Here is a scenario for sellers to avoid. You contact a real estate agent to list your home and the agent suggests that you might get more for your house than comparable homes on the market. The agent assures you that it only takes finding one person who is willing to pay your price!

Some agents approach a listing appointment as if they are bidding for your home. The unfortunate result is that you start out with an unrealistic opinion of your home's value. There is often a strong temptation to work with a person who says what you want to hear. An experienced, reputable real estate agent will back up their opinion of your home's value with hard data. The agent should give you information about the listing price of homes that are currently on the market, and recent selling prices of similar properties in your immediate area.

Even the most heroic marketing efforts won't work on a property that is obviously overpriced, (except in the most exaggerated of seller's markets.) Even if you find a buyer who is willing to pay more than your home is worth, the sale could fall apart when the appraisal comes in lower than the agreed-upon price. Listen to everything, but be careful!

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Keller Williams Realty Nevada County
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Cheryl Rellstab has been involved in Nevada County real estate since 1984. Her background consisted of building fine homes for clients, purchasing property & building spec houses. Cheryl believes the most important contributions she can give to her clients is to listen to their needs and advise & guide them through the process. 2004 & 2005 were record years for Cheryl w/ 40 million & 44 million in sales, consecutively. Cheryl is an owner of the Keller Williams franchise in Nevada County. She was the top individual producing agent in the Keller Williams Northern California & Hawaii Region for 2005 - 2007 out of nearly 4000 agents & received national recognition at the Keller Williams convention for her achievement for each year. Her network base allows her to keep her finger on the pulse of new development in the local real estate area. In our fast-changing market, insight into current trends gives her an advantage. This is important because in real estate as in life, timing is everything!

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