Ready to sell your Buffalo home?
Posted by Colleen Kulikowski, Licensed Real Estate Salesperson (716) 650-0051 on Feb 16, 2012 in Home Seller Resources
Selling your home is different today!
Ready to sell your Buffalo area home? Well let’s talk about how the consumer searches for their next home.
Most consumers start with this handy Internet tool called Google. You may have heard of it before. In fact, within the last twenty years it has become a new word in our vocabulary and went from being used as a noun to a verb rather quickly. Think about how often you use it for other things. It is natural that home buyers would use it to start their home search. In fact there was a recent study by the National Association of Realtors that 65% of home buyers saw the home they purchase first on the Internet. Do I have your attention yet?
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Why is that important to you the home seller?
Well if that is where buyers are starting their search don’t you want to be there with your home for sale? In January 2011 we had 237 buyers contact us either through this site, our home search website, via phone or email about purchasing homes. Most likely you are searching to find a Realtor to represent you in the sale of your home and have found this article. Sure lots of Realtors will tell you about their company’s website, and that they will put you on Trulia, Zillow and Realtor.com and dozens more.
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But we all do that. What do they do to make your home for sale stand out from the rest? I will tell you it is not a featured position on those National home search sites. I have said it before:
The Internet is not a magic bullet in getting your home sold. I want you to understand that while National Internet Exposure will not hurt your marketing efforts, it is only a small aspect. What you want when selling your home is a quick effortless sale at the highest price in the least amount of time. Each professional you meet has a different method of achieving that goal. What you the consumer have to figure out is the facts from the fiction.
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Why you need us!
In today’s highly competitive market, it is important that you not only price your home correctly but also understand that marketing your home for sale is different today. Marketing a home for sale does not just mean putting it in the MLS, holding an Open House, and putting into in the paper anymore. To work with a team that understand the nature of the home buyer and ensure that they see your home on the Internet. But it also means that your agent understand how to leverage things like home staging, networking within the community and being creative in getting your home sold! Skilled Professionals will also be able to prepare you what to expect from potential buyers.
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We have spent the time to maximize the exposure of our Real Estate websites and of my IDX on the internet. This gives the Buffalo Real Estate News website great positioning on the search engines for those that are searching for homes for sale. You want your home to be seen everywhere; not just the expected locations either. To find out more about how we can assist you to getting your home sold, please call us today at (716) 650-0051!
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Additional Articles of Interest:
Thinking of selling your Erie County home? Interested in finding out the current market value of your single family home, condo or investment property? Then call www.BestBuffaloHomes.com at (716) 650-0051 to discuss what is happening in today’s Western New York Real Estate Market. We would be happy to give you a personalized Comparative Market Analysis for your home or assist you to purchase a home. View additional WNY Market Area Statistics here.
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