Chris Brown's seller services
- Offers competitive commission rate for professional
real estate services
- Initial property appraisal - will recommend any items
to be repaired or updated prior to putting your home on the market
- Realistic real estate advice - will give an honest
and accurate value of your home by preparing a “Competitive Market
Analysis” (factors/criteria such as recent sales of similar homes,
expired listings, current listings, location, condition, upgrades and
inclusions, availability and market conditions) - all these will help
indicate what buyers are willing to pay for your property and at what
price you should list at to be competitive
- Upon deciding to sell your home with Chris Brown,
his “smart marketing program” is immediately put into
action
- Your property will receive high marketing and
advertising exposure:
- Install property lawn signage “for sale”,
and directionals if required
- Prepare a strategic, high quality information
package of feature sheets for your property complete with colour
photographs
- Your home is introduced, with Internet exposure
to a global market of purchasers and a network of other real estate
agents:
- Multiple Listing Service (MLS) www.ottawarealestate.org
and www.mls.ca - within 24 hours of listing, your home will
be on-line and available to approximately 2,000 other agents
in the Ottawa area, as well as people searching the real estate
board database
- Featured listing on Chris’ web site
www.ChrisBrown.ca
- Featured listing on the RE/MAX website www.remaxOttawa.com
- Multiple Listing Service (MLS) www.ottawarealestate.org
and www.mls.ca - within 24 hours of listing, your home will
be on-line and available to approximately 2,000 other agents
in the Ottawa area, as well as people searching the real estate
board database
- Featured print advertising and promotion in various mediums as required (Ottawa Citizen, community newspapers, The Real Estate Book, Real Estate Guide, etc.)
- Install property lawn signage “for sale”,
and directionals if required
- Aggressive and extensive networking with other agents
- Showings - to sell your home, people will need to
see it in person. A lockbox will be installed at your home. This allows
for easy, yet secure access by other real estate agents. A professional
realtor will always accompany pre-screened buyers through your home.
- Open houses (if appropriate). A very small number
of homes are sold by open houses. With the Internet, the majority of
exposure comes through the Multiple Listing Service (MLS).
- Feedback to Chris is of vital importance in selling
your home. This includes comments about your home, from both other agents
and potential purchasers. You are never left in the dark - Chris keeps
you well-informed and up-to-date with prompt tracking, follow-up and
feedback on all showings, inquiries and prospects.
- Always accessible for questions and concerns throughout
the selling process
- Provide you with advice and an objective evaluation
upon receiving a written offer of Agreement of Purchase and Sale. Chris
will help you weigh and consider all possibilities, options and opportunities
- Assist you in determining closing costs (lawyer, building
inspector, survey, moving company, land transfer taxes, etc, )
- Keep you informed with progress of your transaction
(monitor all conditions) up to closing (ensure all documents are forwarded
to your lawyer, financial institution, etc.)
- Chris will keep in touch with you after the sale -
you’ll be added to Chris’ mailing list and will receive
a yearly calendar, market information, periodic real estate updates,
newsletters, etc.