Realty World Tri-Shasta

The most important element of successful home showing is to let your realtor do the presentation. Many potential buyers feel like uninvited guests around homeowners and become intimidated. Especially during the first showing. It’s in your best interest to rely on your local Shasta County realtor for this vitally important part of the sale. But there are lots of things you can do that make a world of difference.

~Give your home a warm glow by turning on all the lights, even those in the closets and the basement.

~To make rooms appear larger and more inviting, open the curtains and blinds

~At night, turn on the porch light or any other exterior light that’s available.

~Run the hot water while grinding a lemon or lime in th garbage disposal for 30 seconds to a minute.

~Never apologize for appearance, after all it has been lived in.

~Arrange your furniture to allow comfortable access within rooms.

~Turn off the TV, and tune the radio to a classical station at a low volume.

~Make the beds and straighten towels.

~Empty all the waste baskets and take out the kitchen trash.

~Get rid of dirty dishes and other clutter on the counter tops and tables.

~Pets are a red flag to many potential buyers. Put them outside or take them for a walk during the showing.

For many people, selling a home can be even more stressful than buying a home. Your realtor understands this and will do everything possible to facilitate the process in as painless a manner as possible. But the fact remains that if you want to sell your home you have to make it available for showing. That’s why it’s so important for you, the seller, to observe these fundamental requirements:

Please make every effort to cooperate with your agent when he or she calls for an appointment.

Like you, many times buyers are on a tight schedule. That’s why a Key Box on your property is to your advantage. It helps assure your home gets shown to every prospective buyer.

Occasionally your agent may stop by unannounced to show your home to interested parties. Please try to cooperate–who knows, it may just be the big one

When looking for an agent here in Shasta County, or any other county in that matter, to help you buy or sell a home, people are wonder which agent would represent them the best? The best advice I can give someone is to sit down and talk to several agents and get to know them a little better. Pick the one that you are the most comfortable with, and who answers your questions the closest to how you would want them answered.

Here are some questions that could possibly help you along that journey of finding an agent:

1. How long have you been in residential real estate sales? Is it your full-time job?
2. How many homes did you and your company sell last year?
3. How close to the initial asking price of the home you sold were the final sale price?
4. What types of specific marketing systems and approaches will you use to sell my home?
5. What type of support and supervision does your brokerage office provide to you?

It is important to know the type of questions you are going to ask, and the answers you expect to hear, before you sit down with the agent you are going to interview. It is always great to take notes, that way you can compare notes later on when you sit down to decide what agent you are going to use.

Good luck and happy hunting!