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Remember, we are your Tallahassee, FL area real estate professionals. We work with buyers and sellers full-time and are expereienced in what it takes to SELL you home, not just to LIST ! We want to pass along knowledge of what buyers have taught us over the years so that you can connect to your potential home buyer, the first time! We offer advice not only about pricing and market conditions, but have tips to share with you on selling your home quickly and for the most money. So here we go.... Your Listing Partners Want To Help SELLING Your Home Tips For FirstStory.co

6 Tips for Selling your Home from First Story Real Estate Company

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View Full screen for optimum Viewing. Where do Seller's need to start when thinking of selling their home? These 6 tips are practical guide for any home seller looking to prepare for the market and for showing and selling ther home. First Story Real Estate Company in Talllahassee, FL is known for our ability to help sellers mitigate obstacles to selling before listing and during offer presentations. Use a real estate professional when selling your home. If you need assistance in finding a Realtor in your area, please call us as we can find a professional for you. Referrals are a large part of our business and we take extra effort in locating the right professional to work with you. Please call with listing questions if you are in the Tallahassee, FL or surrounding areas. Our contact information is found: http://FirstStory.co Debbie Kirkland, Broker/Owner

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Remember, we are your Tallahassee, FL area real estateprofessionals. We work with buyers and sellers full-time andare expereienced in what it takes to SELL you home, not justto LIST ! We want to pass along knowledge of what buyershave taught us over the years so that you can connect to yourpotential home buyer, the first time!

We offer advice not only about pricing and marketconditions, but have tips to share with you on selling yourhome quickly and for the most money. So here we go....

Your Listing Partners Want To Help

SELLINGYour Home

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Today's buyers want it allFrom the moment theydrive up, they are takingnotes, comparing to the restof the homes in theneighborhood and othersthey have seen.

How does the sight of yourhome and yard compare?

What does your homeexterior condition leadsomeone to think about theinside?

Curb appeal starts from theground up, from shrubbery totrees, from foundation to roof,and from color to texture.Home and Landscape make up"curb appeal"

You really have to put sometime into the outside spaces,cleaning, planting,landscaping, staging forbuyers. Give them a reasonto go inside!

Need a handyman, a lawnservice while you are away? Askfor our trusted service provider resource list.

CURB APPEAL

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Today's buyers watch a lot ofTV. They think every listingshould look like the TVreality show listings, and thisculture has changed toplaying field for sellers.

How does he inside of yourhome look? Light or dark?Clean or cluttered? Likeyour parents lived there, orsomething a Gen Y buyercan appreciate?

What does your homesmell like? Yes! Smells make ahuge difference , ever try to getcigarette smoke out of yourclothes - worse yet, carpets? Welove our pets, but accidentshappen and people without petssometimes can get past a litterbox.

You really have to look atyour home like a buyerwould You have one chance tomake a first impression!

Need a cleaning ororganizing help? Ask forour trusted service providerresource list.

INTERIOR STAGING

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Today's buyers start their searchonline - Statistics say 90% dothat is! Is your house showready?

When possible, leave homeeveryday thinking there is ashowing that day! This takes alot of organization andinvolvement of everyone in thehome!

A routine walk through beforeyou leave for your day would checking for a few things likewindows and draperies open,closets and dresser drawersclosed, clothes, bath towels andtoiletries put away, and trashcans emptied will assure buyersyou are a prepared seller.

When at home before ashowing, turn on lights in allroom, overhad and lamps, use ascent warmer with clean-linenor light aroma, leaving a snackor lemonade to welcome visitorsis a treat to buyers and Realtors!

Your home should besomething that would impressyou if you were a buyer!

PEPARING TO SHOW

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Your hard work has paid off! Youhave an offer on your home, whatis next?

Your First Story agent will set upa time to review the offer withyou. We will present currentcomparable sales and marketinformation along with anestimated seller's proceedsworksheet to explain the financialimplications of the offer.

Every offer is different, everyoffer is negotiable, every offer is astart to a potential sale if partiescan reach mutually agreeableterms. Sometimes this takescompromise. This often meanslooking at risks of NOT acceptingoffers as well. Your First Story agent will helpyou analyze all terms in youroffer.

Once an offer is reached, yourdue diligence period begins forsellers as does the buyer'scontingency timeline. We willtrack those deadlines and remindyou of your obligations.

Once all contingencies are met,your agent will help you preparefor your next step, your move!

RECEIVING AN OFFER

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PREPARING TO MOVE!

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Along with all the repairs orcontract required items to cross offyou list, you now have to thinkabout packing and your move!

At First Story, we are here to helpyou by offering you a movingchecklist of the things you mightoverlook:1. Begin by eliminating all the items you will NOT be moving. Arrangeitems for charities to pick up, forthe garage sales you may want tohave or family to pick up theseitems quickly.2. Choose movers that are reputible and insured! We have referencesfor you. Your possessions areimportant, don't skimp here!3. Arrange to stop services such asutilities, mail and paper delivery,cable and Internet, and phone.4. Submit change of addresses to all mail sources and all the servicesand vendors who send billingstatements as well as magazine andother subscriptions.5. Have your medical recordstransferred to new phycisians, your pet's records to new veterinarans. 6. Change your email andvoicemail to let people know yournew contact information.7. Spend time with kids and familywho feel sad for your move.

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Closing a transaction involves a checklistof activities for buyer, seller and forRealtors.

Contracts include duties for sellersand buyers. Realtors track thosesteps, monitor timelines and assistbuyers and sellers with reachingdeadlines such as appraisals,inspections, and repairs. Keepingcopies of all receipts, and workingwith your schedule as well as thecontract schedule are componentsof a seamless closing.

Communication with a closingagent involves working with abuyer's lender demands andtimelines, and gathering payoffs forsellers, working through title issues,Your Realtor knows how to problemsolve when delays or problemsarise and how to handle theunexpected. Commmunicationcalms nerves.

Together we will review a HUDSettlement statement with you,accounting for all monies resultingfrom the transaction. A successfulclosing is crowned when all partiesfeel fairness has been acheived evenduring difficult times.

Completion of closing is not the end or your relationship with FirstStory. We are here for the "next" chapter!

SUCCESSFUL CLOSINGS

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