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Essential Questions to
ask anyone who will list your home in MLS:
- Can I list my home in
one step that is available 24 hours per day 7 days a week? Yes.
You can list your home in one step, order, receive an
immediate email with the forms you need to complete. Fax them to the
fax number provided, email your photos (where available) to the email
address, and you are ready to go into MLS the next business day. Others
make you order/call by phone and then wait to get a call back, wait
to get the paperwork, wait for your listing to be in MLS. With our service
you can get it done quickly and easily.
- Can I read detailed
and specific information on your website about Philadelphia? Yes.
Our website tells you specifically what you get for Philadelphia listings.
Unfortunately, some other companies websites accept your payment for
their "National" service, and then you find out what you do
and don't get in Philadelphia, such as "Oh, Realtor.com isn't included
in Philadelphia" Every metro area has its own MLS, different State
and local laws, and market conditions. If the website doesn't have specific
information about your area, you are at risk of "In Philadelphia your
phone number doesn't appear on the listing and a disclosure costs extra."
Other companies don't even mention the specific name of the MLS in Philadelphia.
We tell you the name of the MLS system you will be listed in, so you
can be sure.
- Is the agent who will
answer my questions licensed in Pennsylvania? Yes.
Your support person is a licensed Pennsylvania agent with significant
Pennsylvania real estate experience. Others offer brand new agents from
Seattle whose experience consists of sitting at a desk all day in their
faraway office. Remember, it is illegal for anyone without an Pennsylvania
real estate license to give real estate advice to Pennsylvania home
sellers.
- Can my home be in the
MLS the next business day if I am in a hurry? Yes.
You can be in MLS the next business days with our service, not the 3-7
days others offer while you wait for someone to call you back, mail
documents, set up a meeting, or other unnecessary time wasters.
- Does your service include
the Pennsylvania-Specific Property Condition Disclosure?
(and Federal Lead Paint Law Disclosure) Yes. Don't
break the law and increase your chances of a lawsuit. Pennsylvania requires
all sellers (with few exceptions) to complete a written disclosure form.
Don't use a "generic" or non-Pennsylvania-Specific Disclosure, it won't
help you comply with Pennsylvania Requirements. Most of our competitors
don't provide these forms, and you could pay the price for breaking
the law.
- Is a "Showcased"
Realtor.com Listing with extra pictures included? Yes.
Others charge up to $200 extra for a Showcased
Listing on Realtor.com, which is the #1 most popular real estate website.
A Realtor.com Showcased listing is included with our Philadelphia/Eastern
Pennsylvania service at no additional charge and allows you to add an
additional 5 photos and 2500 characters of custom text to the basic
Realtor.com display. A showcased home generates far more traffic then
a standard listing, many of these listings are viewed by more than 50
buyers per day.
- Does my MLS listing
include SIX Photos? Yes. Others don't mention photos
because they offer only one photo. We offer the
main photo plus 5 additional photos which you can email to us. Additional
photos draw more attention to a listing. One photo is worth much more
than 1,000 words, and this helps you show off your home's best qualities.
- Will you last my home
on many, many Real Estate Websites? Yes.
With our service your listing won't be on just one or
two websites, it will be on over many of the most popular local real
estate company websites through our participation in a special program.
- Does your sign say "by
owner," which will lessen the number of agents who will show my
home? No. We offer an Agent
Friendly Yard Sign with Your Phone Number.
When your home is listed in MLS, it is important to
not have a sign that says "for sale by owner." Having a "By
Owner" Sign when you are in MLS reduces the number of agent-led
showings you will receive. Why? Because agents with buyers assume
that means a home is no longer in MLS and will not show it (This is
what they have been taught in all the years the MLS existed). Our sign
has your phone number, says "Home For Sale," and comforts the agents
with "Buyer Agents Welcome" and "MLS Listed." Our sign is "agent friendly"
and reduces showings that are scheduled and drive off without entering
your home, which is a frequent occurrence with people who use signs
that say "By Owner."
- Does your service include
a key lockbox at no extra charge? Yes. Key lockbox=Agent
Friendly Listing=More showings=More Offers=Higher Sale Price: Essential
to get the most number of showings. Many agents don't want to show your
home if access is not through a lockbox. They want their buyer to be
relaxed and take their time while viewing your property, and if you
are there to let them in or out (even if you then leave), the buyer
thinks they are imposing on your time and hurries through the house.
Hurried buyers are much less likely to buy your home. We show you the
security procedure for using that lockbox that the real estate industry
has used successfully for years. Our competitors don't tell you how
important the lockbox is when you are in MLS.
- Does your service include
Pennsylvania-Specific Purchase Agreements?
Yes. When you find a buyer
without an agent and need the forms to complete, this gives you the
option of completing them yourself.
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in the Philadelphia/Eastern Pennsylvania MLS
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