Welcome to the business of selling real estate!

We realize that some people want to try selling their homes on their own for a while before listing with a REALTOR® and we wish you luck! Take a look our blog - it has many market reports as well at tips to sell your house.

We know that you probably don't want to hear about why we can do a better job selling your house than you can, but maybe you can improve your marketing by learning something here so we are going to tell you anyway! If it doesn't work for you or you get tired of trying it yourself please think of us if you decide to use an agent later.

Sign

• You: One sign in your yard. (The county can collect & fine you for any additional signs.)
• Seide Realty: A thousand+ signs throughout Alachua county direct calls to agents who have access to info about your property.

Phone

• You: One number to call, maybe two if you have a cell phone. Do you answer EVERY call?
• Seide Realty: Bonnie & Kathleen answer their cell phones 9am to 9pm - 7 days a week.

Advertising

• You: One ad, maybe.
• Seide Realty: TV advertising, open houses, print advertising, monthly mailings, VTours, internet.

Showings

• You: Only by appointment, only when you are available.
• Seide Realty: Anytime, rain or shine. 1,000 local agents can bring their buyers as the buyers' schedules permit.

Internet

• You: fsboingainesville.com (or some similar site included in you sign package from Lowe's)
• Seide Realty: www.We-Promise.com - Information on our listings, Virtual Tours, and buyer information.
  RSS data feeds to multiple web sites: edgeio.com, florida living network, frontdoor.com, gainesvillemls.com, google base, google sponsored search, homesandland.com, lycosclassifieds, oodle.com, planet realtor, realtor.com, trulia.com, yahoo real estate, yahoo sponsored search, zillow.com

Contract

• You: You are on your own, or you hire an attorney
• Seide Realty: GACAR contract has been reviewed and approved by local attorneys and state.
  Included - all necessary paperwork to protect seller.
  Included - all necessary paperwork to protect buyer.

Fliers

• You: Design & print your own.
• Seide Realty: Kathleen has a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts, provides photography, design, and advertising expertise.
  National Association of REALTORS® resources.

Crisis

• You: You are on your own.
• Seide Realty: Bonnie & Kathleen have over 30 yrs experience in real estate sales. We have a lot of resources to turn to: Title companies, Local lenders, Jose Moreno - attorney, Other local, association, and state attorneys, Real estate board

Selling

• You: You are on your own.
• Seide Realty: Bonnie & Kathleen - two agents for the price of one.
  Approximately 1,000 realtors from the local board (MLS) have access to info about your property.

Marketing Plan

• You: Yard sign, fliers, open houses.
• Seide Realty: Rotate your home in magazine ads, postcards, television ads. MLS, neighborhood tour, open house tour, feature ads, mailings, RSS data feed to real estate websites, brochures, fliers for signs.

Savings

• You: You want the commission in your pocket - so does the buyer.
  They are looking at your home because they want to save the commission as much as you do.
  They will "size you up" then offer you less.
  Every thing that they learn about you usually becomes an excuse for them to offer you less money for your home.
• Seide Realty: Time - We will sell your home faster than you will.
  Money - We will sell your home for more money than you will.
  (Backed up by sales statistics from the last 12 months.)

After The Sale

• You: You leave the area.
• Seide Realty: Bonnie & Kathleen will be here after the sale for years to come, and buyers like that.

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