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Selling Your Home with ChangingStreets.com

You want a competent, knowledgable,  experienced, detail and results oriented team selling your home. There is no substitute in this market. Our team covers two states, the experience we gain in each market, makes your listing stronger. Talking about all the websites  that will show your listing is a waste of your time; talking about top of the line photography, is like breathing; Active listings and competive analysis market reports on a regular basis, no doubt…you demand all things, and we supply them and many, many more.  We approach the listing of your home in a three step process…marketing, negotiating, project management. For a confidential meeting about the listing of your property and the many options we have for you, please give us a call, email or click the chat button. We will make your selling experience Smart, Easy, Sane.

Communication is the differentiator.

When comparing companies to list your home, look closely at the way the communicate with home buyers. Do they give buyers multiple opportunities to get infomation on your home right now? Do they present themselves in a way that would draw a potential buyer to information regarding your home? What social media plans do they have in place to represent your home? How does their website function and look?

Real estate marketing today is much different, it takes a company approach and culture to acheive outstanding results.

Sell Your Home With ChangingStreets.com

We will provide you with the best listing system and commit to it, we will promote value in your home and neighborhood with everything we do, we will donate a large portion of our commission to the PTA in your area (at a time when schools need it most) and more importantly we will do it a very fair rate.

Say yes to your community, say yes to a company that promotes value in your neighborhood, say yes to a company that gives back. Say no to price reductions and price based marketing that is driving down value in neighborhoods across Cary & Apex. Let us show you the statistics, let us show you how high your expectations should be!

To recap we will:

Great Plan

Experienced Agent (459 homes sold in 2009)

Great Web Site

$1000 to your local PTA

3.8% commission with no administrative fees

We live in Cary, we know the Cary market, we promote the Cary, we love Cary, we want to help Cary. Please let us sell your home….contact:

Scott Hoyt

Scott@ChangingStreets.com

919.208.8368

Selling Your Home Step-By-Step… The Smart > Easy > Sane way.

 As you probably know, you’re not the only one who’s selling a home in your community. But did you know that some 100,000 people join you each week? With those kinds of numbers, it’s easy to see that competition is pretty fierce. So, the better prepared you are, the better your experience will be and the better (and likely faster) outcome you can expect. Let’s keep this Smart > Easy > Sane!

 1. Make a Good First Impression.

A well-maintained home will generally sell faster and for a higher price than a similar home that looks drab or run-down. When you prepare your home for sale, take a critical look inside and out. If you’re having trouble being objective, ask your ChangingStreets.com agent, a neighbor or a friend to help. (you can even go to ChangingStreets.com and look at photos of other people’s homes and get ideas on what looks good).  And don’t take the input to heart. Everyone has things—big or small—to clean up, repair or replace.

Three tips> a clean refrigerator front, a bowl of green apples,  and look at all door knobs and light switches.

 2. Know the Market.

Your home will be competing with similar homes for sale in and around your neighborhood, so it’s a good idea to know which homes are on the market and what their asking prices are. Take a walk or drive around the area to look for signs and check web listings. You can contact ChangingStreets.com and they will set you up with a neighborhood portal that will keep you informed of all the new listings, sales and price changes in your neighborhood.  Your ChangingStreets.com agent will be the expert to provide you information on area homes for sale. All of this will help you when you work together with your agent to determine the fair market value  and right price of your own home.

 3. Price Your Home Correctly.

 Pricing your home too high can discourage offers from serious buyers. On the other hand, pricing your home too low won’t leave you much room to negotiate. That’s why intelligent and strategic price is important, we use an ”absorbtion rate pricing” strategy. By looking at many different metrics, (number of buyers, number of competing listings, number of showings recently in your neighborhood and area) we are able to put together a price and time targets that are more accurate than traditional meathods.

We work smart to get you the most for your home.

4. Make Sure Your Home is Marketed Effectively.

It’s tough to sell your home if no one knows it’s for sale. We use plans that provide maximum exposure and the correct message for your home using our web site, direct mail, targeted media and other marketing tools. This unique combination of services means your home is properly  marketed every single day until it’s sold. More importantly it is marketed to the consumers that need to know about your home, we do throw your listing everywhere and hope.

Your kitchen needs to be ready for pictures, for showings, for buyers! 

5. Prepare for Showings and Open Houses.

Showings and Open Houses let potential buyers personally tour your home to see if it fits their lifestyle. Your goal should be to create an environment where potential buyers can visualize how the space will fit them. This includes removing items from your kitchen counters and arranging your furniture to create a simple, spacious appearance—so it’s easier for buyers to see themselves living there. Your ChangingStreets.com agent will provide you with not only a detailed list but also an implementation plan.

 This is so important, today’s buyer has already seen your home, online. Now they are there to get the entire experience, feel the space, look at the details. We will make sure that the photos used set expectations that can be exceded in person.

6. Negotiate the Terms of the Sale.

Buyers and sellers usually expect to negotiate the price and terms of a home sale. You can speed up this process if you evaluate and respond to offers and counteroffers in a timely fashion. Don’t worry if you’re not personally comfortable negotiating;  ChangingStreets.com agents have a  great deal of experience and will help you through this process by handling all negotiations and sharing with you all the market information to assist in making smart decisions.

Because ChangingStreets.com agents sell more homes per agent than other brands, they are able to anticipate and plan when structuring your offer or counter offer. In a normal transaction there are usually two agents, you want the one that has been there before.

7. Review the Home Inspector’s Findings.

A home inspection is part of the process—stay calm. After the inspection results are delivered, many buyers request certain repairs. As the seller, you should receive a written copy of the inspection report as well. Be sure to review it carefully so you understand the nature and extent of any problems and repairs a buyer may request. Your agent should help you respond to the inspection, clearly stating what you will take care of, how and when.

8. Sign the Purchase Agreement.

Once you reach an understanding with the buyer, it’s time to sign the purchase agreement. Review this document carefully and discuss it with your ChangingStreets.com agent. The purchase agreement will specify the terms and conditions to which you have agreed. 

9. Prepare for Closing. 

The closing process involves an attorney and/or title company representative, the buyer, listing and selling broker/agent, and you, the seller. This important meeting will include the final transaction, which is transferring the home from your possession to the new owner. Make sure you bring all equipment warranties, instructions and maintenance or operation information to provide to the new owners—and don’t forget the keys and garage door openers too. ( We will remind you, we know this can be a crazy day!)

10. Have an agent with StreetSmarts.             

Even the strongest planned transaction can run into obstacles. That is where experience and perseverance come into play to solve your problems and handle all the issues that come up during the transaction.

The goal is simple—to raise the expectations of consumers. To empower you with information that will make the experience Smart > Easy > Sane. We save our clients time and stress. Period.

At ChangingStreets.com® we love what we do and we do what we love. We are in a rapidly changing industry and we pride ourselves on keeping our clients ahead of the curve. We’ve got StreetSmarts. We’d love to go to work for you in selling your home… and buying your next one, too!