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Myths & Facts About Home Selling...  Should you find yourself with a few questions of your own, we welcome the opportunity to be of service to you.  Even better, we're available - feel free to contact Jason H. Gardner now at (971) 832-1234 or email jasongardner@johnlscott.com

Myth:  You hire a Realtor to sell your home...

Fact:  While you as the owner are actually the one making the decision to sell your home, you will hire The Gardner Team for experience, sales, marketing, advertising, market knowledge and administrative services.  You hire our team to take care of the entire process so you don't have to.  The result - saving you time, money and undo stress so you can focus on your life, work, family and future.

Myth:  Any Real Estate Agent Can Sell My House...

Fact:  You need a Realtor who has a valid license to sell in your state, and can legally sell your home.  Additionally, using a Realtor like The Gardner Team who "specializes" in the local area and types of real estate we're trained to sell will insure greater success. After all, you're after results and that's exactly what you'll get with our award-winning real estate team.  If in fact you're looking to sell real estate out of our area or a type we don't specialize in, we have a network of real estate specialists we work with and would be happy to refer you to good hands.

Myth:  I will save money selling my home myself...

Fact:  Attempting to sell a home without a Realtor does not necessarily mean you will save money.  Here's a couple common reasons why... When a For Sale By Owner (FSBO) puts their home on the market, statistics prove that those homes will sit on the market longer and sell for less than when listed by a Realtor.  The average FSBO home is listed too high, resulting in no sale.  Or, it's too low, leaving money on the table.  Additionally, over 90% of FSBO properties end up listed with a Realtor in the long run anyway.  Keep in mind, when you're FSBO and a Buyers Agent brings you a buyer, they will typically require a standard fee for their services.  Now it's time to take into account the odds, and the fact that the time you spend managing your transaction is very valuable.  The difference of peace of mind, your home selling quicker and for more money using a Listing Agent really means more in your pocket. 

The Gardner Team has a long track-record working with FSBO clients who hire our team.  We maximize your homes value by getting maximum exposure to the highest number of qualified buyers, with results in a shorter period of time and selling at a higher dollar per square foot.  We give our homes with the greatest amount of exposure so they are seen by the greatest amount of interested buyers, and therefore sell at a higher price.

Myth:  The market isn't great, I can't afford a Realtor...

Fact:  You can't afford NOT to hire a Realtor.  In today's climate with its complexities and ever changing market conditions, hiring the "right" realtor to guide you is one of the best investments you can make.  Today's market requires a true expert who has "real" experience navigating through banks, financing and special buyer programs.  A "real" expert who and can create concentration around your home and position it against the competition that is brought by other homes on the market, including short sales and foreclosures.  The Gardner Team has proven time again to be the leading Sherwood area expert for you.  With the right consultation, any expense is simply an investment - getting a higher return on that investment as a result of the additional market value you will achieve using The Gardner Team will more than pay for itself.  Besides, you never pay for our services up-front.  Only upon the successful sale and closing of your home, which is when you get paid.

Myth:  I'll hire a Realtor with a lower fee to save more money...

Fact:  Ever heard the saying "you always get what you pay for?"  Paying less to save more doesn't necessarily equate to a better value. The value is in the Agents ability, attention, services and results.  Selling your home "for the price it deserves" requires an investment of experience, time and money on the agents part.  You've probably heard the saying "For every action, there's a reaction"  If you're paying a smaller fee, someone is making less money.  That loss must be offset somewhere, and that somewhere is usually in the marketing of your home.  If marketing is cut out of the equation, so is the exposure your home needs.  Less marketing = less exposure, less exposure = less people seeing your home, less people seeing your home = your home sitting on the market longer,  the longer your home sits in a declining market = potential price reductions, the longer all of this takes = more monthly output and stress to the seller.  Why chance ending up with less than you could have made more?  

A full service agent like The Gardner Team can and will sell your home for more money, in the shortest period of time and with the least amount of stress.  We are the best value and we can prove it.

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