The Selling Process

The first step to selling a home or investment property is to find the right Real Estate Agent to help you. The right agent will make all the difference. From the professional advice you receive to the exposure given to your home and the handling of the negotiations, the right agent will ease you through all the details of the transaction.

At The Amstadter Team, we appreciate that selling a home or investment property involves important financial decisions. These decisions can affect you and your family profoundly. Out team of professional associates has an impressive and diverse background in all of the major components of real estate sales, marketing, escrow and construction. We are not aware of another coastal team that brings so much to the transaction.

Our track record of satisfied customers and repeat business through client and agent (yes, other agents) referrals is the greatest testimony to the professional service we provide. When people recognize that we believe quality of service is more important than the quantity of homes we sell, they are not only pleasantly surprised, but extremely appreciative. What makes the difference? It is really quite simple. Our focus is on YOU, our clients and customers. Everything we do is about you, for you and because of you.
Please call us for free market analysis of your property at 949-219-2408 or Toll Free at

800-424-7077.

Our assoicates would be pleased to discuss with you the details of our marketing plan including the following:

Preparation for the market

• Home pricing, a critical first step
• Showing your property to its best advantage
• To stage or not to stage
• Home inspections and legal disclosures
• Designing an effective and attractive flyer that will sell your home
• Professional Photography

Exposure to the market

• The sign, the lockbox, and agent showings
• The media, direct mail, networking
• Web page photo tours that work
• Well publicized and expertly handled open houses
• The best Broker’s Tours (open houses that agents love to attend)
• The most effective use of the Multiple Listing Service
• Postings to the most effective websites i.e. Realtor.com
• Networking with other local agents who may have buyers for your property
• Utilizing our International Network of “Top” Real Estate Professionals.

Negotiation and escrow management

• Helping you get the most from your sale through win-win negotiating techniques.
• Handling offers, counter offers and all attendant documents in a professional manner.
• Staying on top of critical time elements of the contract.
• Determining the financial capability of the purchaser in the first few days of escrow.
• Addressing physical inspection findings and requests for repair without “blowing up” the transaction.
• Reviewing all documents and addressing potential issues of concern immediately.
• Returning phone calls in a timely manner and being available at a moment’s notice for the purchaser’s agent’s needs for access and/or additional information
• Referring you to a “Top” professional when relocating to a new city or town.

Other players in the “sale”

• Lenders
• Title companies
• Structural pest control inspectors, professional home inspectors, etc.
• City Building Departments (where applicable)
• Escrow officers
• Insurance carriers
• Marine Department (where applicable)

Closing the sale

• Delivery of the proceeds, either by check or wire transfer.
• Delivery of keys, garage door openers, key fobs, etc.
• A personal “Thank you” to our valued client.
• Follow-through after the sale.

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