WHAT IS YOUR HOME WORTH?

WHAT ROB WILL DO TO SELL YOUR HOME

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO SELL YOUR HOME



What is your home worth in today's market?

Let me put my 23 years of experience, knowledge and expertise to work for you.

I will fully explore our local real estate market and compare your property with similar Listings, Sales and Expired Listing to ensure that you receive the highest value you deserve for your home. In the Comox Valley I have personally viewed most of the comparisons and have a great understanding of their value.

For your free home evaluation please complete the form by clicking on the Free Evalutation tab above or just give me a call and we can arrange a time to come see your property and get all the details from you first hand.

Office: 897-3999

Cell:    897-8508

Email: robphil@island.net


Once you've made the decision to sell...

 

These are a few of the sevices I provide if you list your home with me:

 

Listed with MLS which is the NO.1 web site for people SEARCHING for homes

Still photos and Virtual Tour Photography posted on all web sites

Location and info placed on Google Earth

Lawn sign with "Take One" info sheets where applicable

Advertising on my personal website

Advertising on the Coast Realty Website

Weekly ads in the local newspaper

Just Listed Card mailed out to at least 500 residences in your neighborhood

Agents Tour, bringing all the realtors from our office to view your listing

Advertise in my Newsletter which is published 4 times a year and has a distribution of 6000 locally and out of town

Full time assistant and office support staff

Available by pager, email, fax , cell phone or 1-800 through our office

Home feed back service: reports back to you by email after every showing

Monthly update on how things are going

 

 

 What You can do to help sell your home:


To Renovate or not...

 

Appraisal Institute of Canada offers the top 10 renos with the highest resale return:

Interior Paint 73% (other sources say up to 300%)

Kitchen Reno 72%

Bathroom Reno  68%

Exterior Paint   65%

Flooring Upgrades 62%

Window/ Door replacement 57%

Family room (especially main floor) 51%

Fireplace addition  50%

Basement reno/ finishing  49%

Furnace/ Heating upgrades  48%

Two projects that are unlikely to pay off at resale are swimming pools and excessive landscaping. Reducing bedrooms to less than 3 can potentially lower the value of your home.

The Appraisal Institute offers an online worksheet for several home renos so you can get an automatic calculation of resale value for your actual dollar spent.

http://www.aicanada.ca/renova/resourcecenter_renova_all.cfm

Bare Basics that really help:


Repair anything chipped, leaking or broken. (especially chipped or peeling paint, and broken light fixtures)

2.      Fresh coat of paint in neutral colors, especially in the entry .

3.     Reduce clutter where ever you can, put as much as you can away and out of sight. Prospective buyers have a harder time imagining their stuff in the home when there is too much of yours.

4.     Replace out dated lighting fixtures, bathroom fixtures.

5.    Curb appeal is very important for first impressions. Add colorful flowers, make sure the yard is free of toys or tools, lawn trimmed and cut. Excessive landscaping can scare potential buyers but some greenery to frame the entry is always welcoming. Clear and sweep all walkways.

6.      Remove as much as you can from kitchen counters. If  kitchen renos are out of the question, new  paint, new backsplash or light fixtures can really help.

7.      Tidy all storage areas

8.     Clean Clean Clean, especially windows, window coverings and bathrooms.