If you are considering selling your home answer the following 25 questions. Your answers to these questions will help you determine if you require the services of a real estate professional to help you prepare and sell your home.

1. Do you have the time, energy and contacts to handle all the aspects of selling your home?
   Yes     No
2. If you do it yourself, do you think the results would be as good or better than if you use a " competent" real estate professional to assist you with your home purchase?
   Yes     No
3. Can your personal time be spent better doing other activities, rather than marketing and showing your home?
   Yes     No
4. Are you comfortable dealing with contracts and legal issues?
   Yes     No
5. Do you have "free" access to legal real estate advice and real estate contracts?
   Yes     No
6. Do you have access to the "true" price your neighboring homes sold for excluding any seller paid incentives to broker or buyer?
   Yes     No
7. Do you know how to price your home?
   Yes     No
8. Do you know how to stage your home?
   Yes     No
9. Are you available on short notice to show your home?
   Yes     No
10. Do you have the ability to pre-qualify a buyer before showing your home?
    Yes     No
11. Are you comfortable showing strangers through your home? Do you feel they are a security risk?
    Yes     No
12. Do you have the time, budget, resources and expertise to market your home for sale?
    Yes     No
13. Do you know what advertising tools work the best in effectively marketing your home? Yes     No
14. Do you know what the law requires to be disclosed to a home buyer?
    Yes     No
15. Do you know what constitutes a legally binding real estate contract? Do you understand contingencies and their completion dates?
    Yes     No
16. Do you know how to handle a purchase offer- what if there are multiple offers?
    Yes     No
17. Do you know how to handle a request for closing costs or mortgage discount points?
    Yes     No
18. Do you know how to handle a Hubbard clause putting you in the situation that a buyer has to to sell his home before he can close on yours?
    Yes     No
19. Do you know what appliances and fixtures are included in the sale of real estate? Do you know what you can exclude?
    Yes     No
20. Do you know how to handle a buyer's appraisal that comes in below your asking price?
    Yes     No
21. Do you know how to ensure your home is inspected by only a reputable and competent home inspector?
    Yes     No
22.  Do you know how to respond to home inspection requests and repairs?
    Yes     No
23. Do you know what you are or are not required to repair or replace?
    Yes     No
24. Do you know how to be sure that the buyer is obtaining the agreed upon financing?
    Yes     No
25. Are you aware of the legal and financial liability that can come with selling a home if you make a mistake?
    Yes     No

Add the number of "yes" answers. If you answered "yes" to:

• 25 questions - Congratulations! Give me a call-we have a job for you! You would make a great Realtor.
• 23 to 24 questions - If you do not use the services of a real estate professional to help sell your home, be sure you have a contingency plan and help for the questions you answered with a "no".
• 21 to 22 questions - You should use a real estate professional to help you sell your home.
• Under 21 - No question, use the services of a real estate professional to help you sell your home.

Fact: The number one reason For Sale By Owner sellers do not sell their home is because it was not priced right.

Fact: 7 out of 10 home buyers shop the internet first and are looking at homes listed by Realtors.

Fact: Over 60% of all homes For Sale by Owner end up being listed and sold with a real estate professional.

Fact: Over 85% of all homes are sold by a real estate professional.

Fact: The best opportunity to get top dollar for your home is to expose it to as many ready, willing, and able buyers as possible the first month.

Fact: Over 80% of real estate sales are a result of a real estate professional's contacts through previous clients, referrals, friends, family, and personal contacts.

Fact: Real estate professionals have errors and omissions insurance to help cover the liability that can accompany buying or selling a home. Do you?

Fact: Even when a mortgage company says a buyer is approved it does not guarantee that the mortgage company will fund the buyer's mortgage for the purchase of your home.

If you have determined you need the services of a real estate professional to help you sell your home, I would like to explain our cutting edge programs and marketing personally to you. E-Mail Me or call me at 423-421-1876. If you decide to try it yourself, good luck and keep me in mind.

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If you are not in Tennessee, I can still help you. Do you know who the "very best" real estate professionals are in your area? Do you know how to find them? Will they work with you without a referral? Let our expertise and  referral service help you.

Top Producing Agents

Do you know that the difference between the best real estate professionals and an average or inexperienced real estate agent can often mean thousands of dollars to you as a home seller? Why use the services of an average real estate agent when you can work with one of your area's best real estate professionals. It does not cost you any more to use the best. Call me for all of your real estate needs. I have won many awards while in real estate and  have been selling real estate for 12 years.

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