What to ask a Realtor before listing your home

You're ready to put your home on the market, what will your first step be? Will you simply call a local company and list with whoever is working that day? Maybe you have a friend or relative who just got their real estate license and you think you should give them a call. In the old days, back when we had a Seller's market, you could do either of those things without too much risk to your success, homes just about sold themselves. Today's market is far different, we are in what is called a Buyer's market, lots of homes competing for a smaller pool of Buyers. In this type of market, you need an edge to put yourself above the average level of exposure that the typical Realtor provides.
Ask these questions:

How many internet websites will you place my listing in?
What page does your website show up on in the major search engines such as Google?
Have you paid for the upgraded Realtor.com option?
How much print advertising do you do on top of your company's ads?
How many homes did you sell in the past year?
Does their company have a real estate magazine that presents your home from the time it's listed until it sells?

Let me share with you the answers that the McCrate Team gives to these questions, if the agent you are interviewing can't match us, why don't you give us a call?

The McCrate Team's Answers:

Over 78% of buyers are beginning their search on the internet. This is the hottest area of growth and exposure and we have it covered. Your home will be featured on Realtor.com with an enhanced listing (this is an upgrade we pay for the allows us to add photos, banners, and interactive icons to bring us and the buyer together immediately, studies show increased photos draw attention) You are also included in Coldwellbanker.com, cbshomes4u.com, TheMcCrateTeam.com and my site, TecumsehProperties.com. If you run a search for Tecumseh Real estate on all the major search engines you'll find us at the top of the rankings, this puts you on top as well.

The McCrate Team advertises every month with a full page color ad in The Ann Arbor Homes Magazine and the Resource. We do a half page color ad in the Access. We also advertise twice a month in the local papers in Dexter, Chelsea, Manchester, Ypsilanti, Belleville, Saline and Milan, hitting the surrounding areas that move our way. We do periodic extra ads in the Tecumseh Herald as well. All this is on top of the advertising you receive from Coldwell Banker Success. Our company has an excellent magazine that is available all over the county and you are featured there each and everyday until you sell.

Last year our Team sold just under 18,000,000 in real estate with a closing on the average of once every three days, this in a slow market! We achieved this by being at the top of the real estate game, having the experience and knowledge as well as the advertising powerhouse to make it happen for our clients. Clients like you.

If you really want to move, don't take chances, go with a Team that has a proven record of success backed by the strongest company in the County. Your home is your single largest investment and you deserve the greatest return. Call me at 517-403-0989 and lets talk about it.