Wednesday, June 11, 2014

The Power of the MLS

Have you ever tried to sell your home yourself? Often the only thing missing is the power of the MLS or Multiple Listing Service. The MLS is what takes your homes listing information and distributes it to the hundreds of real estate agents selling homes each and every day.

But there's more to it than the MLS. Sure, the MLS makes life much much easier. But it's not all about the MLS. If it were, there would never be a home that didn't sell when it was listed with a real estate agent. The truth is, selling a home takes the MLS, but it also take a special recipe of marketing, communication, and condition. Without all these things working together to sell the home, it will expire - MLS or not.

If you're considering selling your home you must consider several agents - even agents from the same agency. Because while many of us have the same tools available, we may use them differently.

Here's what you get when you list your home with me.

You get the MLS. It's an automatic. But from there, your home is Actively Marketed through the MLS to agents within the local association. And if your home is close to another MLS association, I send the information to the agents of that group too. After all, we don't really care who brings the buyer, right? Just so long as we have a well qualified ready and willing buyer.

I won't give away all my trade secrets here, but you also get listed on over 350 other websites including Realtor.com, Trulia.com, Zillow.com and Craiglist.

I tell everyone in your neighborhood about your home for sale. I try to get a team of people working to find you a buyer.

I keep in contact with you on a weekly basis so you know how many showings you've had and what people thought of the home. We might need to reduce the price or make some repairs to get the home sold. But if we don't know what people are saying, it's hard to know what to do. Buyer feedback is a great tool and I work hard to get it for you.

When we receive an offer, I'm going to negotiate it with you. There's never a simple yes or no to an offer. A lot goes into the decision to accept an offer and I help you weed out all your options so that you can make the right decision for you.

You don't have to feel alone when selling your home. Hire a great agents, such as myself, to get you set off on the right foot and get your home sold quickly.

Call me at 402-239-9668 or visit my webpage at www.shellyn.net for more information.