...unless you are serious about selling it.
Yes, if you aren't serious about selling your home I'll pass on listing it. When I try to sell a home for a client I invest a lot of time and money. If you unable or unwilling to maintain the home in a good, clean condition or not willing to negotiate a fair price then we are likely wasting your time and mine.
When I list a home I gather important information about the home for placement in the MLS. This single entry gets your home listed on many, many web sites. An example of a few commonly used web sites are Realtor.com, Zillow.com, Trulia.com and my own and most other realtor web sites.
In addition to the MLS, I typically place your home with a brief description in the Paducah & McCracken County edition of the Catalog of Homes. This catalog displays many homes for sale in McCracken county. The catalog is used by buyers, sellers and others just to pass the time. Placing your home in the Catalog each month is not free and does not guarantee any responses.
Furthermore, I place a Prudential Real Estate yard sign in your front yard so that passersby will know your home is for sale. The sign has the well known Prudential name and "The Rock" logo on it as well my name and phone number across the bottom. The yard sign indicates that your home is being sold by a professional and allows interested parties to call me for more information. If someone wants to see your home I will coordinate an appointment for them to see the home.
I also place your home on a few additional web sites I frequent. Some are free and some are not. I may place ads in local newspapers from time to time along with Open House notices if you permit me to host. The typical open house in the Paducah area is performed from 2-4pm on Sunday afternoon.
This process may go on for months.
So, if you are serious about selling your home, in the current market, I'll be happy to list your home, advertise it and show it. Otherwise, you might consider waiting until market conditions improve.
