Three Mistakes To Avoid

Selling a home by owner isn't as difficult as it seems. Below are the top three mistakes to avoid when selling your home. If you follow the tips along with the service MySecretAgent, a top flat fee and "For Sale By Owner" Brokerage, provides you will have no trouble selling your home.

1. Price Your Home Right: The worst thing you can do is over price your home. You will lose out on many potential buyers. I get all the time from sellers that the listing price is negotiable but you don't want to scare any buyers away from over pricing your home.  Besides you are saving on a listing commission fee so you have more room to negotiate. 
2. Buyer's Agent Commission: You want everyone to promote and show your home so don't skimp out on the buyer's agent commission. 
3. KeyBox: A keybox will make it easier for agents to show your home. 

Interior Paint Colors That Help Sell Your Home

Painting your house is important because of the major return on investment! According to HomeGain'sPrepare to Sell 2009 national survey, the average price to paint interior walls is $500 to $750, but that increases a home price by an average of $1,500 to $2,000 -- which can be a 250 percent return on investment.

Paint your home in a neutral colored palette, beiges, warm beiges and yellows are great choices for wall color. Avoid the color white- The biggest mistake people make is painting their house entirely white inside thinking it's a neutral color. It's not, it's a bright color. Also avoid wall paper, it is a deal breaker. 

5 Ways to Organize Your Garage on a Budget

 The garage is often delegated as a dumping ground for misplaced objects and miscellaneous tools. Reclaim your space and find out how to organize your garage with these five simple ideas. Read Full Article

 
1. Reclaim Your Parking Spot- The trick: Utilize the walls. A securely mounted pegboard system will get your tools — rakes, hoses, even wheelbarrows — off the floor and out of the way, plus you'll always be able to see what you have. 


2. Ready to Work- If you can eke out the space, set up an area in your garage for doing those DIY projects and repairs.


3. Over and Out- Loft-like storage, such as a wooden shelf or easily installed rack units, is ideal for holding seasonal items such as holiday decor or outdoor gear; rotate out boxes or bins as needed (don't forget to label them).


4. Hide and Keep- delegate dangerous chemicals to a well-ventilated, lockable cabinet to protect against prying hands and careless spills.


5. Keep vs. Toss- Decide on what to keep and toss. Make piles as you clean and organize your garage.  

Compare Our Services To A Traditional Listing Agent

MySecretAgent's flat fee packages offer the same exposure, tools and assistance as a traditional agent for a fraction of the cost. Compare our services to a traditional listing agent

Compare: Traditional Lisitng Agent VS Flat Fee Brokerage

MySecretAgent's flat fee packages offer the same exposure, tools and assistance as a traditional agent for a fraction of the cost. 

Flat Fee Brokerage
Listing your home with a flat fee brokerage, also known, as a discount brokerage is not much different than listing with a traditional agent. Selling your home through a flat fee broker will get your home listed on the Multiple listing Service (MLS) to gain maximum Internet exposure, and provide marketing tools, all for a one time flat fee. A traditional agent will do the same and not much more for 6%! Using a flat fee listing broker the For Sale By owner (FSBO) is in control of their listing 100% of the time. Be cautious when comparing flat fee services, some of the other companies less expensive packages will not include a listing on the local MLS, only on their own website. With MySecretAgent your home will be listed on the same MLS as with any traditional agent! All of our packages include the MLS listing.
MySecretAgent allows all FSBO sellers to be in control of their listing 24 hours a day via online account. You can change the price, photos, description, etc. at any time. You will handle showings by appointments, control access and answer questions about the property. Who knows a home better than you? Is that worth 6%? We at MySecretAgent don’t think so! Any homeowner selling on their own can do this with the help of the MLS listing by MySecretAgent.


Traditional Agent
How many of you had agents promise they can sell your home better than the next? When they did get your listing you were not getting the result they promised. Yes, they may have a different approach to marketing within their network, but the main tool they use is the MLS. When a traditional agent, as well as a discount broker gains your listing, they place it on the MLS. The MLS plays a huge role in both agent’s network and marketing.
A traditional agent’s main goal is to list your home on the MLS to expose it to other agents and buyers, leading them to show your home and eventually sell it. If another agent brings a buyer the 6% commission is split between the listing agent and the buyer’s agent. For example, on a $200,000 property $12,000 is paid to the agents involved (6% commission), even if a buyer contacts you directly. The listing agent will list your home on the MLS, place a yard sign in your front yard, host 1-2 open houses and assist in paperwork. Most sellers are capable and feel comfortable doing this on their own. State laws require a licensed agent to list a property on the MLS therefore giving traditional agents the upper hand over FSBO sellers. When analyzing the role of a traditional agent it is hard to justify paying thousands in commissions when you can get the same result listing with MySecretAgent, a top discount broker.


My Secret Agent
MySecretAgent.com, a top discount real estate brokerage, allows savvy home owners to sell their home without paying a 3% listing commission fee, maximizing local and national Internet exposure through the MLS (State Accredited Multiple listing Service), and stay in control of the home selling process. MySecretAgent.com provides the tools and customer service to the For Sale By owner (FSBO) sellers to effectively sell a home and maximize the their equity. Check out the comparison chart showing the differences and similarities of a flat fee brokerage and a traditional agent with one Big difference: the amount you will save with a flat fee broker is significant!

5 Home Improvments to Entice a Buyer For Your Home

 You only have one time to make an amazing first impression. Follow the 5 tips below to entice buyers:

Space-  Re-evaluate room use: A rarely used guest bedroom can be converted into a den or office space. Fill in empty corners: Place a large potted tree in the corner. Lighten up the corner by positioning a canister light on the floor behind the plant, pointing upwards into the plant or toward the ceiling.

Flow- Make it easy for buyers to walk through your home with flow. Rearrange furniture to make the walk easy from the door to a window in the master suite or from the hallway to a living-room sofa.

Focal Points-   Reds and yellows are “advancing” colors; blues and greens are “receding” ones. Remember that, and you’ll be able to control your audience’s gaze. Elegant granite countertop? Place a bowl of red peppers on top. Beautiful fireplace? Hang a yellow painting above it. Dreary corner? Put a plant there.

Lighting- Replace stark daylight bulbs in the bathrooms with warmer ones, especially near mirrors.

Quiet The Set- Don’t distract your audience with creaky doors or floors. A noisy set makes people question the integrity of what they’re seeing.   

Testimonial

WOW, we always get the best feedback but it is nice to see it in writing. Our mission is to give the best possible service to sellers during the entire selling process. We acknowledge that we are entirely responsible for MySecretAgent's reputation. We pride ourselves in providing professional assistance by phone or e-mail to help homeowners make informative decisions throughout the home selling process. Because we rock, MySecretAgent is a top "Flat Fee MLS" and "For Sale By Owner" Brokerage. 


Here is what Carol and Brian wrote:


Beata / My Secret Agent,

We are amazed at how easy My Secret Agent made the whole process. Everything was completed in a very timely manner and as explained on your web page. You were available to answer our questions and replied to messages immediately.      

The response we got on our home was overwhelming. We listed on a Monday and sold it that Wednesday. If we had tried to sell our home on our own, that never would have happened. Listing through you gave us the necessary exposure, which made all the difference. We received nearly all of our calls through the MLS.      

As soon as you heard we were signing papers you called us with a personal "Congratulations!" We appreciate having had the opportunity for you to represent us in the sale of our home and saving us over $9,500.00. Thank you very much, Beata, we will highly recommend you.   

Sincerely, Brian & Carol