My husband and I recently sold one of our houses on Craig's List...we used a real estate lawyer. The buyer used a real estate lawyer. It was very smooth.
Where is your Cape Cod House? We are looking for a house in Falmouth. Email us if it''s in Falmouth, thank you...
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Selling your home in Hrwich Port will best be done using Kinlin Grover in Harwich Port. I am an agent at that office. my cell number is 508-237-1970 or call the office at 508-432-8800. My e-mail is aandolina@comcast.net. Mention Trulia when you write or call.Selling a house depends mostly on the price. There is a high correlation between price and time. The higher the price, the longer the time. Also condition. A "buyer's" market is tough on a seller who wants a high price. Look at the assessed price then all the solds in your area. I would be glad to do a CMA if you let me have your address. Thanks, Mary Andolina

Okay, you are under time constraints which limits your ability - I think trying to sell it yourself is going to be more of an "uphill" battle than you can handle. Using a realtor, you gain exposure to so much- other realtors, the Multiple Listing Service, company ads, Open Houses, and just talk amongst ourselves with our office mates. Networking is HUGE. As an owner, you don't have that. You chances of selling with a realtor are higher percentages, than selling by yourself. Hire a professional - it will make your life, which appears to be under a strain, so much easier.

Don't mess around with this important financial decision...USE AN AGENT. Cape Cod market is down and you're starting at the end of the buying season. Let me know if you need assistance finding a great agent.

I too have a home on the Cape and firmly believe that to obtain the highest net proceeds you must use a realtor. You have a unigque home in a unique location that needs to be marketed to a certian buyer. Not all realtors have that ability so you must ask the right questions. I may be able to assist you in selecting the right realtor to represent you.

Thinking of Selling Your Home? Consider this . . .

You own a home in Massachusetts. You know first hand the sacrifice it takes and the rewards it brings. It was probably the single largest purchase of your life, is now your largest asset and, if you’ve owned it for more than a few years, its value has increased far faster than any other asset you own. Before you attempt to sell it you need to know “the rest of the story”.

The National Association of REALTORS® 2006 Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers survey found that homes sold with the assistance of a real estate professional sell, on average, for 23% more than for those sold by their owners without professional assistance. Specifically, homes sold with the assistance of a real estate professional sold for a median price of $385,000 compared to a median price of $312,000 for homes sold without help from an industry professional.

The survey also revealed that nationally 51% of homeowners selling without assistance used yard signs to market their homes while 31% used newspaper ads and 29% used open houses as their marketing tools. On the other hand, an overwhelming majority, 84% nationally and 79% in Massachusetts, relied on real estate agents to sell a home.

A smaller percentage of homeowners selling without assistance rely on the Internet to sell their homes. Those who promote this as a good idea fail to note, as the survey does clearly, that 8 of 10 buyers who initially used the Internet to search for a home ultimately employed a real estate professional to complete their purchase. Knowing how and where to market your property is a very important part of what professional agents provide their clients. Not fully understanding how to best reach the market can lead to costly mistakes.

Properly pricing your home may be even more important. Price it too high and lose many potential buyers; price it too low and give away a portion of its value. Correctly pricing your home for sale, right from the beginning, may be the single most important decision a seller has to make. Typically urgency is greatest during the first few weeks a home is on the market. As a result, once the initial excitement dies down, the chances of getting the highest price for the home also diminish.

Real estate professionals value properties every day with clear, complete, first hand knowledge. They also understand how best to show a home and can recommend repairs or cosmetic work that can significantly enhance the salability and/or sale price of your home. An agent will monitor the public’s reaction to your offering price, report these reactions to you on a timely basis, and negotiate on your behalf – advising you on the best course of action for a sale to ensure it’s completed in a desirable time period and for the best possible price. They advise, you decide.

Open houses and showings that sellers do without assistance can expose them to personal and property risks and/or waste their valuable time because the prospective buyer may not be qualified to buy their home. Professional agents help avoid these problems by pre-qualifying buyers and accompanying them to the home.

The survey also found that the paperwork required for real estate transactions these days can be complex and often very confusing to both buyers and sellers. Sellers find it the most troubling part of selling without professional help. Real estate professionals and your attorney are important to completing a transaction safely and efficiently.

After signing a Purchase and Sale Agreement, scheduling and accompanying inspections, insuring that contingencies have been satisfied, and tracking the mortgage process up to the closing can be complicated and time consuming. Real estate professionals understand the process, are experienced at efficiently directing it every day and, by helping you through it, allow you to concentrate on your normal routine.

From properly pricing and intelligently marketing your property to getting through the negotiations, paperwork and contingencies, real estate professionals are trained to ensure the process goes smoothly. Today, approximately nine out of every 10 home sellers in Massachusetts hire a real estate agent to help them complete the sale of their home. As your single most valuable asset, the sale of your home deserves to be treated with great care by an industry professional who is trained to sell it on your schedule and for the highest possible price. Why would you settle for less?


© 2006 Massachusetts Association of REALTORS®

Hi, I am looking for a marsh view home on the Cape! Email me... jjlrao@gmail.com

Jeanne
Put yourself in the place of a buyer...
What would you do...hire an agent (for free)...for slog it out on your own?
Who could do the best job getting me best deal...?
In most cases the buyer will use an agent because we work for free. Inmost cases the cost of using a Realtor is not as much as you might at first think.
Good luck

Now more than ever it is important to use a Realtor. An experienced Realtor knows how to market your property effectively in this down market. If you are looking to sell this property in a short amount of time you do not have the luxury of trial and error marketing. Interview some local Realtors and be sure to ask who they would market your property too and how.