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The Jim Whittaker Home Selling System
The Agent
If you are in the market to sell your home in Rapid City, you’ll want to interview a top selling Realtor with a proven track record, Jim Whittaker, a Broker Associate with RE/MAX Advantage. The Jim Whittaker home selling system has sold hundreds of homes with repeatable strategies and marketing that works.
Jim has been in the residential real estate business for more than 30 years. He has earned the Certified Residential Realtor designation and is a Graduate of the Realtor Institute. One of his proudest accomplishments is being inducted into the RE/MAX Hall of Fame in 2008.
If you are in the market to sell your home in Rapid City, you’ll want to interview a top selling real estate agent with a proven track record. Jim Whittaker, a Broker Associate with RE/MAX Advantage has sold hundreds of homes with proven repeatable strategies, marketing that works.
Jim has been in the residential real estate business for more than 30 years. He has earned the Certified Residential Realtor designation and is a Graduate of the Realtor Institute. Jim was inducted into the RE/MAX Hall of Fame in 2008.
The Company
The agent you select is your representative in the sale of your home and will be responsible for the marketing and communication. In many cases the company that agent is with, will have little or no bearing on the outcome. Jim wants you to have every advantage possible when you put your trust in him, so he has associated himself with the company that is number one in market share in Rapid City.
This does not happen by accident. Jim has been with RE/MAX for almost his entire career, RE/MAX is not only number one in production locally, but in the U.S. and World. The reason being, when you hire Jim Whittaker, you get a team of highly skilled, very competitive professionals that want to sell your home first. We like being the best and want to keep it that way. You benefit by having a RE/MAX sign in your yard, the balloon is the most recognizable symbol in real estate, in the world.
Jim Whittaker has over 30 years of residential real estate experience, the benefit to you is, he knows why homes sell and why they don’t sell. One of the best learning experiences he has had is taking on expired and withdrawn listings that did not sell with other brokers.
Jim has had great success taking over these listings and in many cases, the seller did not reduce the price and the home sold in days or weeks. They were advised by the Whittaker Team to make some minor changes, painting, removing clutter or landscaping. Proper staging is an important part of marketing and is included as one of the services our team will provide. This gives you the best opportunity to receive the most money in the shortest time.
The Initial Meeting
Jim has put together a five step process for the initial interview that takes the guess work out of selling a home. Understand that the most important thing is what your goal is and what is ultimately going to make you happy. So the first step is to get to know you and what you want to accomplish. Step two is touring your home where you will inform him of things in your home that are benefits to a home buyer but may not be easily seen or known. Jim will point out things that you will need to do to better prepare your home for showing.
When you get back to the kitchen table, we will cover the Home Selling Syteam, the features, the benefits and answer all of your questions and concerns.
Step four is a thorough pricing analysis, not just a CMA, but a detailed report of facts and market statistics, all the information you will need to make the best decision of what price to list your home for. You will know the cost to sell your home and the amount of money you will walk away with.
The final step is going over the paperwork, time frames and setting up communication. We will go over our expectations and yours.
The Process
We will use the same proven strategies and systems to market your home, that got you to this page. It’s no accident that you're here and your home will not sell by accident. We would say it’s not rocket science, but it is scientific. Almost 90% of home buyers start their home search on the internet, so it is critical that your home is in all the places they are looking, with us it will be.
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We not only value your privacy, our fiduciary responsibility is to guarantee it. We will never discuss your personal situation and financial information with anyone else.
We are so confident that we offer a no risk cancellation agreement, your are not locked into a long term contract.
That's right if you are not 100% satisfied with our service, you can cancel.
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We Guarantee Your Privacy Will Be Respected
When you give us your trust, we promise to always treat you with respect and maintain the highest standard of integrity, that our clients have come to expect.
We not only value your privacy, our fiduciary responsibility is to guarantee it. We will never discuss your personal situation and financial information with anyone else.
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Things To Do When Planning To Sell Your Home
Getting involved in the sale of property is often complicated and can lead to frustration. Some of the difficulties are finding the right selling price, getting the proper inspections and dealing with the morass of paperwork required for a home sale. Keep reading for hand-picked advice on how to reduce the stress and confusion inherent in selling a home.
If you own a specialized piece of property such as multi-family or rural land, you will want to hire a Realtor who specializes in the sale of that type of property. While any agent could do it, you will have more success with someone who has done that specific type many many times.
The little efforts involved in keeping up with painting, landscaping, and minor repairs (to name a few examples) can be a hassle for homeowners. However, if these jobs are neglected, they will combine into an enormous amount of work that will have to be done before a home can be sold.
When renovating a home to sell, repaint all of the molding a bright vintage white. This will draw the eye to the interesting design of the molding, making the rooms feel bigger and brighter. Complex designs in the kitchen and dining room increase the beauty of the room while simple designs make the bathroom and bedrooms feel comfortable.
It's the cost! You need to be realistic about the price you are advertising your home for. It needs to be one that is attractive to buyers, not just you.
You don't need to wait until spring to put your home on the market. A common misconception in real estate, is that this is the only time of year to sell your home for a good price. The truth is that there are buyers all year round, so by having your home available to them during the winter months, you may snag a sale someone else misses out on.
The best way to sell a home in any market is to ensure that the price you set for it is reasonable. Check out some comparable, recent home sales that are in your area and try to set a price in the middle. You will have to change the amount you are asking if you set a price that is too high.
To ignite a buying frenzy on your home, include a garden pond on your property. Many agents across the United States claim that not only is a pond a beautiful addition to a home but many buyers are stipulating that they will only view residences that have this feature included.
Empty your home, as much as possible, before showing it. This makes it much easier for a prospective buyer to envision living there with his or her own family, and you will have less to move when the time arrives.
Do not be afraid to speak up for yourself when you feel that your real estate agent is not giving your home enough attention. The agent is like your employee and should be receptive to your needs. In order to get your house sold quickly, the agent should give proper attention to it and the value of your property should not make a difference.
By making kitchen updates that are small, you can really increase the value of your home. Try switching one appliance for becoming a focal point, so that the look can be updated. Try adding a wooden block island in your kitchen and some storage that is hanging from your ceiling. Replacing the cabinets is expensive, but a fresh coat of paint can give your kitchen a visual overhaul.
While you may feel like nobody can sell your house better than yourself, many Realtors beg to differ. Prospective buyers generally respond more positively to objective information and prefer to take in all of the features and amenities of a house on their own time. The home owner's presence often competes with the house itself for the potential buyers' attention.
As you've read, selling a property can be challenging, particularly when the real estate market isn't great. There are important considerations you have to take into account prior to, during, and after the time your property goes on the market. The advice from this article will help you avoid the stress from selling your home.
