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MARKETING
PLAN
FOR YOUR
PROPERTY
When you authorize our local CENTURY 21® System
to market your
property, you put at your disposal the
resources
and talents of one of the world’s largest, and
most
successful, real estate sales organization. Our
goal
is to provide the experience, expertise and
aggressiveness
to help optimize your selling price –
and minimize your
time and inconvenience.
This
personalized marketing plan has been especially prepared to review
the various steps to a successful
sale, and give you greater insight into the resources and skills of
our CENTURY 21® sales associates.
Thank you for choosing our CENTURY 21®
System.
THE
CENTURY 21 Row advantage
As a member of one of the world’s largest real estate
sales
organization,
our CENTURY 21® System offers you an extraordinary
combination
of local knowledge and experience, plus national
and
international resources - all working together to help
maximize
exposure of your property and your proceeds from the
sales.
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The individual attention of a licensed real estate professional
backed by an experienced selling team. |
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Experience in pre-qualifying, facilitating negotiations with,
and showing properties to buyers introduced through
our CENTURY 21® System.
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Local
and national advertising |
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Exclusive
marketing tools. |
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International Referral System and National Relocation Networks.
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Assistance
with financing alternatives. |
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Cooperation
with other real estate organizations. |
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The support of the largest, most recognized, and most preferred
real estate sales organization in the world. |
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Responsiveness in keeping you informed and attending
to details. |
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A dedication to customer service that is guaranteed in writing.
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Arrange for installation of our CENTURY 21®
yard sign (as agreed upon and subject to local ordinances). |
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Submit your property to the local multiple listing service (as
available and agreed upon). |
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Arrange for a preview by other real estate professionals. |
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Distribute property description letters or brochures to help
market your property in local neighborhoods (as
agreed upon).
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Describe how the CENTURY 21® referral system can expose your
property to more buyers. |
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Marketing your property successfully usually involves more than a
yard sign or classified ads. A more strategic approach includes an
analysis of the most probable buyers and targeting our marketing
efforts in that direction. Because our CENTURY 21®
System pursues an aggressive overall advertising program, coupled
with professional sales associates, we can
attract prospective buyers who, in most
cases, desire to look at several properties (including yours), not
just the home being advertised.
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Prepare a comprehensive "listing profile" including the features
and benefits of your home. |
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Provide photographs for display in the multiple listing service
or in-office listing "showcase" (where appropriate). |
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Describe our advertising program and how your property can best
be included, as may be agreed upon. |
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Discuss open houses, and how they fit into your marketing plan. |
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Part
of our professional marketing service is to whenever possible
interview prospective buyers before showing
them your property. This helps
eliminate "lookers" or callers who cannot afford the
property or otherwise qualify for financing. While these interviews
are designed to screen unqualified
prospects, they’re also intended to explore various financing
programs to help interesting buyers find an affordable home.
The
interview also helps us determine other needs and desires, allowing
us to show a number of homes that meet their
needs.
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Whenever possible, interview and pre-qualify prospective buyers
before showing them your home, or reviewing any purchase offer. |
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Determine
buyers’ wants and needs so that we can show homes which better
match their requirements. |
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Professionally show your home to the most likely buyers. |
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Work on your
behalf in presenting and negotiating offers. |
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Establishing
a listing price requires extensive research plus practical
experience. Our Competitive Market Analysis will outline the facts
about the current real estate marketplace and will compare your
property with similar real estate sold recently or presently on the
market. These facts are a matter of public record and will specifics
about the condition of these properties, comparable features and
improvements, and financing terms - all of which can help you
determine an optimal asking price.
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Review with you a carefully researched Competitive Market
Analysis. |
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Estimate net
sale proceeds based on the most probable selling price. |
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Suggest
other financing terms where appropriate. |
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Keep you
informed of market activity and changes that occur during the
course of your listing. |
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Communication
is essential in working together to sell your property. It’s
important for arranging appointments, telling us if you’re going
to be away, or keeping you informed of our progress in marketing
your home.
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Provide periodic updates as agreed upon. |
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Discuss with
you comments received about your property. |
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Present all
written offers as soon as possible. |
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Keep you
informed of progress after a purchase agreement is accepted, all
the way through closing. |
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Report any
changes or conditions affecting the sale, without delay. |
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Our
sales associates are trained in presenting property in its most
favorable light. Your property will be thoroughly reviewed; we will
then make recommendations on enhancing its salability - minor
repairs, redecorating or similar suggestions. We also provide a list
of professional selling techniques to make your property even more
appealing to prospective buyers.
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Arrange for an inspection of the property and point out possible
areas of concern. |
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Review applicable laws and/or regulations regarding the
disclosure of any conditions affecting the property. |
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Discuss certifications and warranties which may be required by
the buyer,
lender or government authority. |
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Review professional selling techniques on making the property
more saleable |
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Keep you informed of feedback on your property, particularly
comments or concerns relating to its conditions. |
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In
today’s complicated, legalistic world, it’s important to follow
routines and regulations in completing a sale. This means meeting
deadlines and expiration dates, ordering certifications, pay-off
statements, title searches, surveys or other requirements. We have
experience in handling all of this, before and after the sale.
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Review with you all documents relating to the property sale (as
permitted by law). |
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Provide you with a "good faith" estimate of your net sale
proceeds before you accept any purchase offer. |
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Help you obtain required certifications, warranties, title
reports, surveys, insurance policies (as required and authorized by
you). |
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Monitor each of the numerous steps necessary to finalize the
sale of the property. |
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QUESTIONS THAT HELP YOUR
PROPERTY SELL FASTER
(Answers to these questions help you get more cash
for your property, in a shorter period of time, and with the
greatest of ease.)
1. What is the buyer’s first impression of the
exterior of our house? What can I do to improve it?
2. Shall I reseed the lawn and get my landscaping in
top shape?
3. Does the house or any part of the house need
painting?
4. What about the door mats? Should I replace them
with new ones that are neutral and omit our family’s name?
5. What about the screens? Any holes? What about the
windows? Do they work well, or do they need attention?
6. Should I give my CENTURY 21® sales associate a
list of things my family likes about the house and the neighborhood?
7. What are buyers’ first impressions as they step
inside my house? What can I do to improve it?
8. Are pets under control at all times?
9. Does the carpet need cleaning? How about
replacing?
10. Are all appliances in good working order?
11. Can I take items from kitchen cabinets to make
them more spacious?
12. Do any cabinets need to be touched up or
refinished?
13. Is there any furniture I could store or dispose
of to make rooms appear larger?
14. Since a buyer will be looking in the closets,
should I take some of the clothes out to make them look roomier?
15. Should I remove any item that a buyer may want
as part of the house? For example, a special chandelier? Or wall
system?
16. Are the garage and storage areas as clean and
neat as they should be?
17. Should I stay out of a prospective buyer’s
way?
18. Should I ask my CENTURY 21® sales associate for a
list of recommendations prepared specifically for helping
market my house?
19. Are the price and terms offered going to appeal
to most of the buying public in my price range?
20. Do I need to be aware of other houses similar to
mine also being offered for sale?
21. Before spending needless time and money, should
I consult my CENTURY 21® sales associate?
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