Diana Melerud

WHEN YOU WANT TO SELL - CALL SUPERIOR REALTY BROKER (917)992-7239 Serving: BROOKLYN, NEW YORK FOR OVER 20 YEARS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Free Consultation If you are interested in selling a house, condo, coop, town home, business or land, I would like the opportunity to meet with you and discuss your real estate needs. Call me today: DIANA 1-917-992-7239 or send me an e-mail diana.melerud@gmail.com, I'm waiting to hear from you! Excellence in Real Estate and Superior Service! I have over 20 years experience in Real Estate and would like to use my expertise in helping you sell, buy, rent, lend or sublease your property. I am a broker with many superior agents people working under my license with me. We always help each other working together. My office is very friendly, helpful and happy to help their clients and each other. When one agent is not available, another agent is ready to cover him or her on an appointment. We have a team effort of the whole office to help you, if you need our help. We have a lot of very satisfied customers recommending us to their friends and relatives. Some homeowners think that selling their own home will save money and give them an advantage over the Realtor-using majority. Before you start down this complicated path, here are a few reasons why using a real estate professional is important: 1) You will be drastically limiting your exposure to potential buyers, which means it can take between 10 and 15 times longer to sell your home. Houses that take a long time to sell usually sell for less, because buyers believe there must be something wrong with them. 2) Most buyers find negotiating with sellers extremely awkward and therefore avoid "For Sale By Owner" situations. 3) Most buyers use a Realtor in their home search, and most buyers' agents will typically not work with FSBOs, because they don't have written agreement and afraid not to get paid. This means you will have to offer a selling commission to attract buyer's agents, which will cut into your expected "savings." 4) Lack of negotiating experience can result in a lower selling price or worse, a bungled contract and possible lawsuits. It is probably unwise to put your negotiating skills against those of experienced professionals. 5) If you plan to use a lawyer to help you negotiate, your lawyer's fees could be considerably higher than a Realtor's commission. Unlike Realtors, lawyers do not get paid for proactively representing your best interests or mediating delicate situations. 6) You only pay a commission to your Realtor if they successfully sell your home at a price you are happy with. Price your home realistically. Sales statistics show that properties that are initially priced too high eventually sell for less than properties that were correctly priced in the first place. Also, over-priced houses can take months or even years to sell. SHOW YOUR HOME IN THE BEST POSSIBLE LIGHT. While you don't have to keep your house 100% clean all the time, you should make any necessary repairs and and perform all major cleanup work BEFORE you start showing your home. There are hundreds of small things you can do to make your house more attractive for a showing, ranging from drawing all the blinds and tightening loose doorknobs to displaying fresh-cut flowers and baking a loaf of bread. Most importantly, you should not be present during showings so that prospective buyers can explore your home freely. Ask your Realtor Diana Melerud 917-992-7239 to provide a checklist of things you can do to make your home more attractive to buyers.