Eichler Listing Services
Provide an overall representation of you, the Seller. Looking out for your best interest and making sure there is a smooth and successful close of escrow!
1. Initial Consultation
- Discuss the selling process and the services our team provides as well as answer any questions and concerns you may have Preview property, take notes on selling points, added amenities, etc.
- Review comparable Eichler sales and furnish preliminary market analysis
- Set up timeline according to your needs, discuss your availability, vendors, etc.
- Discuss commissions, pricing, costs involved in the sale
- Set up next appointment for vendors to provide bids if needed
- Sign listing agreement and open escrow
2. Preparing your Eichler or Mid-Century Modern Home for sale
- Decide what furniture, or items need to stay for “Staging”Provide seller with list of home detailing resources
- Make sure your Eichler is clean and ready for inspections
- Once bids from vendors are received, discuss each improvement and choose vendors
- Install secure keybox for all vendors, seller to provide two sets of keys
- Vendors to be put on schedule and added to timeline
- Order termite, radiant heat and property inspections, roof, chimney, if needed
- Order and sign all necessary disclosures
- Cleaners to give the property a good detailing including all windows
- Stage property utilizing all of our Eichler resources
- Professional Photographer utilized for pictures and virtual tour Discuss and analyze market competition, decide pricing strategy
3. List Property
- Install sign, brochures, & electronic keysafe (Realtor access only)Prepare home for Brokers Tour
- Post property on MLS
4. Marketing Property
- Virtual tours syndicated to hundreds of websites including boyenga.com, mlslistings, reil, mls alliance,etc.
- Advertise Listing and Open House in local papers, SJ Merc, MV, Palo Alto, Eichler Network
- Website Marketing on over 30 sites such as mlslistings.com, homes.com Boyenga.com, EichlerReal-Estate.com & Intero websites will carry pix, property description, w / links
- Web Pointing & 3rd Domains, for example LosAltosEicher.com etc. Marketing & Disclosure binder left at home with all the Eichlers details
- Title company to advertise flyers to all local Real Estate firms for added exposure
- Local Web Exposure on sites: Craigslist, Topix, Backpage, Googlebase, etc.National Exposure on Realtor.com w/ Enhanced Website, Featured Properties & Exclusives
- Trulia Pro & Zillow Premier agent program ensures top placement and enhanced features Mailers Just Listed sent out to target market, with invite to Open House
- Hundreds of Domain Names and Websites, EichlerSearch, EichlerSource.com, etc. Open house, advertised in all mediums, including plenty of signs, guestbook, and lots of treats!
5. Communications & Feedback
- Always available 24/7 Provide you with a timeline of a scheduled events, contingency removals, escrow sign-off, etc
- Follow up with all brokers & prospective buyers who have viewed the property
- Regular progress reports on listing activity, state of the market
6. Offers
- Organize and coordinate formal offer presentation
- Review all offers; evaluate price, terms, financing, and timing
- Negotiate the highest possible price and best terms
- Secure a Great offer Coordinate all paperwork and escrow with both parties upon acceptance
7. Escrow
- Manage all paperwork, disclosures, and files for a smooth transaction
- Work with Title company to prepare closing documentation
- Handle and problem solve the myriad of situations that arise
- Conduct “sign -offs” for seller and buyer