Jim McKibben
ABR, CSP, e-PRO, SRES, Assoc. Broker/REALTOR®

Sandi McKibben
REALTOR®

517-655-5580
517-204-8886

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Free Information For Sellers

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Efforts to market your home begin before you sign the listing agreement.  Our ongoing advertising and promotion program generates a pool of prospective buyers – one of which may be interested in your home.

Specific marketing activities for your home begin the moment you sign the listing agreement.  From installing the “For Sale” sign, to scheduling and writing advertisements, we are constantly working to sell your home.  Our proven plan is designed to make as many people as possible, including real estate agents and prospective buyers, aware of your home’s features.

Marketing Plan

1. Perform a comprehensive Comparative Market Analysis.
2. Give Instructions to you on how to make the home most presentable to a buyer.
3. Place a lockbox on the door to facilitate ease of showings.
4. Enter your home into the MLS (Multiple Listing Service).  It gives Realtors all the pertinent information and pictures of your home.  We want to make your home as appealing as possible to other Realtors as they are actively working with buyers for your home.
5. Write ads for your home. 
6. Homes & Lifestyles Magazine is the best quality full color real estate magazine in our area. It is also available on the internet.
7. We photograph your home with a digital camera for use on websites, brochures, and home magazines.
8. We prepare a visual tour of your home and place it on our website.  We also, request a visual tour for the Briarwood Realty website.
9. A Briarwood Realty for sale sign is placed on your property.
10. We prepare a full color brochure for your home.  It will feature multiple interior and exterior photographs. It will also highlight many of your home’s fine features.
11. Top agents in our area will be notified that your home has been put on the market.
12. We send out mailers and emails to all prospective buyers.
13. We will schedule all showings. After your home has been shown, we will request feedback and relay that information to you.
14. Open houses will be scheduled if desired.
15. We don’t get paid until your home sells!!!  Rest assured we will work as hard as possible to get your home SOLD!!!

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The first step in selling your home is to determine the market value of your home.  We determine the market value by evaluating the most recent sales in your area and how they compare to your home.  This allows us to sell your home at the highest possible price.  If you are thinking of selling and would like a FREE no obligation market analysis on your home, call us at (517)204-8886 or (517)655-5580.  You can also email us from this page.  The next step is getting your home ready to sell.  The following are some tips and suggestions on how to get your home ready.

Inside: 

Clean!!
Have the carpet shampooed; wax the floors, clean the walls, windows, blinds, drapes    and lighting fixtures.
Kitchen and bathrooms
Clear off counter tops.  Leave your canisters and little else.  Maximize the available counter space.  These rooms should be gleaming.  Clean the stove, microwave and refrigerator.
Repairs
Identify and repair dripping faucets, sticking or creaking doors, etc.  When people see areas of disrepair they begin to wonder whether there may be other unseen problems.
Closets
Remove out of season clothing. Organize your clothing and the shoes on the floor.  Remove all clutter from cabinets and closets.
Furniture
The less furniture, the larger a room appears to be.
A Light Appearance
As a rule, do everything to lighten the appearance of the home.  Raise the blinds, open the drapes and use light colors.

Outside:

The House
Take a close look as you walk the property.  Clean anything that looks unkempt or dirty; repair or replace anything that looks loose, dingy, rusted or broken.  Clean the exterior light fixtures and wash the windows.
The Yard
Weed the flower beds; trim the trees and shrubs.  Lay ground cover.
Front Entry
It’s the first thing your buyers see as they stand and wait for the door to open.  It’s     worth the extra effort to spruce it up.
The Garage
Discard virtually everything in the garage that hasn’t been used for a year.  Wash it down.

We hope these tips will be helpful.  It’s a lot of work but it will pay off when you receive top dollar for you home.

If you are buying a your home in the Greater Lansing area, please be sure to
visit the section for buying a home. Remember, if you have any questions
about the process, we are only a phone call or email away!