THERE'S SELLING, THEN THERE'S SELLING WITH ME
Evan Smeenge - Chief Real Estate Advisor
Evan Smeenge is an exceptional Chicagoland real estate agent who aims to make transactions fun, inviting, and seamless for everyone involved. Evan has cultivated a deep understanding of the buying, selling, and local marketing processes that guarantee a positive experience for every one of his clients.
If you do decide to list your home by yourself, here are a couple tips:
The strategy for marketing your home is as unique as the home itself. If I were to take your listing, this is the minimum tasks I'd do:
The other tasks I'd do to market your home rely on speaking to you about preferences, timeline, and expectations.
Pricing right the first time is the MOST important aspect of selling. You already know this. Here is a tip for pricing if you decide to list yourself:
Pricing is an art just as much as it is a science. Be sure to use the most appropriate comparable sales. Your neighborhood may be the only location you can look. Perhaps your neighbor sold for $500,000, that might be the right price, but there may be some aspects that you aren't seeing (was it cash, how long did it list, did they do a reno that you didn't see?)
When pricing your home, I use everything you already know about your neighborhood and the comparable sales you would have used. I just dig a little deeper into the situation of that sale.
Additionally, I take into account the updates you've made and the time of year we are considering listing. Further, I consider how fast you need/want to sell. Want to sell fast? Well, that might require a lower list price.
Regardless, we communicate, discuss, and research to come to the best price.
If you are going to list yourself, here are some tips on prepping your home to list:
If you have me list your home, we talk about all the items that I mention on the left. But I also offer some help with that. Scheduling, planning, advice on what to fix, advice on if you need to declutter or clean, advice on staging, and so much more.
You have someone that is an expert in perception helping you present your pride and joy to the world.
The process of prepping, listing, and ultimately selling your home is as unique as the home is. There isn't a one stop shop for getting a house sold. Markets shift, design preferences fade, but what wont fade is the experience and expertise that I bring to the table and the care that you've put into the house you are moving on from.
Let's join together to get you on to your next adventure.
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EXPERTISE. SERVICE. INTEGRITY.
With an exceptional real estate experience, The Smeenge Group aims to make transactions fun, inviting, and seamless for everyone involved. We had cultivated a deep understanding of the buying, selling, and local marketing processes that guarantee a positive experience for every one of our clients.