Samara Wigdor

The first step when selling your home is to decide when to sell, or when you want to move. This can depend on a range of factors such as your finances, the property and what stage of life you are in. As long as your home is well presented, it will likely attract interest. So while it could take time, a knowledgeable real estate agent can help you make this choice based on market conditions and personal considerations. 

When selling your home, it’s important to have someone who knows the market give you advice about when to sell and ways to get the most for your house. A Real Estate Broker can help you with that.

 

Another part of the process is getting your home ready to sell. Making your home look its best is the first step of getting it sold. There are many ways to get your home ready, but it’s important to discuss your specific situation with a real estate professional. 

Here are some suggestions on how you can prepare your home: 
✔ Declutter
✔ Deep Clean
✔ Stage the home

Make your home appeal to the broadest range of buyers by depersonalizing it. First impressions count, so use neutral colors and simple furniture arrangements to make rooms appear as spacious as possible. Use large floor rugs, potted plants and plenty of mirrors - even in closets - to give the illusion of added space.

Go through each room of your house and decide which pieces of furniture need to be moved. Start by placing large furniture pieces in the room's corners, followed by medium-sized items, and finally small items like accessories. Placing more items in every corner makes rooms appear more spacious, while ensuring that they still feel cozy.

Staging can help sell a home. Especially if it’s been empty for a while. Staging creates an environment that sets a buyer’s expectation of how they would feel in the space, and gives them ideas on where things could go.

Being a seller is hard work but we're here to help!

Determining a fair asking price is the most critical factor to the success of your house sale. There are many ways to determine the value of your property, including getting professional advice and reviewing comparable sales in your neighbourhood.

My goal is to provide a comprehensive and confidential analysis of your home's value in today's market, using current listings, recently sold properties and local market data. After this critical step is complete, I can help you develop an appropriate asking price designed to get the highest sale price in the shortest amount of time!

To get the best possible price for your home and to sell it quickly, it is important to: 

✔ Understand current market conditions and how they will impact your home's asking price.
✔ Receive a market analysis to give you an appreciation of what comparable homes in your area have recently sold for.
✔ Create value and future negotiating power through chattel inclusions and exclusions.
✔ Develop a pricing strategy and determine an asking price that will sell your home in the shortest amount of time at the best possible price.

For more information on your home's value, visit http://mtlhomevalue.com. 

A high-quality marketing plan is an important part of selling your home. It gives you more control over the way your property is presented to potential buyers, and increases the chances that it will attract a broad audience. Here are a few ways I will help you do that:

✔ Prepare a personalized marketing plan containing all activities intended to market your property to prospective buyers and their real estate representatives.
✔ Place your home on MLS®, making it accessible to all real estate professionals and their clients.
✔ Provide local exposure for your home with a lawn sign, virtual open houses/showings, print and online promotions.
✔ Showcase your property through print and digital marketing, which includes property feature sheets and brochures, “Just Listed” postcards, single property websites, landing pages and social media marketing.
✔ Network with other real estate professionals and my database of clients where applicable, to provide incremental exposure to your home.

Your property is unique. It's important that your marketing plan reflects your property's unique strengths. My marketing services are founded on a keen understanding of the market, proven methods and processes, and a team of professional partners to help us get the job done right. 

After all the hard work of cleaning, deodorizing and decluttering your home, don't leave it to chance that it will sell on its own.  I am here to develop a comprehensive strategy for marketing your property that includes all possible channels - print, broadcast and digital media; direct mail campaigns; yard signs and social media. 

My role as your realtor is to ensure that you have a smooth experience selling or buying a home. I will take care of all the visits, including scheduling them, being present during the visits and following up for feedback.

The most important thing to do when preparing your home for a viewing is to make sure it's inviting. This means making sure your house smells clean, inviting, and easy to see how you want potential buyers to imagine living there. You may not think your home needs any preparation for a viewing, but we can assure you that it will make a tremendous difference in how the house is perceived by viewers. 

Prepare your home for a viewing by following these four tips: 

✔ Light a candle before visits to help get rid of unwanted odors. 
✔ Remove all clutter, personal items and high value items. 
✔ Ensure all the light bulbs in the house have been changed and are functional. 
✔ Make sure your home is tidy and ready for visitors. 

A home viewing is an opportunity to sell your home quickly. A well-presented home will attract more interest and make it stand out from the competition.

Your home sale is completed on closing day when ownership is officially transferred to the buyer. As closing day approaches, there are a number of tasks to complete:

✔ Find a notary to represent your interests and manage closing documentation. The notary is usually chosen by the buyer.
✔ Arrange and schedule your move requirements or obtain estimates from reputable moving companies and book as far in advance as possible.
✔ Contact utilities to have meters read on closing day and coordinate cancellations, transfers and change-of-address notification for medical, financial and contracted services, licenses, subscriptions, memberships, and personal mail.
✔ Meet with your notary to sign required closing documentation to discharge any mortgages, transfer the deed, and to provide the keys for the buyer.

I can help you understand the closing process and its associated tasks!