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Seller Services - Klamath Falls Area Real Estate
 Over the years Sellers have told us what is important to them when it comes time to sell their home. Most share these five priorities:
Get the best price and terms for their property
Spend the least amount of time on the market
Selling a home and moving is stressful enough! Sellers want us to manage the details of the sales transaction
Frequent communication to update them on the progress of the sale and to address any concerns they may have
Evidence that we are working hard on their behalf to sell their property
Our Team of Real Estate Professionals work hard to learn your priorities and make them ours!
Our Reputation Gives You “The Competitive Edge”
We have assembled a team of 28 real estate professionals to help you buy or sell your property.
Backed by Coldwell Banker, the largest real estate company in the world, with local, national and international networking resources.
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Coldwell Banker Holman Premier Realty has earned the prestigious Coldwell Banker President’s Award of Honor, a distinction limited to only 106 firms of the more than 1,200 Coldwell Banker companies throughout the world!
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We are consistently in the top 15 in the nation for Coldwell Banker offices of our size (21-35 associates) for the total number of units sold!
#1 In Residential sales in Klamath County for the past 7 years!*
**Based on total dollar volume and units sold, for years 1999 through 2006, as reported to Klamath County MLS.
Our entire staff will be working hard to help you sell your home. We hold weekly sales meetings with our Brokers to preview your property. After the sales meeting we tour most new listings in our office. From this tour we will share with you any recommendations made by our team to help you realize the best price possible.
The Klamath County Association of Realtors® Multiple Listing Service provides all local real estate professionals with immediate computer access to information about your property. Some of the data entered into the MLS system includes: price, square footage, lot size / acreage, # of Bedrooms, # of Bathrooms and multiple pictures of your home. This information helps other real estate professionals see how your property can meet their buyer’s needs.
We will place a “For Sale” sign from Coldwell Banker Holman Premier Realty on your property to help generate calls from prospective buyers. Our Nationally recognized Coldwell Banker Yard sign is a highly effective advertising tool that promotes your property 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Prospective buyers who call on your property sign have seen your neighborhood and the exterior of your property – and they are eager for more information.
Open Houses help to bring interested buyers through your front door. A well staged open house can be a powerful way to show off your property to interested buyers.
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All open houses are advertised in Sunday’s Herald and News real estate section and are promoted on this website.
We use extensive local and regional advertising and public relations programs to reach prospective buyers in our area.
This Week In Real Estate - In the summer of 2001, Coldwell Banker Holman Premier Realty launched a half hour TV show to showcase its listings.
This Week in Real Estate, shown on Friday mornings @ 11:30 A.M. and Saturday mornings @ 8:00 A.M. on Channel 2 - KOTI TV, is the first of its kind in Southern Oregon. Every week 35 of our listings are featured on this unique program.
Weekly Print Media Advertising
- Full page ad in Herald & News newspaper (back page of advertising section). Every week 34 listings are featured in our full page ad.
Monthly Print Media Advertising available
- Herald & News Real Estate Review
Approximately 18,000 magazines are distributed to homes in Klamath County via the Herald & News newspaper. The Real Estate Review is also placed at grocery stores, convenience stores, restaurants and other prominent locations around Klamath County and is mailed monthly to individuals throughout the United States.
- Homes, Ranch, & Business
A monthly publication to serve buyers and sellers of real estate. The magazine is distributed in hundreds of locations throughout the South Central Oregon region and mailed monthly to individuals throughout the United States who are interested in this beautiful area.
Internet Marketing
According to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, 74% of home buyers used the internet as an information source before purchasing their home. For this reason, we have worked hard to have a strong internet presence for our buyers and sellers. Many of our brokers have also spent considerable time and effort to develop their own web sites to market your home. Below are websites that you can see your home on when you list with COLDWELL BANKER HOLMAN PREMIER REALTY:
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Coldwell Banker Holman Premier Realty
http://www.cbholmanpremier.com
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Coldwell Banker - received over 28 million visits and generated 117,000 leads to local Coldwell Banker offices in 2004!
http://www.coldwellbanker.com
- The Herald and News
http://www.heraldandnews.com
- REALTOR.com® - has over 5.5 million unique users per month, almost twice the number of unique users as its nearest competitor's "homes for sale" section.
http://www.realtor.com
Listing your home with us is a smart move! We have tools and networks in place to get referrals of someone that may be looking for a home just like yours. Some of the tools and networks we receive referrals from are:
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The Coldwell Banker Network – There are over 120,000 agents nationally and internationally that we can work with when their clients are moving into the Klamath Area.
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Personal Retriever
Our
Personal Retriever service can match your home to a home buyer! With
Personal Retriever home buyers can:
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Save searches for a one-click update of new listings
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Save listings for easy access
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Get automatic email updates when new listings are posted that match their criteria!
We understand that one of your main priorities when selling your home is to get the highest price possible. However, buyers dictate the best price obtainable!
 Buyers compare properties by comparison shopping and they will not pay more for a property than they could pay for another, similar one. Since most buyers do their homework, only realistic prices will attract their attention. Therefore, the price your home is marketed for must be realistic to attract attention among buyers and generate showings and offers!
This is probably the best reason to hire a COLDWELL BANKER HOLMAN PREMIER REALTY Sales Associate. Our brokers will prepare a Competitive Market Analysis that will show you what similar homes have sold for in the past few months, and what buyer’s are willing to pay in today’s market. They will also show you what other properties are on the market that may be similar to yours. These properties will be your competition when we list your home. This analysis and your Broker’s knowledge of the market will give you a solid foundation to realistically price your property AND get the best price possible.
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We have found ways to enhance your home for that quick sale you are looking for. Below are three ways we have found that will give buyers that “good” feeling and the confidence to make an offer on YOUR home:
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You may have heard how important first impressions can be. But did you know that within 15 seconds a buyer has developed an opinion of your property? This is why establishing the right first impression is critical to achieving a successful sale.
Click here for tips to sell faster
Click here for questions buyers will ask themselves when touring your home
The following is an outline of those elements which create the overall first impression:
Exterior
Your property’s landscape is not limited to the lawn and shrubs, but encompasses everything from the street to your doorstep. For this reason, you must make sure each component of the visual landscape looks its best. The real estate industry refers to this as “Curb Appeal”
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Sweep your sidewalk and if needed remove the weeds that may be growing between the cracks
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Remove newspapers, bikes, and toys
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Trim back shrubs and the lawn should look healthy
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Apply fresh paint to the fence and outside of your home
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Clean windows
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Make sure the roof and gutters are in good condition. The roof may be the single most important aspect of your home front
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The doorway is the focal point of your house – repaint door, apply new hardware, install new light fixtures
Interior
There are many ways to create a more exciting saleable interior, at surprising little cost. We will briefly discuss the sensory selling tools that can have enormous impact.
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Open drapes or blinds and turn lights on prior to showing
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Keep the colors neutral, shades of white, off-white, and very light pastels are the safest choices
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The sounds of peace and quiet are the best sounds when showing your home. Enhance the atmosphere by playing subtle background music
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The smell should be new and clean. Smell can have more impact than you think!
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Kitchen and bathroom should shine! The kitchen is perhaps the most important room in the house
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Place fresh flowers in the main rooms
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Straighten closets, make beds, put clothes and toys away.
These ideas were taken from the Coldwell Banker Home Enhancement Guide, which provides practical guidelines for preparing your home for sale. Based on proven marketing techniques, this informative guide will introduce you to practical ideas on how to successfully prepare your house for sale. To learn more about home enhancements contact
your COLDWELL BANKER HOLMAN PREMIER REALTY Sales Associate or request a free copy of the Coldwell Bankerr® Home Enhancement Guide today.
 Did you know you can buy a Home Warranty to cover repairs while your home is listed with us? With Coldwell Banker, you can!
No one can predict the life expectancy of a furnace, air conditioner, water heater or even an appliance. The older a mechanical system is, the greater chance of it breaking down. Even new equipment can be faulty and costly to repair. That’s why you need a home warranty.
The Coldwell Banker Home Protection Plan gives home buyers peace of mind about their purchase, knowing that covered* systems and appliances are protected for 12 full months against the high cost of potential repairs. This confidence in the home and the Coldwell Banker Home Protection Plan can translate into a better chance of selling faster, and selling closer to the asking price.
As an added benefit of the Coldwell Banker Home Protection Plan, coverage for repairs and replacement is provided on covered* systems and appliances for the
Seller. This seller coverage is effective during the listing period for up to 180 days, with one low deductible per service call.
Optional Seller HVAC Coverage
The Coldwell Banker Home Protection Plan offers a Seller’s HVAC Coverage Option. For $75.00, Sellers can also be protected against costly heating, air conditioning and ventilation repairs during the listing, with just one low deductible per service call. For this coverage, simply select the Seller’s HVAC Option on the application and include a check or credit card number for the payment. Your HVAC system will be covered during the listing period, up to 180 days.
Whether you select the Seller HVAC Option or not, if your home does not sell within the listing period, your coverage ends and you pay nothing – no annual fees, no repair bills. Your only out-of-pocket expenses will be the deductibles for any approved claims and the HVAC Option fee, if selected.
It’s easy to apply. Your COLDWELL BANKER HOLMAN PREMIER REALTY Sales Associate will discuss the types of coverage offered and help you select the right plan. Coverage takes effect the day your application is received and is free during the listing period (unless you purchase the Optional Seller HVAC Option for $75.00).
*The Coldwell Banker Home Protection Plan does not cover everything and is only intended to provide protection for covered breakdowns. Certain exclusions and limitations apply. Be sure to read the entire Terms and Conditions on the Home Protection Plan application. The Home Protection Plan does not replace the need for a home inspection – pre-existing defects, improper installation or building code violations are not covered.
If you intend to put your house on the market, a home inspection could identify items that would be called out on a buyer's inspection. This allows you to be proactive in making repairs, thereby putting your house in a more saleable condition. If a buyer knows most or all of the defects up front, the defects take on their proper perspective. Conversely, if the buyer's inspection finds defects, they take on ominous proportions.
Suspicion may turn into apprehension and eventually into negotiations or a deal that falls apart.
Historically, if a buyer is unaware of a defect prior to making an offer, the natural tendency is to negotiate the price once the defect becomes known after their home inspection. With prior knowledge from the seller's home inspection report, the defect instead is taken into consideration before the offer is made and there is less leverage for re-negotiations.
The seller's strongest position is at the time the buyer first presents an offer to purchase. If negotiation starts subsequent to the buyer's home inspection, the seller is mentally set for a sale, but perhaps more inclined to give concessions to avoid the deal falling apart. With prior knowledge a seller can either:
a) offer the house "as-is"
b) repair the defect using their contractor of choice
c) downgrade (e.g. remove a rotted deck or underground storage tank)
Above all, the seller's inspection report gives a fixed point of reference for everyone involved to work from before the sales agreement is signed.
Not all inspection companies are alike, and selecting the wrong company could cost you thousands of dollars in repair and replacement costs. Consider the following when shopping for home inspection companies.
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Experience: How much experience do the inspectors have and how long have they have been in the business? The best home inspectors have been in business for years and have seen thousands of homes.
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Home Inspection Training: Have the inspectors gone through any extensive home inspection training? In many states inspectors can simply call themselves home inspectors without any training or licensing.
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Contractors License
: Does the Inspector have a Contractors License? Oregon law requires individuals who perform home inspections of two of more components to be certified by the Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB). An Individual must pass a comprehensive test to become certified and must complete continuing education courses to renew their certificate. Check to see if an individual is licensed In Oregon at www.ccb.state.or.us.
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Association Membership: Is the inspector a member of a professional home inspection organization? Companies that are affiliated with professional organizations are serious about what they do, and know about all the new developments in their fields. Some well-known trade associations are: American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI), National Association of Home Inspectors (NAHI), and American Institute of Inspectors (AII). Inspectors in your area can be located through these associations.
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Liability Insurance: Does the inspector carry Professional Liability Insurance (Errors and Omissions Insurance)? If you ever need to collect on a legal judgment, an inspector without insurance my not be able to pay your claim.
Please contact your COLDWELL BANKER HOLMAN PREMIER REALTY Sales Associate for a list of licensed, reputable Home Inspectors in the Klamath Area.
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