What Good Sandpoint Idaho Real Estate Agents Should do for your when Selling your Home

Sandpoint, Idaho is a beautiful place to live, and the area has been growing like crazy, especially over the last 20 years.  Moving to Sandpoint has been a dream come true for many people. Perhaps you live in Sandpoint already and want to move out of town to the country  or to a bigger house.  These are a just  few reasons why as a seller you need to contact any one of many Sandpoint Idaho real estate agents.

When getting ready to sell your house, what should your real estate agent do for you? What type of services should they offer to earn their commission? Let’s take a look at some of the services that Sandpoint Idaho real estate agents could provide.

• Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) is something that all Sandpoint Real estate agents should offer. This is different from a full appraisal. A comparative market analysis gives you an estimate of your homes value compared to other similar homes on the market. It will look at homes that have sold over the last year as well as ones currently on the market. I would recommend talking to anywhere from three to five Sandpoint Idaho real estate agents for a CMA before choosing one to sell your house. We had three CMA’s done on our house a year ago, and the sale price that the three agents suggested differed by almost $10,000. But this doesn’t necessarily mean that you should list with the agent that quotes the highest price.
  
• A good agent should offer good tips to help you make your home more marketable. This may mean a bit of fix up here and there, or just how to pack up unneeded items to help your house look more spacious and livable.
  
• Exposure of your home through various media to reach prospective buyers. This should include listing your home with the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) so all agents in the area are aware that you house is for sale, listing in a local real estate publication, online listing on their web site, newspaper exposure, and any flyers or pamphlets. Exposure includes taking pictures and writing descriptions. Advertising is usually the biggest outside expense to list a property for sale.
  
• Place a “For Sale” sign on your property with all needed contact information, and preferably with a flyer giving some basic details about your home for potential buyers to pick up. This is especially helpful for buyers who are driving around looking at possible neighborhoods to live in and homes to buy, it will help them to remember your house from others they may see.
  
• Holding and Open House to show the property
  
• Sandpoint Idaho real estate agents should provide you with a real property condition disclosure form to complete (necessary by most State laws) and any other needed forms.
  
• They should be available as a contact person to answer any questions about the property, they should set appointments and show the house to prospective buyers.
  
• They should prescreen buyers to ensure that they are financially able to purchase your home. This really helps to stream line the purchase process and save you time from entertaining offers from buyers who cannot qualify to buy your home.
  
• Your Sandpoint Idaho real estate agents should represent your best interest when negotiating sale price. They should prepare all standard real estate purchase contract paperwork.
  
• The agent will hold any earnest payment check in escrow from the buyer until closing.

Good luck as you choose one of the many Sandpoint Idaho real estate agents available to help sell your home, most are very good and competent in what they do, so find one that you like and can work well with for the long haul.