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Reasons to list your home with Colleen Vandendriessche of
Professional Realty Operations (PRO)
My Credentials
In addition to the state requirements for licensure and the continuing education requirements, I appreciate the knowledge and experience gained through professional affiliations.
- Member of the local and National Association of REALTORS®.
- CRS, Certified Residential Specialist
- GRI, Graduate REALTORS® Institute
Your Biggest Investment
My objective in working with a customer is not to simply make one sale but to create a customer for life by establishing a relationship that endure long after the sale is closed. Some of the services that I can offer include:
- Complimentary consulting
- Annual CMA for any purpose
- Homeowner’s Tax Worksheet to keep track of the basis of your home
- Home Inventory to keep track of personal belongings in case of burglary or fire
- Contractor referral service
- Financial recommendations
- Refinancing
- Mortgage Accelerator
- Investment Analysis
Maintenance reminder
Other related services.
What to be Prepared for
Transactions in today’s ever-changing market are more complex than ever before. The risk of running the gauntlet process alone is hardly worth the risk.
You’ve worked hard to get where you are today and you need a champion who will fight for you so that you receive everything that you are entitled.
The interests of a buyer and those of the seller are dramatically different in a transaction. Without representation, a buyer could pay too much or a seller could receive less than the home is worth.
What You Get From Me
When you are selling the largest investment that most people make, you expect professionalism, honesty, accuracy, and someone who will take a sincere interest in your move.
- Knowledge of the complete transaction as well as the components.
- Experience that will guide you through the most complex transactions.
- Integrity so that you can feel comfortable and confident with my advice.
- Financial information that will help you to make better decisions.
- Someone who will treat your transaction as if it were my own.
Increase Your Odds of Closing on Time and Decrease Days on Market (DOM)
If your home went under contract last year, the market odds of the contract closing on time were less than 50%.
If your home was listed with PRO, your odds of closing ON TIME were 99%.
Professional Relocation Operation’s Average Days on Market for 2008 was 62 while the average for all of Northern Colorado was 120 Average Days on Market.
Increase Your Exposure to Out-of Town Buyers via Internet Advertising
Some of the best buyers for your home are out-of town buyers. When you list with PRO, your home will be advertised on www. Realtor.com, the nation’s number one real estate website with over 153 million “hits” per month. Your home will also be advertised on www.coloproperty.com, www.relopros.com, www.craigslist.com, www.msn.com, www.americaonline.com, www.netscape.com, www.juno.com, www.netzero.com, www.excite.com, www.iwon.com, www.wsj.com, www.compuserve.com, Chicago Sun Times, and Daily Herald.
We Offer Personalized Service and “WOW” Marketing Support
Because we are a small company, we can tailor our marketing program to your particular property more easily than large firms to more effectively get your home sold faster and for more money with personalized property brochure and ad design. We can also give you more one-on-one attention.
Experience You Can Count On: PRO has over 28 years of Real Estate Experience.
Get a Pre-Inspection
A home inspection gives the seller detailed information about the overall condition of the home prior to putting the house on the market. In a pre-inspection, a qualified inspector takes an unbiased look at potential items that might be of concern to possible buyers:
- Evaluate the physical condition: structure, construction, and mechanical systems;
- Identify items that need to be repaired or replaced; and
- Estimate the remaining useful life of the major systems, equipment, structure, and finishes.
Appraisals are Different from Home Inspections
An appraisal is different from a home inspection. Appraisals are for lenders, house pre-inspections are for sellers. An appraisal is required to:
- Estimate the market value of a house;
- Make sure that the property is marketable.
Radon Gas Testing
The United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Surgeon General of the United Sattes have recommended that all houses should be tested for radon. For more information on radon testing, call the toll-free National Radon Information Line at 1-800-767-7236. As with a pre-inspection, if you decide to test for radon, you may do so before listing the property to see if there is a potential radon issue that can be taken care of before selling the house.
Be an Informed Seller
Since buyers tend to overestimate the cost of most repairs, it is generally in your best interest to make necessary repairs yourself rather than leave it to them. By understanding what might need to be done to a home early in the marketing process, it can save critical time between the contract and closing.
Marketing Factors
The role of the real estate community
The entire real estate community includes all of the companies, offices, and agents in the marketplace. They work together to sell property in an incredibly efficient system of sharing information.
The multiplying effects of this cooperation will increase the promotion that is done on each and every property in the marketplace. It brings purchasers into the home buying process and after qualifying them to their wants, needs, and abilities, they can be directed toward the home that meets their requirements.
The pricing and positioning in the marketplace
Purchasers have a tendency to want to look at all of the available properties that meet their criteria. They will compare the homes according to value for price, condition, and appeal.
Even if the buyers are not familiar with prices in a particular area, after seeing a few homes, it is easy to determine whether a home is priced correctly.
Supply and demand has a direct effect on pricing. The subject property must be favorably priced based on location, condition, and terms compared to the other homes that a buyer will look at.
The role of the marketing coordinator
The agent’s objective is to get your home sold, not necessarily to be the one to actually sell it. The sheer number of other agents makes it more likely that someone else will sell it.
The listing agent’s job as marketing coordinator will be to manage the sale to maximize promotional efforts, represent the seller’s interests, and to use their experience to make the transaction go smoothly.
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