Before you begin preparing your home for sale, call O'Brien Real Estate. We are expert consultants when preparing your home for sale. We will make recommendations, along with our certified staging consultant in order to improve the appearance of your home. If you should have any questions please give us a call at (925) 680-LIST (5478)
COMPARABLE MARKET ANALYSIS
Pricing real estate is not an exact science (see chart below). This is especially true in Contra Costa County, where properties are uniquely sized and there are many different shaped lots. The O'Brien Real Estate Team has the experience and local market knowledge that will help you in choosing the appropriate asking price for your home. Our team will present you with a range of suggested listing prices based on recent sales surrounding your home, market conditions and the uniqueness of your property. Ultimately, you the seller will determine the asking price for your home.
5 Keys to Selling Your Home
Location:
We usually cannot move a home! To coin the phrase of appraisers: "Location, Location, Location". The pricing of your property must reflect its location.
Condition:
The upkeep and presentation of your property is crucial to obtain the highest value for your home in any given market, at any given time. When pricing your property, it must reflect its condition.
Price:
Price is the number one factor in the sale of a home. A property is really only worth what one person is willing to pay another to gain ownership of it. Price must be in direct relationship to the other four factors mentioned, and it is the most important of all.
Terms:
The more terms available on your property, the more potential buyers you reach. The pricing of your property must reflect the kinds of terms available to purchase it.
The Market:
I.E. interest rates, competition, and the economy all make up and influence the state of "the market" when you sell your home. The pricing of your property must reflect the current status of "the market"!
When all of the above factors are in agreement... We have a Sale! The more factors that are out of line, the longer it will take for your home to sell.
OUR TEAM
We are the only true real estate "Team" in our marketplace. We are the only team with five full-time employees who oversee and address every aspect of the real estate transaction with five times the manpower and attention than a single agent. We have an Escrow Coordinator who handles the extensive paperwork involved in all the transactions. We have a Marketing Manager who oversees our marketing program and all of our weekly, monthly and specialized print media advertising. Our marketing manager also handles our internet marketing, and all of the leads we generate every month, along with maintaining a list of our current buyers. The O'Brien Real Estate Team is available to our clients seven days a week. We are the only real estate team in our marketplace to offer evening hours of operation. We are available more hours of the day, with more personnel and resources than any other agent in our marketplace.
