If you're thinking about selling your home, there is much to be considered.  Your Farmer and Company Real Estate Agent will help you every step of the way.

Your Farmer & Company Real Estate Agent will help you:

• Review other comparative homes that have recently sold as well as homes currently listed to set a competitive price
• Stage your home and make it appealing to potential buyers
• Market your home aggressively.  Farmer & Company Real Estate will market your home on our website, farmerco.net as well as realtor.com, facebook and landandranchsales.com.  In addition to these online sources, Farmer & Company Real Estate runs a 14 page, full color ad in the monthly Southern Illinois Book of Homes and 1/2 page ads in four local newspaper. We also feature virtual tours of our listings, which provides us the opportunity present additional pictures & information to potential buyers.
• Find qualified buyers.  We work work with many local companies and businesses including USEC, Honeywell, EEI, LaFarge and the Olmsted Dam, when new employees are being relocated to the area and are looking to purchase a home.
• Negotiate the best deal for your home.
• Navigate all the paperwork and take care of details including home & termite inspections, appraisals, title work, etc.

Fact: Sellers who use a real estate professional make an average of 16% more on the sale of their homes than sellers who go it alone. It's no surprise that only 12% of U.S. sellers chose "For Sale By Owner" in 2009.

More Tips for Selling Your Home

In order to sell your house, you need to make sure that it is available to be shown, at all times.  This can especially be hard when you have children.  Often times we get calls from a potential buyer who would like to see a home on short notice.  Although this may not be convenient for you,  if your home is not ready to be shown, you could lose a possible sale. 

With daylight savings time here, home sellers need to lighten up - their home's exterior that is.  Since it is getting darker sooner, people forget that alot of house hunters are looking at homes after dark, so kighting can make a huge impact on curb appeal and perhaps a quicker sale.  So, in the evenings, turn on your exterior lights.

Be sure to wait until your house is ready to be shown before you market it.  This may mean that a fresh coat of paint or new carpet is in order first - presentation is everything so get the work done before marketing the property.