When you are ready to sell your Estates home, you need to ask yourself some questions: If I choose to "do it myself", will the results be as good as they will if I use Sue's professional assistance? Will it go as smoothly? Am I willing to give up a large part of my personal time? Will I end up selling it for the right price? Do I understand all of the security, legal, technical, financial and disclosure issues? Will I end up with more money in my pocket if I list with Sue?

For Sale By Owner
Will I end up with more money in my pocket if I list with Sue? NAR studies show that homes sold without an agent sell for less and take longer to sell than with a professional Realtor®.

Pricing
Begins with a determination of a reasonable asking price. What the current market will bear. As part of the listing, Sue will provide you with up to date information on what is happening in The Estates, the price, terms and all of the factors that result in getting your house sold at the best price, quickly and with minimal hassles.

Marketing
The next step is Sue's Exclusive Estates Marketing System™ Marketing includes the exposure of your house to other top selling agents in the metro area and to the public. Sue is the marketing coordinator, disbursing information about your property through the Multiple Listing Service, her network of Certified Residential Specialists (the top 5 % of all agents), her RE/MAX network of more than 45,000 agents (studies show that 82% of sales are the result of the agent's contacts) and other marketing networks including virtual tours of your house on the Internet. As part of the listing Sue will provide you with a personalized marketing program for your house.

Security
When your property is marketed by Sue, you do not have unaccompanied strangers coming into your home. Cooperating agents will generally pre-screen and are required to accompany qualified prospects through your house.

Negotiating
Sue will help you objectively evaluate every buyer's proposal without compromising your position. The initial contact agreement is only the start of a process of inspections, loan commitments, title commitments, legal disclosures, and appraisals....a lot of pitfalls.

Follow-up and closing
Between the initial contract and closing, many problems may arise. Such as, a cloud on your properties' title recorded under a name similar to yours, financing problems, inspection issues, required disclosures, appraisal problems and many more. The required knowledge and paper work alone is overwhelming and issues pertaining only to The Estates are not known to the inexperienced. Sue is the best person to help you resolve these issues and bring the transaction to the closing table.

Peace of mind
Estates real estate transactions are in the $300,000 to $800,000 price range. If you had a $300,000 income tax problem would you attempt to deal with it without a CPA? If you had a $300,000 legal question, would you deal with it without an attorney? Is it in your best interest to consider a deal in real estate without the proven professional assistance of Sue Bays!