Things to expect when selling your Brevard County Home

As a seller you expect folks to enter your home and look around. Sometimes you even expect that they will want to see it again, possibly later the same day. (This is a good thing!)

In the past I have cautioned my sellers to expect some things to happen and do some things to prevent some from happening.

Among these items:

• Do not let anyone into your house without a confirmed appointment. If they knock on the door and you have not been notified of a showing – DO NOT LET ANYONE IN YOUR HOUSE!
• Hide or remove any easily stolen items such as jewelry, laptops, cameras, money. You do not know the persons entering your castle!
• If you have personal firearms, lock them in a cabinet or store offsite. No explanation needed here!
• People will fail to show for appointments. Emergencies do happen. Buyers find houses before they see your house. Most agents will call to cancel but sometimes one fails to do so.
• As a seller you can ask questions of prospective buyers – I can’t. However I always prefer my sellers not be present when prospects view the home.
• If anyone asks you about your price,etc. refer them to your real estate agent. After all that is why you hired a real estate agent to sell your Brevard County Florida home!

This is not an all inclusive list. It has been said many times, “stuff happens!'” The real estate world is no different so expect it!

If selling your Brevard County Florida home or condo is in your future, drop me an email to agent@movng2brevard.com or call me at 321-693-3850 to discuss how a real estate professional can help.

Gary Waters, Florida licensed real estate agent, Bucci Realty, working on an exclusive basis with Century 21 Baytree Realty.

If it looks the same on the outside....

There is the real thing and then there are the knock-offs. You see this in the fashion world all the time. Things look the same but when you really examine closely, there is a real difference.

Think of your house as the real thing. I know there is an ad phrase for Coke I believe that coins that phrase. This is not about Coke - I am a Pepsi guy anyway! Back to your house...

In the neighborhoods around Brevard County's Viera area you will find lots of homes that look similar. In some neighborhoods (with lawn service included), the yards make it all look very, very similar.

Lots of houses for sale. Lots of houses that look the same. As a real estate agent who has viewed many of these properties I can assure - they are not the same.

As a seller it is imperative you make your home stand out from the rest. You want to be the real thing - the one folks remember. The one folks get excited about! For suggestions about how to make your home stand out, please contact me.

Gary Waters, Century 21 Baytree Realty, Rockledge Florida, serving Viera, Suntree and all of Central Brevard County Florida. Email me at agent@moving2brevard.com.

The number one real estate headline....

I noticed in yesterday's paper a common theme among many of the real estate advertisements. Now I will admit I did not count each and every one but there did seem to be one that stood out....

"REDUCED"

Although the word "reduced" may not have shown up in every ad it was evident...Some ads mentioned "make an offer" while some just exclaimed the seller's "motivation!"

Either way, the word is definitely out. Sellers in Viera, Rockledge, Suntree and all of Brevard County Florida are motivated!

Gary Waters, Florida licensed real estate agent, Century 21 Baytree Realty. Please read my other blog at www.moving2brevard.blogspot.com