Selling your home is more than a sign in the yard and an advertisement with a listing service. Let a Greg Garrett GMAC Real Estate professional work as your advisor, negotiator and facilitator through the entire selling process.

Whether you’re ready to put your home on the market, or if you’re only considering selling, we have some advice for you to consider. Our Guides for Buying a Home, Selling a Home, and Moving offer resources and information you should take advantage of.

When selling a home, your goal is to ensure you maximize the return on your home investment through an optimal sale price, while decreasing its time on the market. A key step in ensuring the best price for the shortest sale period can be determined in part through conducting a Home Valuation on your property, to better understand its market value.

When thinking about selling your home, remember the six critical elements of a sale:

The asking price is the number on factor in the sale of your home. The second most important element is the property location. Property condition is another key factor. An element you can’t control is market conditions. Once you start negotiating with a buyer contract terms can make, or break, the sale. When the marketing is done right, the sale will occur more quickly and at a price you’ll like.