1.  Buyers use agents

When buying a home and considering hundreds of thousands of dollars in investments, Buyers want expertise.  Buyers want the peace of mind that a professional is working for them.  Buyers use agents, and agents use the REALTOR networks of the MLS, Multiple Listing Service, and other Realtors.  Only about 10% of homes offered for sale by owner actually sell, and those are usually to family or personal acquaintances.

2.  Safety

When you offer your house for sale, you are opening the door for people to look through your house.  While you want to sell your home, you also need to protect your home and its assets.  As licensed Realtors by the State of Utah, our agents and all of our affiliate agents have undergone extensive background checks.  The state trusts us to go unaccompanied into someone’s home.

In addition, our Supra Key Boxes we will put on your home will notify us immediately when someone has accessed the key to your home so that you will know who has been in your home and when.

3.  Protect yourself

As licensed real estate agents in the state of Utah, by law we are required to use approved forms.  The approved forms we use protect both you, the seller, and the buyer.  So many times when people “do it themselves,” they find they lose thousands and thousands of dollars (or more), or they find themselves facing law suits, or they find that deals fall through months or years later, because they did not use an agent.

4.  Get top dollar for your home

In the past couple of years, “for sale by owners” have sold their homes for 15.4% less than if there home was listed with a real estate agent.  Real estate agents know what the market is doing and how to help you get your home sold fast and for top dollar.

5.  We know how to close the deal

So someone is actually interested in your home.  What now???  Do you ask for earnest money?  What about inspections, title work, mortgage help?  What kind of closing techniques can you use?  How do you protect yourself?  Are there incentives you can offer to potential buyers that won’t cost you?

6.  What sells?

Do you need to fix that bathroom, maybe A/C?  Do you need to paint the front room?  We have seen thousands of homes, and we know what sells!  Let us help you stage your home for maximum results.

7.  Sell your home faster

At Washburn Real Estate, we have many clients who use us regularly to sell their own homes or investment properties.  They appreciate Washburn Real Estate’s marketing leverage and know that their home will sell much quicker than if they tried on their own.  Repeat business = happy, profitable clients.

8.  Your home will receive maximum exposure when listing with us

Washburn Real Estate will use a network of hundreds of internet sites to make sure your home gets maximum exposure.  Buyer’s Agents also subscribe to the MLS, so we have at the leverage of thousands of other agents to help us.

9.  What is the market?  What can I sell my home for?

We will perform an aggressive market analysis to see what homes are selling for and then help you pick a selling price that will help you sell your home fast and get what you want out of it.  Many clients are surprised that their home will sell for MORE than they thought it would.

10.  We know how to negotiate offers

We know what offers should be accepted, countered or rejected.  Closing Costs?  Inspections?  Appraisals?  Repairs?   Our job is to make your home selling experience as easy as possible.

11.  WashburnRE agents save deals

Selling any home takes skill.  After you have an agreed contract, there are a lot of elements that could ruin your deal, including inspections, appraisals, and just cold feet.  We know what to look for and know how to save a deal and make it work for all parties involved.

12.  Not using an agent could put you at risk

When selling a home there is a lot of paperwork, warranties, disclosures, and steps that need to be done in a timely manner.  Neglect of any of these could result in losing a deal or possibly a lawsuit, sometimes years after the transaction.

13.  Professional services network

At Washburn Real Estate, we have a network of inspectors, appraisers, escrow officers, title companies, contractors, lenders, agents, lawyers, banks, and other services whom we trust.

14.  It’s our job

You wouldn’t trust the neighborhood kids to fix your brand new Lexus, would you?  We are involved in real estate transactions every day.  It’s what we do.  We know how to answer phone calls, talk to buyers, educate buyers and sellers, and make the transaction smooth for all parties.  Let us help you make this a smooth transaction.