A good real estate agent is an invaluable asset. The agent will negotiate for you. He or she will make recommendations to help protect you from a law suit after the sale. Using a comprehensive marketing program, the agent will also expose your house to far more buyers, so you can get your house sold quickly at TOP DOLLAR. You will usually putting thousands of dollars more in your pocket.
Here are some questions you should ask before choosing an agent:
1. Are you a Full Time Dutchess County Real Estate Agent?
Yes I am. I have over 30 years marketing and sales experience. I work very hard at being one of the best in the business. I will be here to help and guide you through the many steps to buying or selling your home. I even come to the closing.
In addition to all this, my web site marketing skills are unchallenged by any other agent in this area. I reach buyers where they are looking for a home today. On the internet. The proof is right here. Compare my site to any other agent or broker site in the Hudson Valley.
2. Is someone always available to answer the Weichert Office Phones?
Yes, even beyond normal business hours, our office has agents assigned to answer the phones. Monday thru Friday our phones are manned by two agents from 8:30 AM until 9:00 PM. On Saturday and Sunday they are manned from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM.
Some offices will tell you they monitor their phones; but when you call to make an appointment during the week, and especially on weekends when buyers are most active, you get an answering machine. Homeowners often loose an opportunity to sell their home, because of this poor service.
3. What happens if someone calls to view my property and you're not available?
I work with a team of agents. Some offices only let the listing agent service a buyer interested in that agent's listing. They do this so that agent doesn't loose some of the commision income from the sale. That can create a serious conflict of interest. The listing agent is often not available. They can be unavailable, because they are showing homes to clients, out with friends, on vacation, etc.
Weichert feels protecting the seller's interests by providing immediate service to a buyer, is more important than protecting the interests of the listing agent. Every Wednesday, the agents in our office are expected to visit our newest listing. We are all familiar with each other's listings and able to help a buyer when they call to see your home. Buyer's are taken care of at their convenience, not ours.
4. Is my home in your primary service area?
My Weichert office is in Fishkill; close to the Newburg Beacon Bridge. We are central to all the areas of Dutchess and Putnam County; and the eastern portion of Orange and Ulser Counties. Because of our location, we get plenty of walk in traffic from out of town people looking for a home in the Dutchess County real estate market. It's a great location for helping our clients sell their home in Dutchess County. We also sell hundreds of homes in the other counties in the Hudson Valley, every year.
5. How will you market my home?
T.V. and print adds are very ineffective today. Most people start their home search on the internet. That's why I've devoted a great amout of time and effort developing so many real estate web sites; including this site, DutchessCountyRealEstate.net. Yet, my web sites are only a small segment of the marketing I provide for my clients.
I also belong to four seperate multiple listing services; the Mid Hudson Multiple listing system which serves the Dutchess County Real Estate Market; the Westchester MLS, which serves the Westchester and Putnam County real estate market; the Greater Hudson Valley MLS, which serves Orange County; and the Ulster County MLS.
These are the search engines used by over 10,000 local agents to find homes for their clients. Your home will be listed in each of the mentioned MLS systems that will draw buyers to your home.
I also subscribe to Realtor.com. Your home will be in their web site, as well. It's one of the most visited web sites in the country.
In addition to my personal marketing, my internet presence with Weichert Realtors is equally extensive. Their marketing program is intense. Besides our Open House Program, your home will be shown in the New York Times web site, Wall Street Journal web sites, and over 50 addition real estate marketing web sites.
It will also be in the Weichert.com web site that gets over 2.5 million visitors a month. 30 receptionists monitor the Weichert site and contact a buyer as soon as they show interest in your home. That buyer is then put in touch with an agent.
It doesn't stop there. We make it easy for buyers and agents to make an appointment to visit your home. Our Dutchess County real estate offices in Fishkill and LaGrange are open for business for longer hours each day, than any other realtor office in the area. Our phones are always monitored by a licensed real estate agent.. No one will have trouble making an appointment to see your home.
6. How much do you charge for your services?
New York State forbids discussing fees in public. However, there's an old saying, "You get nothing for nothing". Our fee will be far less than your gain from the higher selling price you will get for your home, because of our extensive marketing program, and our firm committment to exceptional customer service.
7. Does your company offer services than just selling my home?
Yes we do. We have a Gold Service Program through which we offer a multitude of additional services to buyers and sellers who choose to work with us; including over 300 mortgage loan programs, and a $5,000 guarantee that you will close on time if you use our services.
8. How did you decide what our home is worth?
I use Weichert's exclusive Price Trend Analysis formula. It's a rather complicated process that considers many factors, including market trend, to establish a value for your home. It's more accurate that the standard realtor Comparitive Market Analysis. It also gives a clearer picture of how long it should take to find a buyer for your home.
9. Why choose to be a Weichert Agent?
I'm a Weichert Agent for many reasons:
1. The central location of our office is ideal for generating walk in traffic. It is a great location for serving all of the Dutchess County real estate market; as well as the real estate markets in the surrounding areas.
2. Unlike other offices I've worked in, our phones never stop ringing. People are constantly calling looking for our help buying or selling a home.
3. The overall support and professionalism in our local office; and the overwhelming level of support from our corporate headquarters.
4. I couldn't possibly provide the same level of marketing and service for my clients in any other company. If I get to show you all I offer you as a member of the Weichert Realtors Dutchess County team of realtors, you won't continue searching for an agent.
Your hunt for the best real estate agent in Dutchess County should be over! I am the realtor that you want by your side during this essential period in your life. I have all the necessary skills and tools required to help you make your real estate venture successful, and far less stresssful.
At my website, DutchessCountyRealEstate.net, you will discover many articles and reports about the real estate industry in the Hudson Valley. These are all products of tedious research and detailed analysis of the current real estate market. Because I wants you to trust me, I have made all this available for free. I hope you find it helpful!
Let me show you why I'm the Dutchess County real estate agent you should have by your side. I will exhaust all my resources and time so your real estate venture will be a success! I also know all there is to know about the local areas of this Hudson Valley. I have been in the business for many years now. All the area's secrets have already been revealed to me.
I sell homes when others fail! Call me! I look forward to helping you with your next real estate project!