Selling Your Maryland Home?

Why use Jeannette Hitchcock of RE/MAX Solutions to represent you in the home selling process?

Experienced: I have years of real estate experience from new home builder sales to resale. I've had very easy and very difficult transactions in my career so I am well qualified to take on even the most complex situations.

Connected: I am a full time agent in the local real estate community with a vast network of buyers and sellers. I can truly say that I live and breathe real estate. My husband is a mortgage banker with 20+ years experience so I can get first hand answers to any mortgage related question quickly and easily. I am an expert marketer on all social media platforms and have hundreds of buyers searching for homes on my website every day.

Service with Results: Step-by-step assistance, helping you sell your property for the highest possible price and under the best terms. Personalized service, with careful attention to detail. You will have my cell phone number and can call me anytime, any day.  You get me, not a customer service call center.

Knowledgeable: Expert area knowledge. I have lived in Maryland, specifically Carroll County all of my life.  I know every area and neighborhood. I am also a certified staging expert. Check out my Zillow reviews on the "Meet the Team" page to see what my customers have to say.

Passionate: Although I am a proud mother of 2 active sons, I live for real estate.  I can honestly say that I live real estate instead of work as a realtor.  I love what I do and cannot imagine ever doing anything else. I treat my customers the way they deserve to be treated.  You will always be able to pick up the phone and call me.  Unlike most of the other agents, especially the mega agents, I actually answer my phone when it rings.  You don't get a customer service call center, you get me.  I am humbled each time a new client entrusts me to sell their home.

Getting Started

The first time we meet, we will discuss what your selling objectives are. This is a good time to ask questions, and I will give you an idea of what to expect during the selling process. We will discuss preliminary ideas for pricing and house preparations. I will provide you with a complete Comparative Marketing Analysis (CMA) for your property and list of recommendations for a quick sale at the highest possible price.

You're ready to Sell Your Home

Once you decide you are ready, we will review and sign a standard Listing Agreement. We will also complete all of the mandatory disclosure forms. I will arrange for any necessary inspections.

Preparing Home/Property

Before putting your home on the market, we want to ensure it is most attractive to potential buyers. Knowing how to showcase and accentuate the best features of your home, without incurring unnecessary expense, is at the core of what I do. I will provide you with a detailed Home Preparation Consultation and a Selling Tips Sheet. As we walk through your property, we will discuss minor repairs, curb appeal tips, staging, and making your property feel welcoming to potential buyers. If staging is necessary, I will share some options based on your property.

Determining List Price

Pricing your home competitively, at the start, will create more activity among brokers and buyers and lead to a more successful sale. 

Establishing the value and list price for your property involves researching and comparing similar properties and weighing factors including location, condition, amenities, and market conditions. We will arrive at a competitive price aimed at generating strong buyer activity.

Marketing Your Home

Understanding where buyers come from allows me to market your property competitively. Creating excitement in the marketplace through consistent and aggressive marketing efforts and integrating online and offline efforts is key to a successful sale. My maximum exposure marketing plan includes: Comprehensive Internet marketing through our site, Realtor.com, Zillow.com, Trulia.com, Yahoo.com and dozens others. I also have many different social media communities, both branded and unbranded with large audiences.  I interact with hundreds of buyers every day either personally or through my website.

Also, public open houses & brokers tours, yard signage, and property feature sheet; local newspaper ads; sales agent network; and customized property marketing. I will remain in constant communication with you and give you progress reports on showings and all activity.  I don't take the "list it and forget it" approach that is all too common in real estate sales these days.  I take a proactive approach to selling each of my listings.  I work with many more buyers than sellers so I always have qualified buyers that are actively house hunting.

Processing the Sale & Closing

The complexities of processing transactional documents will be made very easy for you through my continuous guidance and communication. I will review all offers and terms of each offer with you and negotiate on your behalf so that you obtain the highest possible price for your home while limiting your exposure and protecting your bests interests. 

Once your home is in escrow I will prepare all seller required disclosures and reports, attend appraisal with recent comparables to support your purchase price, and make sure all contingencies and repair requests are removed in a timely manner per the contract. Communication between us is imperative and I can assure you that you will be informed every step of the way.

Close of Escrow

Congratulations, you have now sold your home! I will provide you with helpful moving hints and also be there to answer any questions. I am always available to help you should a question arise after the close of escrow and I want to ensure that you are 100% satisfied.