Articles and Advice

Getting Your House Ready to Sell  

Want to Start Off With a High Sales Price?

• When You Meet With Agents
• A Sales Practice Called "Buying a Listing"
• What Happens Behind the Scenes
• Dropping Your Price -- Too Late
• Realtors Talk to One Another About Your Agent

Types of Listing Contracts

• Open Listings
• One-time Show
• Exclusive Agency Listings
• Exclusive Right to Sell

Details of a Listing Contract

• Price and Terms of Sale
• Real Estate Commission
• Multiple Listing Service
• Agency and Salesperson Responsibilities
• The Lockbox
• Resolving Disputes with Your Agent

Listing Commissions and Related Issues

• About Commissions
• Some Commission-Related Questions
• How and When the Commission is Earned

The Listing Agent & Basic Marketing 

• The "Real" Role of a Listing Agent
• The "For Sale" Sign
• Flyers and the Brochure Box

The Listing Agent - Marketing Your House to Other Agents

• The Multiple Listing Service
• Office Preview
• Broker Preview
• Sending Flyers to Agents
• Marketing Sessions

The Listing Agent - Marketing Your House to Homebuyers

• The Purpose of Advertising in General
• Real Estate Office Advertising
• Individual Agent Advertising
• Open Houses

Showing Your House to Home Buyers

• Convenience & Availability 
• Why You Should Not be Home
• Lighting
• Fragrances
• Pet Control
• The Kitchen Trash
• Tidiness Counts

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Joanne Flick, Broker/Realtor® | 3840 Henderson Dr., Jacksonville, NC 28546
joanne@joanneflick.com | Direct: (910) 787-2160 | Fax: (509) 351-6124