Michael J. Maher's Smooth Selling® System Makes Maher the Right Choice.

Selling your home is one of the most important decisions you will make in your life. How much is it REALLY worth? How long will it take to sell? How do you handle buyers making undesirable offers?

As a top Kansas City REALTOR® with years of experience and a proven track record (Over 200 families helped in 2004 alone!), it is my job to guide you through this complicated process from beginning to end. I want you to get the maximum value for your home, within YOUR time frame. Here are just some of the things that my team and I will do to market and sell your home:

• Buyers want to buy your home for as little as possible! Through detailed comparisons between your home and recently sold homes, and other properties currently on the market, together we can determine what your home is really worth in today's market. In the industry, this is called a Comparative Market Analysis or CMA. I will do this for you for free.
• Buyers have their own timelines, which might not be yours! I make sure they don't waste your time by qualifying them as to their real ability to afford your home.
• More buyers interested in your home mean more money in your pocket when it is sold. My extensive marketing of your home assures you of maximum value. For example, this web site will market your property all across the web. It will appear on Google, Yahoo! Real Estate, Microsoft MSN HomeAdvisor, and other top national sites. I can place your home on my web site within a few minutes time!
• When we begin marketing your home, I will immediately notify all the buyers that I am helping find their ideal home. I'll also notify all the agents in this area that I work with, who quickly tell their homebuyers. It is a powerful way to jump-start the sale of your home!
• You and a member of my team or I will walk through your home together. I will advise you how to present your property to maximize its selling price. This is called "staging". Some improvements are worth it, and some are not! Be careful!
• Contracts are complicated and intimidating. You don't want to go to a closing with some doubts. You will have the full benefit of my real estate experience and knowledge for a smooth and successful closing. I recommend that you do not sign on any dotted lines without asking me first.
• I will make sure you conform to any and all Kansas or Missouri statutory disclosure requirements. I will also inform you of any inspections that you should consider having done ahead of time to smooth the negotiating process with buyers, and to ensure a successful escrow and closing.
• Look at it this way: This is the biggest financial investment of your life. Your choice of professional could cost or save you thousands! The average agent in Kansas City lists one home per year! If this were brain surgery, would you rather have a brain surgeon operating on you that has over 200 operations under his belt or would you rather have a friend who you don't want to hurt his or her feelings operating on your brain? It amazes me when I see this people make the latter choice. Real estate is my profession. Selling your home is my focus. Please call me for details. Thank you.

By the way, you pay no up front costs for my services! So you can bet that I will work hard to get your home sold, for as much as this market will possibly bear. I will also work within your time frame and your needs. For example, sometimes it can be hard to sell and move out of your current home, and buy and move into a new home, all at the same time! I can help smooth this out.

Call or email me. Ask for a FREE In-Home Presentation. I will come to your Kansas City home or office, and present you a plan that details exactly how I will market your home. There is absolutely no obligation so don't let this opportunity pass. It is part of my job as a top real estate agent to offer you this service.

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Financing Your Home >Your Financial Cushion When you calculate how much you will need to purchase a home you will add up the down payment and closing costs. It is also a good idea to leave yourself with some financial cushion to cover the incidental expenses associated with moving. First, you will have to pay the moving company unless you can find friends with strong backs who will help you. Then many buyers plan to do some work, such as painting, replacing carpet, or refinishing floors. If you are moving into a larger space, you may find yourself making some major furniture purchases within a few months of closing. A financial cushion is important enough that some lenders require buyers to have an amount in the bank equivalent to two or three months mortgage payments. This is especially true for buyers who are putting less than ten percent down. Your real estate agent can give you guidance. A lot depends on your overall financial situation. If your mortgage is a relatively low percentage of your monthly income, you will be able to rebuild a comfortable amount of savings in a few months. See All Tips In The "Financing Your Home" Category > See Complete Library Of Hundreds Of Tips In 30+ Categories >

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