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  SELLERS - FAST FREE INFORMATION

 What services we offer:

  1. FREE REVIEW. Emily and/or I will come to your home or property personally, to review it for overall condition and readiness for sale. We will recommend any changes or updates that may help your sale.
     

  2. STAGE YOUR HOME. We will recommend specific things you can do to stage your home to sell faster and for more money. Plus give you free pamphlet on what to do.
     

  3. FREE CMA. We will sit down and show you a comparison of other homes or properties in your area that have sold and will provide a free CMA ... Comparative Market Analysis.
     

  4. NO SALE = NO FEE. If your home or property does not sell for whatever reason that is beyond your control, you pay no fee or costs whatsoever.
     

  5. FEE & OPTIONS SCHEDULE ... see at Fee & Service Option Schedule link.
     

  6. PHOTOS. We will personally take photos of your home or property for our various advertising needs.
     

  7. FLYERS in COLOR. We will print up full color flyers to put into the Flyer Box we will provide... normally within 48 hours of listing.
     

  8. MLS. Your Listing will be on the local MLS within 24 hours!
     

  9. NO UPFRONT Fees or Costs ...period.
     

  10. ADVERTISING. Ads in various media for the entire term of the listing or until sold. Here are a few of the optional ways we market homes:
     

  11. You will have your own website!
     

  12. 24/7 SERVICE. Don works 7 days a week from 7am to 7 pm to show and sell your home. VERY FEW sales people do this.

  • Lets get busy today to sell your home. Call me at: (253) 241-6695

  • Click FREE CMA for a free Comparative Market Analysis of your home's worth.

  • Please see my past client TESTIMONIES.

  • *Notice: if you are currently signed up with or working with another Licensed Agent, I cannot communicate with you as the rules will not allow me to infringe on that Agent's rights to client privilege. - Also, if your home is in default of its mortgage, or up for a foreclosure, you may wish to do a Short Sale... which typically is less harmful to your credit than a foreclosure. If so then a few other terms may also apply. See www.realhomes.us for some info on that.

SELLERS HELP Q & A - FAQ's

  • Question: Like to know how long it will take to sell my home or property? -
    Answer:
    4-6 weeks normally, if it is priced fairly within Market Value. I can help with that.

  • Question: Can you Guarantee a sale? -
    Answer:
    price will dictate how fast a property sells. Right now, today, it is a Sellers Market and most homes will sell quickly when properly presented.

  • Question: Can you tell me just what my home or property is worth?
    Answer: I will do a FREE CMA - Comparative Market Analysis for you quickly to show you what your home's value really is, sent via email or you may request that I send it to you by regular mail.

  • Question: Can you tell me what to do to make my home sell faster? -
    Answer: Request a free personal review or I can mail you a booklet if you prefer.

  • Question: Will you do an Open House?
    Answer: Please see the info on this topic, Click Here.

Do you have other questions? I probably have the answer for you. Please contact me today and I will reply within 24 hours in most cases.


 A few other thoughts from Don Leske II....;

  "Here are a few options for you to consider. In my humble opinion... and just toss them out if they do not apply or do not help of course. This is a generic feedback which would apply to anyone selling a home today.

1. First..., "if" a seller is able to wait it out... and does not need the funds, I would recommend they wait to sell till times are better in order to get top dollar and a bit more equity in the end.
       A. In our area a 2 bedroom house could be rented by the owner for maybe about $800 to $900+ a month...or,
       B.  The owner could turn the rental over to a pro-management company who may charge about a 10% fee or..,
       C.  An owner can opt to look for a Rent-to-Own renter/buyer. They pay higher rent and may buy. See more info: www.bci-properties.com

2. If the seller needs the funds ASAP, and specifically does not like the idea of renting to others. Options need to be considered to get it SOLD.
       A.  Is the house clean, clutter free, and all features functioning well? Some things are Functionally Obsolete, but that is another discussion.

       B.  Is the home being marketed, if so... in what media? Example; the MLS is where 90% of sales come from, but having 5 websites helps me and I use some added local hot ad spots that his/her Agent may not have thought about, like craigslist.org and zillow.com ...and there are more. Have they sent out an eFlyer to 4,000 local Agents? EZ stuff that is overlooked a lot.

       C.  Is the "For Sale" price right, considering what other similar homes are selling for and the ever degraded market? This is the most important thing of all because all too often we have sellers that have been told, or they feel as though, their home "should" be worth  a certain dollar value.... but they may be wrong in view of market conditions. We see these homes sitting on the market WAY too long and not selling until the seller/owner drops the price below what they thought was fair. It can be a hard pill to swallow. Tips:
        1. Please, DO NOT make the mistake of seeing a similar home sell for a price close to yours and think, "hey my price is ok"...look at the BIGGER PICTURE.
        2. In fact if you send me a request, I will email you a short CMA (Comparative Market Analysis)...if you do not have an Agent and are in the West part of Washington State, showing similar size homes within a 5 mile radius that have sold. Please.., do not look at the Active homes that are not sold yet, its a pie in the sky and Bank Appraisers will not even consider them in a formal Bank Appraisal. Sold Homes are what count. This is how I sold 36 homes last year!

       D.  When a home is not selling as it should, use reverse psychology when listing... in the end...
"its just business"... when I had my last home for sale I offered 4% to the Selling Agency. Plus you must negotiate with the Listing Agent for a higher commission/fee for them if they agree to SHOW you additional marketing in newspapers, magazines etc. ---- or can the Agent and start over.*

  In this market a home seller MUST be pro-active to get the job done. We are seeing a big jump in foreclosures due to sellers simply not wanting to take what they consider a loss on their properties. Personally..., I bought 3 homes this year and two have been rented to people who want to buy them on a Rent-to-Own basis, and the other one is rented to Section-8 which is good money if done right.

* Notice: "Advice and thoughts seen on this page are not all from Donald J. Leske II, but some may be found on other sites and as such no guarantee is made that use of such advice will result in the sale of your home or property. This is NOT intended to solicit a listing from someone who is already listed with another Agent and I will not respond to anyone who I know is listed with another Agent. If you have a home that is expired or otherwise not currently listed then I will gladly reply!"

  I will look for your call or email TODAY!

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Donald J. Leske II / Broker
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BCI PROPERTIES, LLC
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