Best Marketing Practices to Sell Your Tampa Home

The decision to sell your home is monumental! Once you make the decision to sell your Tampa home, there are many factors to consider to be sure you sell your home in the right amount of time, for the right price, and to the right buyer.

Your RE/MAX Premier Group professional should be included every step of the way as you sell your Tampa home.

More than 90 percent of home shoppers today look for homes on the Internet. Choose a Tampa real estate agent that will sell your Tampa home through all forms of electronic and print media and be sure the agency you choose has a dominating Web presence. Ask the agent you choose to sell your home to explain how Internet presence is established and maintained. Ask about electronic business and social networking intended to make selling your home easier.

Your Tampa home can sell more quickly and for a higher price if your real estate agency uses only the highest quality photographs and other marketing tools. Ask in what publications, on which television or radio stations, and on which Web sites and listing services your Tampa home will appear. You should be involved in creating a marketing plan to sell your home.

It is your real estate professional's primary responsibility to market your Tampa home, but there are many ways you can follow up on that marketing.

Choose a professional Tampa real estate professional to sell your Tampa home - one who will be upfront and available.
Conduct an interview with professional Tampa real estate agents before choosing one.
Realize that your real estate professional is investing in you and the marketing of your home. The right Tampa real estate agent will help you sell your Tampa home for the best price possible.
Realize that you may need to invest in minor home repairs, fresh paint, etc.
Timing and the current real estate market will be a big factor in the speed with which you sell your Tampa home.
Ask your professional RE/MAX Premier Group associate for a free consultation to determine the best way to market and sell your Tampa home.
The more you understand the selling process, the more you and your RE/MAX Premier Group professional can work together to sell your home smoothly and swiftly.
A Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) and appraisal will help you and your RE/MAX Premier Group professional determine the correct selling price.
Before you sell or even place your Tampa home on the market, you should make minor repairs.
Take family photos off the wall when attempting to sell your home. Replace worn carpet. Paint walls in neutral colors. Ask your RE/MAX Premier Group professional for more suggestions or see our article on "How to Stage your Home to Sell".
Plant flowers to create curb appeal. Keep grass trimmed and fix minor exterior problems.
You will need to be ready to show your Tampa home to potential home buyers at all times.
Create a warm, welcoming atmosphere in your home for showings.
When a RE/MAX Premier Group professional shows your Tampa home, leave, but leave the lights on and the doors open to create space and good traffic flow.
When you receive an offer, even if you're in a hurry to sell your home, don't rush. Wait for your RE/MAX Premier Group professional to explain all the details of the offer to you.
A counter offer might help you raise the price of your Tampa home. Your RE/MAX Premier Group professional will be there to help you through this process.
Consider all the terms and contingencies in the offer before you sell your home.
Stay in close contact with your RE/MAX Premier Group professional during the closing process.
Make sure your title is clean and free of encroachments.
Your home must be delivered to the buyer in the same condition in which it was originally viewed.

For more information on Tampa Real Estate, Tampa Bay Real Estate, or buying/selling your Tampa home, please contact us at 813-929-7600 or via e-mail at Info@PremierHomeStore.com. We will be happy to provide you a Customized Marketing Plan to sell your most valuable asset: your home. There is no substitute for experience and knowledge!

Your RE/MAX Premier Group real estate agent is here to serve you!