We are committed to offer the highest standards of professional service to all our customers. To assure you that your property is marketed to its fullest potential and to obtain the highest possible market value, the following will be completed:
- Prepare CMA to establish fair market value
- Prepare and sign listing contract
- Place an Arlyle Realty "For Sale" sign on property (60% of all business comes from
our signs.)
- Place lock box on property, if needed
- Schedule property for office tour
- Advertise in The Real Estate Book and/or Homes & Land Magazine
- Weekly advertising in The News Herald
- Place your property on the Internet i.e. WebRealtors.net, Realtor.com, HomeAdvisor.com, and Homes.com
- Phone all potential buyers with details of listing
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- Contact you regularly with verbal progress reports
- Arrange showings for other agents
- Pre-Qualify potential buyers
- Hold open houses, if desired
- Present and discuss all offers on property with owner
- Make sure all inspections (home inspection, survey, and termite inspection) are completed
- Order Title Insurance in a timely manner
- Prepare for and Finalize closing
- Arrange for relocation agent, if required
- Attend Closing and deliver your check
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- Get estimates from a reliable repairperson on items that need to be replaced soon, a roof or worn carpeting, for example. In this way, buyers will have a better sense of how much these needed repairs will affect their costs.
- Have a termite inspection to prove to buyers that the property is not infested.
- Get a pre-sale home inspection so you'll be able to make repairs before buyers become concerned and cancel a contract.
- Gather together warranties and guarantees on the furnace, appliances, and other items that will remain with the house.
- Fill out a disclosure form provided by your sales associate. Take the time to be sure that you don't forget problems, however minor, that might create liability for you after the sale.
- Get rid of clutter. Throw out or file stacks of newspapers and magazines. Pack away most of your small decorative items. Store out-of-season clothing to make closets seem roomier. Clean out the garage.
- Wash your windows and screens to let more light into the interior.
- Keep everything extra clean. Wash fingerprints from light switch plates. Mop and wax floors. Clean the stove and refrigerator. A clean house makes a better first impression and convinces buyers that the home has been well cared for.
- Get rid of smells. Clean carpeting and drapes to eliminate cooking odors, smoke, and pet smells. Open the windows.
- Put higher wattage bulbs in light sockets to make rooms seem brighter, especially basements and other dark rooms. Replace any burnt-out bulbs.
- Make minor repairs that can create a bad impression. Small problems such as sticky doors, torn screens, cracked caulking, or a dripping faucet may seem trivial, but they'll give buyers the impression that the house isn't well maintained.
- Tidy your yard. Cut the grass, rake the leaves, trim the bushes, and edge the walks. Put a pot or two of bright flowers near the entryway.
- Patch holes in your driveway and reapply sealant, if applicable.
- Clean your gutters.
- Polish your front doorknob and door numbers.
Make your home more appealing for yourself and for potential buyers with these quick and easy tips:
- Trim bushes so they don't block windows and cut down on light.
- Buy a new doormat.
- Put a pot of bright flowers (or a small evergreen in winter) on your porch.
- Put new doorknobs on your front door.
- Put a fresh coating on your driveway.
- Edge the grass around walks and trees.
- Keep your garden tools out of site.
- Be sure kids put away their toys.
- Buy a new mailbox.
- Upgrade your outside lighting.
- Use warm, incandescent light bulbs for a homey feel.
- Polish or replace your house numbers.
- Clean your gutters.
- Put out potpourri or burn scented candles.
- Buy new pillows for the sofa.
- Buy a flowering plant and put in a window you pass by frequently.
- Make a centerpiece for your table with fruit or artificial flowers.
- Replace heavy curtains with sheer ones that let in more light.
- Buy new towels.
- Put a seasonal wreath on your door.
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