Choosing the Right Realtor Can Save Your Thousands.

by Christopher Seder

Do you realize how life changing your choice to sell your home is? You are embarking on an amazing journey that could impact the rest of your life.  So why would you want to pick a random Billings Mt Realtor?  I know you’re like me and want to only work with the best realtor Billings MT has to offer.  Choosing the right realtor can make for a smooth ride. The wrong realtor can leave you with months of stressful days and restless nights.

So the question you are asking right now is how do I choose a good realtor?  The first way to find a good realtor is to ask your friends, neighbors and business associates who they would recommend. Even post a comment on facebook if you have a facebook.  Everyone loves to give their opinion.  When you ask these people for recommendation bug the heck out of them with questions. Ask them why they liked the realtor, what services he provided, and what their experience working with him/her was like.    This is a great way to start forming a list of realtors, but you’re not done quite yet.

The next step is to do a little research on the list of Billings MT Realtors that you have made up.  Take the list and Google them.  Find out who they are, who they work for, what kind of marketing they do, their internet presence, and pretty much stalk them on the internet.  It’s also important to find a realtor who has an online presence.  86% of home buyers start their search online.

Here is a great tip and but can be a challenge.  Find out which realtor’s in Billings Montana is closing the most transactions.  The reason for this is you will know which realtors are the hustlers.  The top five or ten realtors you know have figured out the game and know how to sell a house.  They are making it happen and they are the people you want to be working with.

Ok so you have your list, you have done your research and found out who looks like good realtors and so on.  Now you’re going to want to narrow your list down to about 3 realtors.  It’s up to you how you do this. I just recommend going with who you think looks like the very best.

Once you have your list narrowed down call all three of them and set up an appointment to meet them at your home.  The reason to meet them at your home is so they can take a good look at is and give you their opinion.  Also have them do a CMA (comparative market analysis) on your house.  This is just what similar houses are selling for in your area and will give you a good feel for what your house is worth.

When you interview them really take note of their personality and how you feel about them.  Also have a long list of questions to ask them.  Here are some example questions to ask.

• How do you plan to get my house sold?
• What is your Marketing Plan for My House or Houses you have sold?
• How many years have you been a licensed realtor in this state?
• Are you full Time?
• How to you market online?
• How many transactions did you do last year?
• How many Listing do you have?
• What other services do you provide? Home staging?
• Do you belong to the MLS? (very important)

There are just a few examples to ask them.  After you have interview them do not make a decision right away.  I know a lot of realtors who will want you to sign the listing papers right away but take a few days and evaluate them.  Go through the pros and cons of each.

In the end it all comes down to choosing the one you feel will do the best job.  Always go with your gut feeling.  After you have made your choice trust your decision and you will be fine.

Choosing a pour realtor in Billings Mt can turn an already stressful experience into a high speed car wreck.  But if you have done your home work you will choose the right realtor and he/she will make your life more amazing than it already is.  Start your Home Selling Journey today.

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Do you realize 87% of sellers look for the solution online?

By Christopher Seder

So what do you want to know about internet marketing?  There are so many things that I could talk about, Blogging, YouTube, Creating Articles, Distributing you content, Social Media, Online Classifieds, just to Name a few.

All of these are necessary for you to become a rock star internet marketer.  And all of them take time.  Not everyone has the time to do everything that needs to be done on a consistent basis.  So what can you do that will not take very much time out of your busy, day?

There is away to only spend around an hour a week and get tons of leads?  What is that?  Its putting up Classified Ads on all the free online sites.  Some weeks I spend an hour and other I spend 5 hours.  I did go a little crazy one day and posted an ad on over 50 classified sites.  Ya, it was a lot of work.   You do not need that many.   So what are the top 3 classified sites you can be posting on?

• Craigslist.org – The Big Daddy
• Backpage.com – Easy to Use
• Kijiji.com – Ebay’s free Classified site

These sites I feel are the three easiest and best.  They also rank well with search engines and sometime you can find you ad on the first page of Google.  In Montana the only site that I have found that gets a lot of traffic is Craigslist.org.  If you have not used Craigslis.org you are missing out.   You can sell things, buy anything, find a job and even find a date on there.  Check I out.

You should always be posting any properties you have for rent, for sale and ads that you are looking for properties.  I seem to get at least a few calls a week from my Looking for houses post on Craigslist.org.

Do NOT Be Like the Rest

Now that you know where to post, I am going to give you a little secret that no one else knows. Or at least no one else does.   Have you noticed that every single ad on these sites looks exactly the same?  3/2 house good neighborhood, 2 bed 1 Bath house in Billings, 3 br Affordable home and so on.

All of these ads look the same, and most will just get skipped over.  What you want to do is make your ad catch reader’s eye.  When they see the title, they will become intrigued and want to check it out.

Use headlines that you feel a little ashamed about posting.  That’s when you know you have a great headline.  Something like Take this Cheap Ass house Please, or Huge Crack House Practically Free.  Those are just examples, I am sure you can come up with something way better.

I know I would click on those titles.  Would You?  Just look at the other headlines people have and do the opposite.

Get the Book “Hypnotic Writing” by Joe Vitale.  It’s the best book I have found for writing sales letters and letters that catch the eye.

As for the content you have in your classified Just have some kind of opening that makes the readers want to read more.  Always talk to them, and let them know what is in it for them.  They could care less who you are our about you.

Also remember to include a phone number or What I prefer a link to your web page.

Post your ad’s now, and get all those leads coming in.  Take Action Now and Make it Happen.

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Sell Your Billings Home Online

If you are not marketing your Billings home for sale online you are missing out on many potential buyers.  Market research has found that homebuyers are actively seeking out properties through the internet.  Buyers use the internet to find homes in Billings that they are interested in visiting.  If you want to reach as many homebuyers in Billings as possible then you will have to make use of the internet in marketing your house.

Whether you are a real estate investor in Billings or just a homeowner selling your property on your own you should be listing your property everywhere online.  Put your home up and buyers will be calling.

The internet never stops working, it is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.  By putting your home online you can easily reach hundreds of buyers in Billings that you might not have otherwise reached.

You should be taking advantage of all the free classified ad sites out there for you to post your home.  Also use article sites, social networking sites and video sites.   By using all of these internet marketing sites there is no reason for buyers not to be calling you like crazy.

Classified sites

Some of the best classified sites to post your home on are craigslist, backpage, and yahoo homes.  There are tons more that get pretty good page rank when people are searching for homes in Billings.  Just Google the term online classified ads and tons will come up.  Make sure you are re-posting every few days.

Article sites

If you have a property, then write a little article about it and post it.  Article sites get ranked well or write a little article about selling your home with a link at the bottom to a place where they can find your home.  Article sites include ezinarticles, goarticles, articlebase and tons more.

Social Networking

Social networking is becoming a huge marketing place for businesses in Billings Montana.  If you have a property why not start posting like crazy that you have a property for sale and ask people if they know anyone who is looking to buy.   Get on facebook, twitter, and myspace.

Video Sites

If you have a home for sale I recommend making a virtual tour of the whole house and then uploading it to video sites.  This is a great way to show your house without ever having to have a buyer step foot into your home.   Upload to youtube, daily motion, myspace video and many others.

Another good reason to maket online is because buyers can get information instantly.  Everyone wants information now and don’t want to wait.  When a homebuyer has to call up a reator or wait for the newspaper to start looking for property they can get frustrated and move on.  This can cause you to lost potential buyers.

It also saves you time.  When you have detail about your home everywhere, you may find that uninterested buyers or buyers that are not really ready to buy wont respond as often.  This is because they have got all of the information they were seeking from your online marketing.

If you are not marketing your property online already, then you are missing out on an amazing opportunity.  You can easily sell your Billings Home with a minimum of money, time and effort and get the maximum amount of exposure.  Also Consider selling to Big Sky Property Solutions LLC, they will give you a cash offer for your house over the phone.

By Christopher Seder