Sell your Charleston home (buyers scroll down)

When you are ready to sell your home, most people contact a Realtor. Realtor's have been trained to sell your home in the shortest amount of time and to help take the burden off yourself and family. My Partner, Jeff Akers and I along with the Akers Ellis & Truluck team work hard to get your property sold.

There are many variables to consider when pricing your home. Location Location Location is the number one variable and ultimately sets the initial price range for your home. Next is size, condition, and amenities of the home. We always supply you with a CMA (comparative market analysis) of your neighborhood to help you decide the highest possible price within reason. Remember, market conditions play a valuable role in the pricing of your home. We must consider what the DOM (days on market) of comparable homes in your neighborhood. The longer the DOM usually means the price is too high or there is a major defect in the property. 20 DOM is healthy, 45 DOM is average for a slower market and any longer the 60 days and you should consider a price correction and or re 'evaluation of your home.

When preparing to list your home you should put yourself in a buyers shoes. Start by standing on your street and looking at your home. Is it appealing to look at, does your yard need work, are there shingles missing on the roof? This is the first impression for the buyers coming to look at your home. Make a note of the things that need work and proceed to the inside of the home. What do you notice when you first walk in the front door? Do you see 20 pairs of shoes, 10 family portraits or a blank wall? This is the second impression that buyers will see. Your home needs to be a showcase home making the buyers feel at home while picturing themselves living there. We have staging services available if you need help decorating or furnishing an entire house for sale.

Below is a simple list of my basic marketing plan. The quality of your home and price will determine how exactly your home gets advertised but every home gets the following.

1. Customized flyers given out to all prospective buyers and key agents.

2. E-mail alert sent out to over 500 Realtors as soon as your listing is taken. Using the power of the Internet is my area of specialization.

3. Your listing will be added to our web sites along with a virtual photo tour of your property. See www.dustinryan.com and www.charlestonsrealestateguy.com

4. Property will be put on next Realtor® caravan for that area to be previewed by other Realtors® if available in your area.

5. Open houses will be held whenever feasible, i.e. subject to vacancy and availability.

6. You will be kept informed as often as you like as to showings, new listings, pending sales, and other events, which may affect the salability of your property.

7. After previewing your property, recommendations will be made to help sell your property quickly. The two most important items here are price and condition, so these two issues will be quite critical if we are to sell your property in a reasonable period of time.

This is just a brief summary of my marketing plan. Obviously, there are many more aspects to insure not just a sale but also a successfully completed transaction; such as, negotiating offers and handling all the details of escrow, i.e. inspections, title reports, condo docs, appraisal, etc. If you're interested in a custom marketing plan, please: 

 

For Buyers

One of the first steps in the home purchase process is to get pre-approval for a home loan and begin to work with a lender.  As with any real estate transaction, the buyer is free to choose the lender of their choice. 

Next you need to find your new home. You are welcome to browse our MLS here on the website or you can contact me to find you the perfect home. Either way I want you to have the best home that we can find in your price range and location.

If you would like to receive updates for all new homes listed in your area I can set that up. Make sure you let me know you want to receive automatic updates on your home search.

Once we find your new home we must get the sellers to accept your offering price. This can some times be tricky if you are trying to get a super good deal in a hot market. Sellers are less likely to lower their prices when the listings are new and in a desirable area.

In a slower market or buyers market seller will usually take slightly less then asking price but that is not guaranteed. If they list the home under market value it will sometimes sell for more then asking price.

Whatever the case may be I promise to stand by and represent you until the end.

After the offer is accepted, its up to the attorney of your choice to set up the closing and order title insurance. Once all of the contingencies of your contract have been completed we usually have a table top closing at your attorneys office. For absentee buyers, you can give your attorney power of attorney to sign the documents for you.

Please contact me if you have any questions about buying a home.