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How to Sell a House Fast With a Realtor

September 16th, 2014  |  Insurance

 Jon Edwards is an established Toronto resident and Real Estate expert who recently became Broker of Remax Urban Toronto. Jon’s passion for real estate is fueled by the hustle and bustle of Toronto (and possibly tremendous amounts of coffee!). Pop in for a visit to see his 1860’s Victorian Brokerage Agency on King Street East or check out his website www.jonedwards.ca


The real estate industry has always presented amazing challenges for realtors, which has only made them even more results-oriented and determined to achieve superior results for their clients. One of the greatest desires of a seller is to sell a house fast and one of the key duties of a realtor is to assist them in accomplishing all of their desires. A professional and truly experienced real estate agent will display the dedication, vision, knowledge, and skills required to successfully help clients sell a house fast, and for a higher price. 

 

Profound Knowledge of Local Real Estate Market

You can always sell a house fast if you reduce the price, but that’s not exactly what clients have in mind. The whole purpose of working with a good realtor is to sell the house fast at the best possible price. The first thing that a realtor can help you with is determine just what your property is worth. Realtors use a full suite of criteria to establish the true market value of your home, including the size and condition of the property, as well as the location, market situation, and appreciation rate in the area. Once you become fully aware of your expectations, you can start working with your realtor and sell a house fast enough and for a price high enough to make you happy.

 

Preparing the House for Sale

Unfortunately, statistics demonstrate very clearly that properties need to be staged in order to be sold quickly and efficiently. It is important that you target your specific category of buyers and offer them what they need to see in your property. That is where your realtor comes in. Realtors know the mentality and preferences of buyers and they know exactly what buyers expect in a property. They can advise you and guide you through renovations and repairs so that you can sell a house fast without spending a fortune to increase its value. They know just what small investments you need to add more value to your home and how to arrange and clean your house to make it more appealing to your buyers. 

Effective and Targeted Marketing

A realtor has the necessary expertise to adequately and efficiently promote your property to get the attention of the buyers. It is their profound understanding of the buyers’ needs that helps them achieve the best results in their marketing efforts. Furthermore, realtors know marketing well because that is 50% of their work. They know what methods work and what methods don’t work. They know how to advertise and where. Unless you are a marketing expert yourself, you can hardly get the same results. With a realtor more people will learn about your property and become interested in it faster.

These are just some of the reasons why a realtor can help you sell a house fast. However, it is primarily their extensive expertise and their knowledge of the market that drives them in their pursuit of closing deals quickly and keeping clients happy.  

Want more advice for selling your property? Feel free to contact me. I can guide you through the sales process and advise you on what to do even before you list your property. 

 

About the author 

Jon Edwards is a distinguished property professional with a wealth of expertise in all facets of real estate and property management services operating in Toronto, Canada. He runs a BBB Accredited Business providing the highest standards of excellence to his clients. He additionally abides by the strict code of ethics of the Toronto Real Estate Board, consistently committed to the growth of the Greater Toronto community. Furthermore, Jon was honored with inclusion into the Ontario Real Estate Association, a distinguished society that reunites the most knowledgeable and best trained real estate professionals in the world.

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