Washington MO Homes for Sale

The 85 Steps We Take for YOU!


Dear Customer,

Thank you for taking the time to review this page. I have created this in advance of our meeting so that you will know a little more about me, my team, our service, and how they will benefit you.

At this point, I don’t know all of your particular needs and objectives, nor do I know your financial and family situation entirely. I do know that selling a home can be an extremely emotionally trying time, or a very exciting one. My job is to provide you with enough solid information so you can make an honest, informed decision based upon facts not hype.

Because selling your home is a complicated task, it is crucial to have every possible advantage you can. Thank you again for your time, and I look forward to meeting with you.

Sincerely,

Ralph Gildehaus

RealtyNET Advantage

 

 

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

It is the mission of Ralph Gildehaus and his team to consistently provide the highest quality, most innovative, and exceptional real estate service available anywhere in the Franklin County area.

Our client’s needs always come first. We strive to always provide value far in excess of our client’s expectations. Our constant goal is mutual respect, and long term relationships that are beneficial to all parties.

Our firm is a great place to work and do business. We are positive, helpful, and enthusiastic at all times – always focusing on solutions and accepting challenges. We take care of business first and foremost, but always have fun and enjoy ourselves in the process.

We run a clean, organized, and efficient firm, and always adhere to the highest standards of integrity and ethical business practices.

We never rest on our accomplishments. We constantly strive to create, develop, and implement new ideas, strategies, and services that will benefit our clients. We continue to seek continuing education in all aspects of our business to increase the level of service we offer our clients.

OUR CORE VALUES

  • Honesty & Integrity at all times and in all situations.
  • Continually improve our services to exceed our client’s expectations.
  • Create and nurture a fun, exciting, creative and productive work environment.
  • Tirelessly pursue personal & Team growth while reaching well-formulated goals.
  • Work with only the most enjoyable and motivated clients and co-workers.

 

RealtyNET Advantage’s Amazing 85 Step System to Get Your Home Sold Fast and For Top Dollar!

  1. Research tax records to verify full and complete legal information is available to prospective buyers and buyer’s agents on MLS printout.
  2. Provide Home Audit to suggest constructive changes to your home to make it more appealing, to show exceptionally well and help it to yield the greatest possible price to an interested buyer.
  3. Provide you with home showing guidelines to help have the home prepared for appointments. (i.e. lighting, soft music, ect.)
  4. Obtain and verify accurate methods of contacting the Sellers.
  5. Gather information to help assess the Seller’s needs.
  6. Assess the Seller’s timing.
  7. Assess Seller’s motivation.
  8. Assess the Seller’s immediate concerns.
  9. Ask Seller questions about the property and themselves to learn how to better serve and provide helpful information if needed.
  10. Discuss seller’s purchase plans and determine whether Ralph’s team can assist them in their next purchase or if we can research and find a qualified agent to assist the Seller’s in their new location.
  11. Provide Seller with relocation information if needed.
  12. Determine how quickly the Seller needs to move.
  13. Obtain information that will help Ralph and his team to prepare the listing, advertising and marketing materials. Questions will include : What type of improvements have you done to your home in the past five years? What other features of your home make it attractive to buyers? What do you think your home is worth? How much do you owe on your property?
  14. Prepare Seller by instructing them to gather home information: Encourage Seller to have copy of deed available. Encourage Seller to have a current tax bill available. Encourage Seller to have two sets of keys ready. One set of keys will be inserted in the lock-box; the other set will be kept at Ralph’s office in case there is ever a problem with the first set. Encourage Seller to have copy of their title policy and survey available if they have them.
  15. Electronically measure home/rooms for MLS printout.
  16. Using the information gathered in the initial meeting and tour of the subject property. Ralph will then do research to begin to determine the market value of the property.
  17. Research competitive properties that are currently on the market.
  18. Research competitive properties that have been withdrawn.
  19. Research expired properties (properties that did not sell during their time on the market).
  20. Research competitive properties that have sold in the past six months.
  21. Research competitive properties that are currently under contract.
  22. Call agents, if needed, to discuss activity on the comparable properties they have listed in the areas.
  23. Research the previous sales activity (if any) on the Seller’s home.
  24. Enter the Seller’s name and address in RealtyNET’s computer system to keep the Seller informed of market changes, mortgage rate fluctuations, sales trends or anything that may affect the value and marketability of their property.
  25. Strategically price home to enable it to show up on more MLS Searches.
  26. Prepare an equity analysis to show Seller expenses, closing costs and net proceeds.
  27. Explain the use of the (SPDS) Seller Property Disclosure Statement that you will complete and will be presented to the buyer of your home. This will help you avoid devastating setbacks and preserve your legal rights.
  28. Take full color digital photographs of the inside and outside of your home for marketing flyers, advertisements and the Internet.
  29. Electronically submit your home listing information to the Greter St. Louis Multiple Listing Service for exposure to all active real estate agents in the Greater St. Louis Multiple Listing Service Area.
  30. Immediately submit digital photos of the interior and exterior of your home to the MLS at the same time listing is input allowing buyers and agents to view pictures when narrowing down homes they will actually tour.

*No this is not it. To hear more about our 85 step program and how we can help you, please call us at 636-239-5747 or send us an email. We will be more than happy to mail you our entire packet.  

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