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List Your House in 2018: Seller Incentives

If you are thinking about listing your home before the end of the year, then the team at Stowe Area Realty may have the EXTRA pluses to motivate you! In addition to our customer-centric, quality service, 100+ years of combined real estate expertise and powerful marketing strategies, we are now offering two incentives through December 2018.*

INCENTIVE 1 - PRE-INSPECTION

InspectionThe home inspection is the most prominent hurdle to clear in a real estate transaction. Inspections are often where sales fall apart, leaving the sellers to pick up the pieces.

When a client contracts to list his or her home with Stowe Area Realty for one year at a Fair Market Value, Stowe Area Realty will pay for a pre-inspection. 

With a top-shelf pre-inspection sellers can:

  • Find out the exact condition of the property.
  • Be confident with an accurate price for the home.
  • Get ahead of any issues by repairing them now, on their timetable.
  • Minimize negotiations later.

At face value, this saves a homeowner/seller between $400 and $800, depending on square footage, but more importantly it’s a proactive step that puts the seller ahead of the curve with less stress down the road.

INCENTIVE 2 - WARRANTY

America Home ShieldAfter a client lists his or her home with Stowe Area Realty, and the house successfully closes, Stowe Area Realty will purchase a one-year Home Warranty Plan from American Home Shield. (AHS® Home Warranty Plans cover many of the repair and replacement costs of more than 20 of a home's major appliances and system parts when they break down due to normal wear and tear.) 

How does that help a seller?

  • Homes with warranties return a higher average sales price.
  • Buyers prefer to buy a home with a warranty.
  • Homes on the market with a warranty sell faster.

A real estate home warranty gives buyers and sellers the protection they need to walk away from the closing table confidently and ready for a new chapter in homeownership.

*Offer available to the first five client(s) to list his or her residential property for a one-year term before December 31, 2018. Client(s) will choose ONE incentive.

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    How to Increase Value in Your Home Prior to Listing

    Stowe Area Realty Broker Ken Libby and Tom Mannion are hosting a FREE SEMINAR FOR POTENTIAL SELLERS:

    How to Increase Value in Your Home Prior to Listing
    Wednesday, August 22, 4:00 p.m.
    Stowe Area Realty, 1056 Mountain Road, Stowe

    The market changes in subtle ways that can affect home-buying strategies; sometimes a small shift can tip the market in favor of buyers or sellers. Do you know where the market is right now? Are you confident that you will get the best deal?

    Our job as REALTORS® is to guide you through the process and help you identify the pitfalls and opportunities. We can take the element of surprise out of the equation and put you in a stronger position to make an informed decision on pricing your home and avoid the risk of making costly mistakes with:

    • Over- or under-estimating the actual value of your home
    • Curb appeal and how it affects home value
    • Staging, rooms to stage and how much of a difference does it make?
    • Importance of photography
    • Knowing the market and its relation to your home value
    • The importance of a pre-inspection
    • How to get the best value for your home
    • Is it a buyers or sellers market and how does it impact your selling price
    • Permits and possible pitfalls
    • Checking titles and boundaries
    • Understanding escrow accounts and time is of the essence
    • How to save on investment properties  
    • 1031 and improvement exchanges
    • Additional value-added topics

    Contact us to RSVP or for more information.

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