Are You Ready to Sell?

It is hard to show you everything we do to sell your home over the internet but here is a taste of what to expect from us when we come to your home to give you a listing presentation.

• We do take great pride in not bothering our potential clients.
• We at Team Munson, Inc. do not want us to be the reason you put yourself on the “Do not call List.”
• We will provide you all the possible ways to get a hold of us.
• We assure you that if you choose Team Munson Inc. to sell your home you will not be making a mistake.
• We compete with the best in the industry.
  
  Some of the things we do for you
  1. We put your listing on several websites to get the E-buyers
  
  2. We do FULL COLOR FLYERS for your home and your flyer box will stay full!
  
  3. We do a virtual walk through of your home not just pictures (Team Munson Exclusive)
  
  4. We submit your listing to the Home Show to have it put on TV. All of the homes we have submitted have been selected because of the photo qualities.
  
  5. We take well over 15 pictures of your home to best market it. Other agents have tried to take our photos because they are so GOOD!
  
  6. We advertise in selected newspapers across the USA.
  
  7. You get a Team not just one Agent trying to Sell your home
  
  8. We give you a Home Warranty during the listing period of your home, for FREE!
  
  9. We will answer one of our phone numbers we provide! We have five ways to get a hold of someone on our Team so we don’t miss a potential buyer.
  
  10. We have preferred lenders to help the Buyer in getting affordable financing. We provide four ways to buy your home on the back of the flyer at your request.
  
  11. We walk your home and tell you things you can do to make your home more marketable.
  
  12. WE DO NOT ADVERTISE ANYTHING ELSE BUT YOUR HOME ON OUR FLYERS. YOU WILL NOT SEE A PICTURE OF US BECAUSE WE ARE NOT FOR SALE… YOUR HOME IS!
  
  Below are some articles about selling your home and some tips. Read at your leisure but just remember that today someone else is putting their house on the market and it could impact what you will get for yours. Just remember that you get what you pay for. Remember the bitterness of poor quality lingers long after the sweetness of a cheap price is forgotten! –the home owner who did not go with Team Munson Inc.
  
  5 Reasons You Need
  
  1. A real estate transaction is complicated. In most cases, buying or selling a home requires disclosure forms, inspection reports, mortgage documents, insurance policies, deeds, and multi-page government-mandated settlement statements. A knowledgeable guide through this complexity can help you avoid delays or costly mistakes.
  
  2. Selling or buying a home is time consuming. Even in a strong market, homes in our area stay on the market for an average of 90 + days. And it usually takes another 60 days or so for the transaction to close after an offer is accepted.
  
  3. Real estate has its own language. If you don’t know a CMA from a PUD, you can understand why it’s important to work with someone who speaks that language.
  
  4. have done it before. Most people buy and sell only a few homes in a lifetime, usually with quite a few years in between each purchase. And even if you’ve done it before, laws and regulations change. That’s why having an expert on your side is critical.
  
  5. provide objectivity. Since a home often symbolizes family, rest, and security, not just four walls and roof, home selling or buying is often a very emotional undertaking. And for most people, a home is the biggest purchase they’ll ever make. Having a concerned, but objective, third party helps you keep focused on both the business and emotional issues most important to you.
  
  6. are members of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF , a trade organization of more than 1 million members nationwide. subscribe to a stringent code of ethics that helps guarantee the highest level of service and integrity.
  
  5 Things to Do Before You Sell
  
  1. Get estimates from a reliable repairperson on items that need to be replaced soon, such as a roof or worn carpeting, for example. In this way, buyers will have a better sense of how much these needed repairs will affect their costs.
  
  2. Have a termite inspection to prove to buyers that the property is not infested.
  
  3. Get a pre-sale home inspection so you’ll be able to make repairs before buyers become concerned and cancel a contract.
  
  4. Gather together warranties and guarantees on the furnace, appliances, and other items that will remain with the house.
  
  5. Fill out a disclosure form provided by your sales associate. Take the time to be sure that you don’t forget problems, however minor, that might create liability for you after the sale.
  
  10 Ways to Make Your House More Saleable
  
  1. Get rid of clutter. Throw out or file stacks of newspapers and magazines. Pack away most of your small decorative items. Store out-of-season clothing to make closets seem roomier. Clean out the garage.
  
  2. Wash your windows and screens to let more light into the interior.
  
  3. Keep everything extra clean. Wash fingerprints from light switch plates. Mop and wax floors. Clean the stove and refrigerator. A clean house makes a better first impression and convinces buyers that the home has been well cared for.
  
  4. Get rid of smells. Clean carpeting and drapes to eliminate cooking odors, smoke, and pet smells. Open the windows.
  
  5. Put higher wattage bulbs in light sockets to make rooms seem brighter, especially basements and other dark rooms. Replace any burnt-out bulbs.
  
  6. Make minor repairs that can create a bad impression. Small problems, such as sticky doors, torn screens, cracked caulking, or a dripping faucet, may seem trivial, but they’ll give buyers the impression that the house isn’t well maintained.
  
  7. Tidy your yard. Cut the grass, rake the leaves, trim the bushes, and edge the walks. Put a pot or two of bright flowers near the entryway.
  
  8. Patch holes in your driveway and reapply sealant, if applicable.
  
  9. Clean your gutters.
  
  10. Polish your front doorknob and door numbers.
  
  5 Ways to Speed Up Your Sale
  
  1. Price it right. Set a price at the lower end of your property’s realistic price range.
  
  2. Get your house market-ready for at least two weeks before you begin showing it.
  
  3. Be flexible about showings. It’s often disruptive to have a house ready to show on the spur of the moment, but the more often someone can see your home, the sooner you’ll find a seller.
  
  4. Be ready for the offers. Decide in advance what price and terms you’ll find acceptable.
  
  5. Don’t refuse to drop the price. If your home has been on the market for more than 30 days without an offer, be prepared to lower your asking price.
  
  Understanding Capital Gains in Real Estate
  When you sell a stock, you owe taxes on your gain—the difference between what you paid for the stock and what you sold it for. The same is true with selling a home (or a second home), but there are some special considerations.
  How to Calculate Gain In real estate, capital gains are based not on what you paid for the home, but on its adjusted cost basis.
  To calculate this:
  
  1. Take the purchase price of the home: This is the sale price, not the amount of money you actually contributed at closing.
  
  2. Add adjustments:
• Cost of the purchase—including transfer fees, attorney fees, inspections, but not points you paid on your mortgage.
• Cost of sale—including inspections, attorney’s fee, real estate commission, and money you spent to fix up your home just prior to sale.
• Cost of improvements—including room additions, deck, etc. Note here that improvements do not include repairing or replacing something already there, such as putting on a new roof or buying a new furnace.
  
  3. The total of this is the adjusted cost basis of your home.
  
  4. Subtract this adjusted cost basis from the amount you sell your home for.
  
  This is your capital gain. A Special Real Estate Exemption for Capital Gains Since 1997, up to $250,000 in capital gains ($500,000 for a married couple) on the sale of a home is exempt from taxation if you meet the following criteria:
• You have lived in the home as your principal residence for two out of the last five years.
• You have not sold or exchanged another home during the two years preceding the sale. Also note that as of 2003, you also may qualify for this exemption if you meet what the IRS calls “unforeseen circumstances,” such as job loss, divorce, or family medical emergency.