Thinking of Selling?

You may be thinking of hiring a real estate agent to help you sell your home. What are the things you are hiring your agent for? Here are some items you may want to think about:

You hire your agent to be up front and honest with you.
Your hire your agent for an accurate Market Analysis to price your home at a reasonable sales price.
You hire your agent to advertise your home for sale.
You hire her to help with offers that come in.
You expect her to have some open houses for you.
You expect her to let the buyer's agent know all the details that you provide in the 5-page Seller's Disclosure form so there are few unanswered questions at the closing table.
You hire your agent to help you find the most accurate market value of your home.
You hire your agent to price it right the first time, not to overprice it.

Here are some expectations your agent will have for you:
Your trust and loyalty.
Your availability so that when an offer comes in, you're there to answer the phone and view the documents.
You talk with one another on a regular basis, at least once a week if not more.
You de-clutter your home and make it a product to sell, not just a home anymore.
You complete your 5-page Seller's Disclosure statement as soon as possible, and as accurately as possible.
You price your home at an accurate market price.
You come with the understanding that if you overprice your home, you will end up getting less than if you would have priced it right in the beginning.
Your hire your agent for an accurate Market Analysis to price your home at a reasonable sales price. (Yes, this is listed twice.)

Don't get me wrong. You might think that I'm driving the "accurate price" a little hard, but there are too many sellers out there who set their sales price up too high so they can see if they can get a high offer, and what ends up happening is that they don't get ANY offers, their house sits on the market without even one showing by other agents, the agent ends up spending hundreds of dollars on marketing, their house becomes a "comparison" house for other accurately-priced homes, and then when the listing finally expires, the seller goes away mad because she felt like the agent didn't do her job. Well, to tell you the truth, the agent didn't do her job because she allowed an overpriced listing to go on the market and wasted her client's time and her own time and money trying to sell a home that is overpriced.

So, thinking of selling?

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FOR SALE:
1. 20 acres in Othello on Hays Rd, off of WA26: $80,000

2. 2,968 square foot house, five large bedrooms, bonus room, two fireplaces, oversized swingset, privacy, 2.2 acres on Rd 2 SE, Moses Lake (fenced for livestock): $209,000

3. 1,404 square foot, 3 bedroom home right on Moses Lake, 1 acre, large immaculate shop, huge deck, dock, great fishing, privacy, one car garage, two sheds, fully fenced with entry gate, sweeping views of the lake, on Shorecrest Road: $425,000

4. 2,338 square foot, 3 bedroom home near Chief Moses Middle School at 1040 Clover Drive, in-ground pool, fenced back yard, tri-level, bonus room downstairs, fireplace, large open kitchen and dining room area, semi-covered patio: $165,000

5. 110.9 acres in Grand Coulee with 4-5 potential buildable lots (buyer to verify), overlooking Lake Roosevelt, with a spring acres overlooking Lake Roosevelt. 1993 Liberty mobile home 28x40 w/no value attached. Two land parcels. Sweeping view of Lake Roosevelt. Very secluded. Road access & easement. Zoned recreational. Several fruit trees. Deer, rabbits, wild turkeys, pheasants in lawn around home. Faucets in yard - hoses to rainbirds: $425,000.

NEED:
1. Acreage between Othello and Royal City with water rights.

2. Country home with an acre or two, 3 bedroom, a place to raise pigs and rabbits, at least 1600 square feet.