Selling your Home
We Invest. You Gain.
The importance of professionally showing your home to as many people as possible, in its best light, is the difference between just anyone doing the job, and the SOUND way. We believe professional cleaning, staging and photography are so important…
that we pay for them!
Cleaning
We all know a freshly clean home is more appealing than a dirty one. We also know it is hard to get excited about cleaning when you’re tired from all the moving. So we send in a cleaning crew to make your home sparkle!
StaGING
A Properly staged home sells more quickly and for more money than an un-staged home. We know this unequivocally so we bring in our stager to increase the appeal to the masses by staging the whole home, inside and out.
Photography
Our photographer takes still photos with perfect lighting to make every aspect of your home looks the best it can, realistically. In addition we do 3D imaging of the home. If your home would benefit, we also take drone photos and even drone video.
ensuring everything is properly handled
Ensuring that every detail of the sale of your home is handled properly is critically important for your peace of mind and can have a very real effect on your finances. It is a huge transaction and far too important not to be handled by professionals who know how to look after your interests and will keep you informed each step along the way.
A home is much more than four walls and a roof. For you it may be family, peace, regeneration, security making the buying and selling process both an emotional and financial undertaking. A home is often the largest purchase a person ever makes. Having a team on your side, looking after your interests, making sure you fully understand every step, provides the comfort and confidence needed to feel good about such a big decision. Working with us, you have a team that ‘speaks the language’ and can guide you through the detailed process seamlessly.
Preparing the home
Staging a home is an art. Based on anticipated buyer demographics, we work with our professional stagers to achieve the ideal aesthetic to attract buyers and maximize the home’s final sale price. Professional staging is a proven industry tool and study after study shows that staged homes sell faster than non-staged and at a higher sale price. We believe in this strongly enough that for the past 5 years, we have paid for whole-home staging in all our listings - another area where we invest in our clients’ goals.
81%
of buyers have an easier time visualizing property as their future home.*
46%
of people are more willing to walk through a staged home that they’ve viewed online.*
95%
of staged homes sell in 11 days or less*
*According to the Forbes Magazine
we invest on your behalf
Years ago we recognized that showing a home ‘properly’ provides greater returns for our sellers. As a result, we have chosen to pay for complete home staging, professional photography (including drones if beneficial), as well as 3D video tours. We even have our cleaners go through the home as well to alleviate your burden. These are significant costs that benefit our sellers directly.
Fletch, Jesse, and Shannon are an incredible team. They have helped my family buy and sell a few homes now I trust them 100%. Working in the real estate industry I have come across many different realtors and teams and I always go back to Sound Team Realty for their honesty, integrity, and communication.
-Cameron M
Setting Pricing:
Making Sure You Know What Your Home is Worth
The goal when setting a price for your home is to end up getting you every possible penny in today’s market. We start by walking through your home to understand layout, finishes and condition. We then look at any comparable properties in the area, which involves much more than counting beds, baths, and square footage. From there we explain the different market-specific strategies being used, give you the strengths and weaknesses of each, and make a collective determination on the best approach to take.
home estimates
Automated, algorithm-based value estimates can give you a rough idea of the value of your home. However, to get a proper feel for where your home fits in the market, have us come out to tour your home.
recent sales
We research similar homes that have sold in your area and explain how your home compares with regards to layout, finishes, etc.
the breakdown
We then take all the information and deliver a detailed, customized valuation. If you are thinking of selling your home, this is the best way to get a feel for what’s real in your market.
‘I can not say enough good things about Jesse, Fletch, and Shannon. We are fairly new to the area and knew next to nothing about neighborhoods in Seattle/the surrounding area. We got in contact with the team about 6 months before we knew we would be actively looking to buy our first home. In the following months, Jesse and Fletch took us to homes in our price range in all different neighborhoods, explaining what restaurants, schools, etc were nearby and pros and cons of each location. There were days that we viewed six homes in 3 hours. Their responsiveness, both via text and email, was always very fast. During this time my 2 month old son came to every showing, and I was never made to feel that bringing him along was a burden- in fact, there were times where Jesse and Fletch helped me carry him or ‘guarded’ a room so I could do a diaper change. Talk about going above and beyond!
We used a VA loan for our purchase, adding another level of difficulty to our home search. At the end of the day, Sound Team Realty not only helped us get a home that met our EXACT criteria, they helped us secure it at asking price and we were able to close in less than a month with a VA loan. Amazing!
If you are looking for realtors who treat you like family, not like a business deal, these are your people. Highly, highly recommend them!’
-Morgan G
Negotiations Through closing
We review offers and suggest which are the best for you to consider based on the dollars, terms, and small print. We routinely go back to the best offers and do all we can to get them to further distinguish their offer via increased offer price, more favorable terms, etc. Once we’ve reach mutual agreement with a buyer, after any counters that may go back and forth, furthering our aim to net you the most money possible, Shannon manages all remaining aspects of the transaction behind the scenes to ensure a smooth closing experience for you. **Ask us for specific examples of the great results we consistently deliver!
Considering Your Next Move?
We would be happy to offer you a complimentary market analysis of your home and walk through your selling options with you!