How To Sell Your House In Georgia

Let Me List Your Home For Sale

I want you to allow me to list your home for sale. This article will give you information on why you should choose me as your listing agent to help you sell your home.
I will begin with a thorough CMA (Comparative Market Analysis) to find out what the homes in your area have recently sold for. That is the most accurate method to determine what your listing price should be. You can check the home values that are listed on the popular sites like Zillow, Trulia, Realtor.com, Homes.com, Yahoo Real Estate and so on, but those values are sometimes inaccurate and not a true indicator of your homes market value. A local Real Estate Agent or appraiser will be your best source to get your home's estimated value from.
My efforts to market your home for sale will be a great benefit to you, as opposed to you trying to sell your home on your own or choosing another source to list it for sale. I thrive on challenges, so I will put more time and effort into accomplishing the sale of your house. I will do things that you (if you're considering trying to sell your home on your own) or some other sources wouldn't want to do.
It will be a great advantage for you to have your home listed for sale in our local mls databases (FMLS & GAMLS). The agents that have pre-qualified home buyers utilize those databases as their main source to find homes to show to their clients. So your FSBO house won't have the main source that agents use to find houses for sale in your local area.
You don't want to spend as much money as I will to efficiently and effectively market, promote and advertise your home for sale. I pay for exposure and/or home buyer leads from Zillow.com, Homes.com, Trulia, Realtor.com, Active Rain, Movoto, Yahoo Real Estate, Homegain, Front Door, MSN Real Estate, AOL Real Estate, HomeFinder, Realbird, Yellowpages.com, Postlets, Point2Agent, Realtown and more. All of my listings are automatically syndicated to those sites mentioned and 1000's of additional websites when I enter them in our listing database, as well as a craigslist posting and an automated youtube video made of your property for sale in Georgia. I use all of the Google SEO products and CPC advertising. I have thousands of friends on Facebook  and over 1100 followers on Twitter.  The very same way that you found my website, your future homebuyer will find your home for sale on my real estate website.
Your home will have dynamic photos, single property websites, amazing virtual tours, breathtaking print & mobile advertising as well as scheduled open houses.
You will get tips to improve your home (if necessary) from me that won't break the bank. I'll relay the buyer feedback to you so you will know what they like and don't like about your home.
And after you've read all this call/text me (404) 503-6562 or email priscillahammond@live.com to schedule an appointment with me so we can get started on selling your home.

What exactly is Earnest Money Deposit?

So you've made it to the point where you've found a home in Georgia that you want to put an offer on. Then your agent tells you to give 1% of the purchase price for an earnest money deposit. What is it and why do you have to pay it? Read on.....

Most offers to buy a house are accompanied by a personal/cashier's check. This check is generally referred to as the "earnest money deposit." The basic reason for the deposit is to convince the seller that the buyer "earnestly" intends to purchase the property. It is not required to purchase a home but most sellers won't seriously consider an offer without it.

The amount of the deposit varies from purchase to purchase, depending on a variety of factors. If a property generates a lot of interest, a buyer may make a larger deposit to convince the seller that their offer is stronger than the others. During hot markets, deposits are generally larger than during slow markets.

In normal times, buyers should hesitate before making a deposit that is larger than 2% of the purchase price. Underwriting guidelines  require strict documentation of such deposits.

There are reasons to try and keep the deposit as small as possible, but not so small that the seller doesn't take it seriously. Once a buyer and seller agree to terms, the earnest money deposit is usually placed in a "trust" account. At that point it is no longer the buyer's money -- it belongs jointly to the buyer and seller.

Almost all deals close and the earnest money funds are applied to the buyer's down payment & closing costs. There are exceptions to that rule.

Some sellers think that if the deal falls through, the earnest money deposit is automatically forfeited. Some buyers think that if the deal doesn't close, they automatically get the money back.

Neither one is true.

Even when the failure to close is the buyer's fault, the seller doesn't have a right to the deposit as a way to punish the buyer. The buyer doesn't automatically get the entire deposit back, even when they are not at fault.

First, there may be a small amount of cancellation fees that must be paid. These fees are collected from the deposit. Second, since the deposit is held in trust, both the buyer and seller must agree on the disposition of the funds in writing and signed by all parties.

If something goes wrong very early in the deal, the seller normally understands and the deposit is usually refunded to the buyer without a fuss. When things go south later on in the transaction, both parties usually exercise common sense and negotiate a fair solution. It is uncommon that the buyer and seller don't agree.

The point is that is always makes sense to reach an agreement. Failure to agree ties the money up for awhile, which could possibly lead to further legal action and inconvenience, and it just becomes a frustrating mess for both sides -- more so than you realize at the time.

Serious problems are the exception, not the rule. Most challenges are routine to a qualified professional real estate agent. The situation may be new to you, but the agent may have dealt with it many times in the past.

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