Seller's Guide

There are many important steps to selling a home. With Real Estate One behind me, I can make your experience easier. Use the tools available through me to make the process easier, and follow these basic steps toward a successful sale.

Jerry's Tips for Home Sellers

for the week of July 6th

What Is Appraised Value?

“Appraised Value” is an objective opinion of value, but it’s not an exact science so appraisals may differ. For buying and selling purposes, appraisals are usually based on market value—what the property could probably be sold for. Other types of value include insurance value, replacement value, and assessed value for property tax purposes.

Appraised value is not a constant number. Changes in market conditions can dramatically alter appraised value. Appraised value doesn’t consider special considerations, like the need to sell rapidly. Lenders usually use either the appraised value or the sale price, whichever is less, to determine the amount of the mortgage they will offer.

Step One: Prepare Yourself
You should never sell your home without learning about the current market conditions, competition and local trends. There is no better way to get prepared than to schedule a pre-marketing consultation with a Real Estate One professional.

Most agents were discouraged...Jerry responded as though our circumstances presented no challenge at all.

Step Two: Know your Home’s True Value
A Competitive Market Analysis (“CMA”) will help determine the value of your home in today’s market. Ensuring that you market your home at a price most advantageous to you is what I, a Real Estate One professional, am trained to do. For a CMA on your home, please contact me.

Step Three: Reach the Right Market
A successful sale, one that happens in a timely and profitable manner, doesn’t happen by luck. It happens as a result of using the right tools to reach the most potential buyers for your home.

Step Four: Give your Buyer Added Value
Our Home-Link home services give you a distinct advantage over sellers with other companies because your buyer will get all the help they need with home related services like appliance purchases, landscaping, moving, re-decorating, and more. These services are FREE to YOU as well as your buyer. For more information, please contact me

Step Five: Moving to or from Michigan?
If you are considering a move from Michigan to another state, a move to a new area within the state or even a move from any state to Michigan, we can help! If you would like information on neighborhoods, schools in Michigan and/or other information, contact me.