Barb Schlinker The Real Estate Voice

How to Promote Your Home to Command Top DollarSegment 3The conventional wisdom about putting a home in the market is a home seller calls and agent, the put it in the listing service and online and their home will sell.  Is that all it takes?Would you be surprised to hear that not all homes sales are done by real estate agents?2. At the end of the day, a home seller wants 1 good buyer!3. Where do buyers come from:4. Recent NAR Study: Where buyers found the home they purchased: 5. Internet: 52%6. Real estate agent: 29%7. Yard sign/open house sign: 6%8. Friend, relative, or neighbor: 5%9. Home builder or their agent: 6%10. Directly from sellers/Knew the sellers: 2%11. Print newspaper advertisement: 1%Promotion Tip #1: Hire An Agent Who Invests in Presenting Your home In Best Manner.Promotion Tip #2: Avoid Agents Who Only Use the MLS for MarketingPromotion Tip # 3: Hire an Agent who a Database of Buyers-In-WaitingBuyers in WaitingEmail Group of Buyers Looking for HomesPromotion Tip #4: Hire Who Markets Your Home