You have many choices about the way you sell your property. Deciding whether to sell it yourself or to work with a Real Estate professional can be
a daunting task and there are a lot of issues to be considered.
Every situation is different and each property owner may require a different level of support in the selling process. Regardless of the approach you choose,
BostonRealEstate.com can help you:
BostonRealEstate.com is a full service brokerage with a
flexible business modelthat allows you buy only
the services you need. You tell us what you need, and we will support you. We
will work with you whether you want to do it all yourself, contract for a few
services, or have one of our experienced Real Estate professionals handle the
entire process for you.
Please contact us to
discuss how we can help you.
Price and Financing:
- This is the one of most important decision you have to make
- Price too high and your house won't sell quickly and becomes stale
- Price too low and you loose money
- How do you research comps with similar characteristics
- What financing arrangements may make your property more sellable?
- Is a lease/option beneficial to you?
Time
- How much time do you have available to:
- Research trends and comparable properties in your area
- Prepare marketing plan and materials such as signs, brochures,online and print ad.
- Hold Open Houses and show your home to prospective buyers
- Follow-up with prospects and attendees of Open Houses
- Prepare forms and acquire town, county and state permits
- Answer questions
- Negotiate price, timing, and personal property exclusions with prospects
Budget
- How much money are you prepared to spend on selling your home?
- Fix-ups and upgrades in order to make your property more sellable
- Decorating and landscaping for ‘curb appeal
- Advertising in local newspapers
- Marketing materials such as brochures, videos, pictures
- Holding Open Houses
- Paying two mortgages if your property doesn't sell quickly
Expertise
- Do you have the necessary expertise, experience, or education in the sale of real property?
- Ensuring great ‘curb appear'
- Qualifying prospective buyers
- Negotiating
- Contracting
- Knowledge of market trends and property values
- Marketing & Sales
- Law and contracts
- Financing
- Project Management
Risk
- How long can you afford to leave your property up for sale before reducing the price, upgrading the property or attempting a new sales approach?
- What is the risk of having unqualified strangers walk through your home for viewings and Open Houses?
- How do you choose the offer that represents the lowest risk of falling through?
- How do you address your properties weaknesses that are highlighted by the buyer's inspection?
Please contact us to
discuss how we can help you.
Flexible Business Model BostonRealEstate.com
has structured our services and pricing model to meet your needs. Whether you
need someone to handle the entire selling process or only advice you on several
aspects, we will provide competent, experienced and reliable service. We have
three service models:
- Real Estate Consulting Services
- Fixed Price Services
- traditional Peace of Mind Brokerage Services
Real Estate Consulting Services We provide
services on per hour fee; tell us what you want. Our Services include:
- Market valuation and sales
- price of property
- Marketing Program
- Comparable Sales Analysis
- Negotiations with buyer
- Facilitation of documents required for closing the transaction.
Fixed Price Services
BostonRealEstate.com provides three fixed price products for sellers,
representing a continuum from MLS listing only to specific property management
services
1.Sellers Jumpstart:
We submit your listing information to the Multiple Listing Service. This ensures your
exposure to buyers' agents as well brokerages nationally and throughout Massachusetts.
In addition, the property listings on the MLS appear in the search results of
tens of thousands of web sites throughout the state as well as the website of
the National Board of Realtors, www.Realtor.org.
| BRE Product |
| Sellers Jumpstart |
BRE Responsibility |
Property Owner Responsibility |
| Advertise on MLS | x | |
| Advertise in Newspapers | | x |
| Conduct Open Houses | | x |
| Prepare handouts, flyers and brochures | | x |
| Quality prospects | | x |
| Show property to prospects | | x |
| Facilitate permits/forms required for closing | | x |
| Coordinate with legal representative | | x |
| Coordinate with finance institution | | x |
| Accompany seller to closing (if desired) | | x |
Please contact us to
discuss how we can help you.
2.Sellers Assistance Our product provides two additional services to the Seller. In addition to submitting
your listing information to MLS, we assume responsibility for two of the most
difficult, frustrating, and time consuming tasks involved in selling real
property. When you purchase this product, we will screen and qualify prospects
for you so that you are working only with buyers who are ready, willing, and
able to purchase your property. In addition, BRE facilitate the selling
process by ensuring that all the required documents and forms are completed
prior to the closing date.
| Sellers Assistance |
BRE |
Property Owner |
| Advertise on MLS | x | |
| Advertise in Newspapers | | x |
| Conduct Open Houses | | x |
| Prepare handouts, flyers and brochures | | x |
| Quality prospects | x | |
| Show property to prospects | | x |
| Facilitate permits/forms required for closing | x | |
| Coordinate with legal representative | | x |
| Coordinate with finance institution | | x |
| Accompany seller to closing (if desired) | | x |
Please contact us to discuss how we can help you.
3.Property Management Services
We recognize that there are many additional issues involved in selling a
property that merely the sale. With our extensive experience in home
improvement, renovations and property management can help you enhance the value
of your property and achieve the highest possible price. Contact us for more information regarding:
- Enhancing the value of for-sale property
- Trash removal
- Repairs and Renovations: carpentry, electrical plumbing
- Kitchen and bath remodeling
- Painting
- Landscaping
- Moving Coordination
- Estate Sales
- Tag (Garage) Sales
- House-sitting
Please contact us to discuss how we can help you
Peace of Mind Brokerage Services
If you do not have the time or inclination to manage
the selling process, BostonRealEstate.com can assume responsibility for finding
you a qualified buyer and facilitate the entire process sales transaction.
| Peace of Mind Services |
BRE |
Property Owner |
| Consult on recommended upgrades and renovations to increase value of property and decrease anticipated time to sell | x | |
| Coordinate any necessary renovations, upgrades | x | |
| Coordinate required trash removal, estate sale, or tag sales to prepare property for sale | x | |
| Coordinate management of vacant property for out-of-state owners (including winterizing, snow removal, landscaping and lawn mowing | x | |
| Advertise on MLS | x | |
| Advertise in Newspapers | x | |
| Showcase property on front page of BRE website | x | |
| Create property profile on BRE website with online brochure including additional information that you feel is important such as: information about schools and neighborhoods, additional pictures, floor plan etc | x |
|
| Notify registered prospects through email “Hot Property Alerts” | x | |
| Prepare handouts, flyers and brochures | x | |
| Conduct open houses | x | |
| Quality prospects | x | |
| Show property to prospects | x | |
| Provide seller with activity reports | x | |
| Facilitate forms & documents required for closing | x | |
| Coordinate with legal representative | x | |
| Coordinate with finance institution | x | |
| Coordinate with relocation services | x | |
| Accompany seller to closing (if desired) | x | |
Please contact us to discuss how we can help you.
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