There are really only two factors to consider when selling real estate: price and exposure. Somewhere there is someone who will buy a property in a certain area and at a certain price. Selling or buying a home is often the biggest single decision a person can make in a lifetime. Be absolutely sure that you want to sell and know what you will do and where you are going when it is sold.

The next big step is to set the price. It has to be set at what the market level is - not at what you would like to get. If a property is priced right for a certain area, it will sell quickly for the simple reason that you have eliminated the buyer's biggest weapon - negotiation.

Selling your home can be a very complex, difficult, and time consuming process. Unless you are very experienced in real estate, we highly recommend that you use the services of a professional real estate agency. In many cases, we will save you more than the cost of our commission. Like all good real estate agencies, we use a computer which is tied into the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), and we can check on all sales and listings in the entire country in a manner of minutes and determine the best selling price for your home.

The MLS also enables us to alert the entire real estate community and to mobilize all licensed agents to bring your property to the attention of their qualified buyers - throughout the city, the state, the nation. We appreciate the importance of exposing your home to all motivated buyers, and we are experts at making this happen.

One important thing to remember before you put your house up for sale: first impressions are very important. Make sure that your property is clean and neat inside and out. When a person drives up, the first impression can make or break the sale. Peeling paint, uncut lawns and shrubbery and unkempt rear yards reduce your sale price. It should also go without saying that the interior should be clean and neat, if possible, freshly painted.

Just as important as the marketing of your home are the required steps which follow your acceptance of an offer to buy. As the seller, you need the knowledge of an experienced agent who will protect your interests in this major transaction of selling your property - an agent who can organize the paper work, the people and the events necessary to transfer title of your property.

We, at Exit Realty, Thomas Meyer Associates, have the expertise to orchestrate all phases of the sale of your real estate. Come by our office or call our friendly staff.