phone
• Copy of survey/plat
• Any recent appraisals or inspections (last 5 years)
• copies of key to doors IF you want a lockbox
• Invoices for any repairs or improvements
• Any paperwork on leases, warranties, easements or anything important that affects the property
• Homeowner associaton rules and declarations as well as costs associated for becoming a member and any monthly or yearly dues
• Any exemptions on the property for tax purposes
• Information on pets or livestock
• Information on any items you do not wish to sell with the property  and will be keeping, be specific here, very important.

5. Seller Disclosure Notice  and other forms needed specifically for your property

When we meet, I will bring a sign and camera for taking photos. I will pick up the paperwork all signed and ready to go, take a tour of your property, and get busy marketing!

One thing I like to have my sellers do that I think is very important, is to have you write out either on paper, or in an email to me, all the special details about your property and about each room. How you enjoy having your morning coffee on your back patio, how the sun warms the living room in the afternoon.. you get the idea. Also, if you have special features that don’t need to be overlooked, please make me aware so that I may make sure others know!

FLAT FEE/ FSBO Real Estate Listing

Are you a FSBO? Maybe you’re a seller who just wants to retain the right to sell your property without paying expensive fees if you find a buyer on  your own? Why pay for more services than you really need? I know sellers want to be in control of the sale and you can do at least 90% of what needs to be done to show your property. I handle the things you can’t do or are not able to do effectively AND save you  money. All this while allowing your property to be in the MLS and you can reserve your right to sell as a FSBO.

HOW IT WORKS

$500 Upfront and just 1/2 of 1% at closing.  I understand everyone is different and has different needs , so if you prefer to not pay an upfront fee, you can choose to just pay 1% at closing. IF any agent brings a buyer (including me), a 3% selling commission will be due at closing. Since you’re saving on the listing, you could offer more than 3% to the selling agent as an additional incentive.

Technology allows real estate sales to be handled more efficiently than in the past.  Since communication can be handled by email or fax, this allows me to concentrate on marketing and in office specifics while allowing you to participate in the sale of your home AND save money.

Find your own buyer? As long as another agent did not have any contact with them, you will not owe a 3% selling commission. I will provide you with all the forms they need to present you their offer for no additional cost.

• Realtor.com listing
• Tyler GTAR MLS listing for every agent in this system to have access to find for their buyer
• Property will be on easttexashomesandland.com and easttxrealestate.net
• Listed until SOLD! Cancel at any time
• CMA pulled from sold listings (if requested) to assist you with pricing *
• Possibility to pay no buyers agent commission*
• You can still advertise on your own on FSBO sites or others online (must be priced the same as your listing)
• All real estate forms and disclosures
• You can receive emails on new properties that come on the market and are your competiton which help to gauge price changes (these new alert emails are also sent to every buyer that has signed up on my website to receive them; YOUR Property could be one of them!)
• Lockboxes are not required (however if it’s available to you depending on distance; you could choose it as an addon rental fee for $100)* Alot of our sellers prefer to have appt only showings so they don’t have surprise showings. They will open the door for the agent and either stay or leave depending on agent request and owner preference. Please be courteous and respectful of the agents requests. They are part of the selling process to get your property sold.
• Yard signs are optional (if available depending on distance)
• Offers will be emailed or faxed to you. I will help you with any questions you have as well as counteroffers. You will NEVER negotiate with another agent. All offers /counteroffers will go directly through me.