Frequently Asked Questions on Home Selling

Many people believe they can save a considerable amount of money by selling on their own. They look at the average commission on a house, and remember stories of friends or relatives who managed to get through the process with seemingly little trouble. "People sell their own homes", they say - "so why can't I?" Right now, over 10% of American homeowners handle their own sales. But in order to be successful, you need to realistically assess exactly what's involved. Selling your home yourself involves pricing your house accurately, determining whether or not a buyer is qualified, creating and paying for your own advertising, familiarizing yourself with enough basic real estate regulations to understand, paying an attorney to prepare a real estate contract and required disclosures, and coordinating the deed transfer. The greatest downsides are the fact your house is only on the market when you're home, and the possibility that a mistake may cost you the money you're trying to save. The best reason for working with Tony Clark Realtor is the enormous amount of information they have at their disposal - information that can help make your house sell faster and easier. Tony Clark Realtor is a professional who knows market trends, houses in your neighborhood, and the people most likely to buy there. They also know how to reach the largest number of people who may be interested in your house, and are trained in areas like screening potential buyers and negotiating with them. Finally, Realtors are always "on-call" and willing to do the things most of us hate: working on the weekends, answering the phone at all hours, and always being polite about it.

A successful sale requires that you concentrate on five considerations: your price, terms, condition, location, and exposure. You control 4 out of 5, only location is beyond your control. 

As soon as you decide to sell it. If you're under no pressure to sell, waiting for better market conditions is not likely to increase your profit potential.

Average listing times varies from 30 to 180 days. Of course, price, terms, condition, location and exposure play an even greater role. Selling is easier if you keep time on your side: give as much time as possible to sell it. More time means more potential buyers will see the house. This should result in more offers.

One word: Realistically!  A Tony Clark Realtor provides a Market Analysis for their clients. Based on a wide array of information including recent listings and sales in your neighborhood. Third-party views of a Realtor will help you start thinking of your house as a commodity, with positive and negative selling points. Then you should decide on a price that you feel is competitive and consistent with what other houses in your area have sold for

There was a time when selling a house was simple. Your real estate agent would put a sign in the front yard, an ad in the paper, and wait. Agents still do those things - but that's far from all they do. Today, the pool of potential buyers for your house is much larger and spread far wider than ever before; and the competition to reach them is fierce. By offering their target-marketing program, Tony Clark Realtors identifies who the likely buyers are, where to find them, how to reach them, and how to persuade them to buy one house over another has never been more important.

A Multiple Listing Service, or MLS, is one innovation that makes it easier to reach a large number of prospective buyers and dramatically increase the exposure of a property.  The MLS is a system under which participating brokers agree to share commission on the sale of houses listed by any one of them.  For example, you list your house with one broker and another broker sells it, they share the commission. The advantage to you is clear; more people have an interest in selling your house. Over the years, the MLS concept has grown from a strictly local sales tool into a powerful national marketing system.

Exclusive services that can make selling your house faster and easier, unparalleled expertise, a reputation of honestly and professionalism, and never a franchise fee- these are some of the reasons why no one can sell your house more effectively than Tony Clark Realtors. Tony Clark Realtors is sincerely interested in helping make the experience of selling your home as smooth and easy as possible. So even if you're not ready to list your house quite yet... if you simply have questions, just call the Tony Clark Realtors team 926-0055.