If you are considering selling, OR would like to know the value of your property, call me today. You will get a free home value report and @properties marketing plan. @properties is the #1 brokerage in Chicago.

When selling, you want an agent that can bring out your home's exceptional qualities and skillfully market them to the widest audience of qualified home buyers. With my assistance and the @properties edge, you get the experience, expertise and resources that I employ to consistently deliver the results you desire. List with me and experience what it's like to be a priority and not just another listing.

A key part of marketing a home is staging. I offer complete staging services with on-trend furniture and decorative items to show a home at its  best potential while showing the amount of space the home offers.  Staging has been proven to increase sales price.

Below is a graphic display of the home selling process, starting with the upper right blue box. With my team of professionals, we shepherd sellers through the transaction from showings to closing.

TIPS FOR SELLING YOUR HOME

Choose the right time to sell! Timing the market can make a huge difference in the price that you get. As supply and demand increase and decrease, prices are greatly affected. It is important to strategize with your agent based on the supply of competitors at the moment, market conditions and the season.

Stage it! Staging is the art of  making a home appealing to the highest number of potential buyers. My partner and I are excellent stagers with our own supply of furniture and decorative items. We have seen dramatic results from staging. Sometimes it can be as simple as rearranging furniture to show a room in its best dimensions and maximum space. Data proves that sellers who stage their home before selling make more money.

Clean, Declutter and Depersonalize! This tip goes hand in hand with staging. When a potential buyer comes through your home for the first time, you don't want them focused on your family photos, art and knick-knacks. Buyers want to see a clean, neat, non-cluttered home so that they can envision themselves and their family and friends there. Also, the fewer excessive things there are in the home, the larger it appears.

Price Right From the Start!  A home generates the most buzz and activity during the first two weeks it's listed. You want to be positioned correctly in the market so that potential buyers don't move on if they think the home is overpriced. Most buyers today are educated on comparable sales in the area they are considering. 

Professional photos!  This goes without saying because all my listings are professionally photographed to show the home in its absolute best light and space. Buyers are 7 times more likely to visit a home with professional photography.

Make it accessible! A buyer cannot purchase a home that they can't see. Make sure to allow and accommodate showings, even if they seem short notice.