How can Om Talajia sell your home for TOP DOLLAR ?

Priorities:

1) To make sure all qualified buyers know about your home

2) To make sure all Realtors know about your home

3) To get as many people as possible inside your home as quickly as possible

4) To make your home show as well as possible

5) To market the value of your home

6) To market all the amenities of your home

7) To be part of an office that is affiliated with the Nation's largest relocation companies, enlarging the scope of prospective buyers to the International level

8) To be part of a very large office in close proximity with educated, full-time, professional agents wanting to sell your listing

9) To facilitate all buyers and their agents to make it as easy as possible to write clean aggressive offers

10)To counter any and all offers in such a way to get you the most money

11)To value my reputation with buyers and other Realtors so they want to work with me and want to show my listings

12)To work with a qualified team of experts to verify the transaction will go smoothly and close in a timely manner

What is Om Talajia’s comprehensive
process to get you TOP DOLLAR?

Initial consultations:

1) Help decide if selling your home is the right thing to do

2) Decide the most advantageous time to sell your home

3) Review any tax or legal ramifications, and recommend seeing a lawyer or accountant, if necessary

4) Inform you of approximate closing costs and net proceeds

5) Review an in-depth comparative market analysis, highlighting homes similar to yours with similar amenities in close proximity

6) Review the current market condition in the area and the projected future market conditions

7) Discuss the proper list price in order to get the highest sales price

8) Sign the Agency Disclosure and the Listing Agreement in order to get the process started

Preparing your home for market:

1) Use a team of professionals to prepare your home for market (as necessary)

Ø House cleaners

Ø Window washer

Ø Carpet cleaners

Ø Repair people

Ø Haulers

Ø Gardeners

2) Use a team of experts to thoroughly and fairly inspect your home

Ø General home or property inspector

Ø Termite inspector

Ø Roof inspector

Ø Chimney inspector

Ø Geological survey & environmental hazards

Ø Pool

Ø Spa

Ø Availability of numerous other inspectors, if needed

3) Open Escrow and Title. Verify Title is correct before proceeding

4) Help you stage your home including the BIG 4:

Ø Clean

Ø Lighten

Ø Unclutter

Ø Address any unsightly items or smells before it's too late

5) Bring in a professional stager if that would increase the bottom line

6) Help you learn how to show your home including the other BIG 4:

Ø Leave the home before buyers may arrive

Ø Leave lots of lights on

Ø Leave window coverings open to let in as much light as possible

Ø Leave the home at a comfortable temperature (even if vacant)

7) Take digital photos of the home and prepare a detailed flyer

8) Guidance with the myriad of statutory and non-statutory disclosures. This is a very thorough and diligent effort. In this legally complicated world this must be done carefully to include all relevant information as well as to highlight all the improvements and amenities of your home. Disclosures include:

Ø Agency Relationship

Ø Broker Representing more than One Prospective Principal

Ø Market Conditions Advisory

Ø Environmental/Earthquake Hazard Book Receipt

Ø Earthquake Questionnaire Report

Ø Transfer Disclosure Statement

Ø PROS Supplemental Checklist

Ø FIRPTA

Ø Regional Disclosures

Ø Recommended Professionals/Property Inspection List

Ø Affiliated Business Arrangement Disclosure

Ø Natural Hazards Disclosure

Ø Special Tax Assessment Disclosure

Ø Preliminary Title Report

Ø C,C,&R's

Ø Lead Based Paint Disclosure

Ø Mold Disclosure

Ø Meagan's Law Website Discloser

Ø RID 11

Ø Smoke Detector Disclosure

Ø Water Heater Disclosure

Ø Disclosure Obligation Disclosure

The Marketing of Your Home:

1) Place a "FOR SALE" sign in your front yard complete with riders informing buyers of open houses and my website to view your home electronically 24/7

2) Place two lockboxes at your front door

3) Provide detailed flyers with color pictures both inside and outside the property. Replenish them as needed

4) Provide a binder inside the property with all inspections, disclosures, and detailed information regarding the home and neighborhood

5) Booties and shoe removal signs provided upon request

6) Extensive exposure to other Realtors via

Ø Office tours

Ø Realtor tours complete with refreshments to maximize traffic

7) Weekly marketing at both office meetings and all local Realtor meetings

8) Input your listing on the MLS

7) Extensive internet exposure with color pictures including:

Ø Cyberhomesearch.com/Om

Ø Omtalajia.baynetsites.com

Ø CaliforniaMoves.com

Ø ColdwellBanker.com

Ø Realtor.com

Ø MLSListings.com

Ø Homes.com

Ø Homeseekers.com

9) Coldwell Banker has contracts with all the major search engines (Yahoo, Google, etc.) to have Coldwell Banker listings appear first. This contract has been negotiated on a 'per click' basis, and is only one example of our many 'hidden advantages'

10) Ability for buyers to utilize my enhanced website which includes instant notification of your home on the market via an e-mail notification system

11) Extensive print advertising including:

Ø San Jose Mercury News

Ø Sunnyvale Sun

Ø Cupertino Courier

12) Open Houses (1:30-4:30PM) arranged as necessary. Directional signs distributed to increase traffic

13) With each new listing, my large database of active buyers and/or their agents notified. This database compiled from offers recently submitted to me as well as the many buyers who have actively been searching for a home in your neighborhood and have been visiting Open Houses. As many as 100 contacts may be notified

14) Follow up with all agents who either preview or show your property

15) Strive to be a communicator and stay in regular contact with all clients

Some of the Om Talajia Advantages

1) All listings offered at 3% to other Realtors, increasing number of showings and eagerness of other Realtors to write offers

2) Assistant to help with scheduling and paperwork

3) Marketing - Coldwell Banker has the most extensive marketing program of any large or small area brokerage

4) Pro-active attitude often eliminates or minimizes any problems before they arise

5) Respected & liked by others in the Realtor community, helps sellers receive more showings and more offers

6) Always ready to respond to any questions at anytime, just contact me at my direct line at 408-861-8867 or my Cell at 408-373-6367

When an Offer is Prepared:

1) Contact you immediately

2) Review it and carefully explain all the ramifications of how it is written

3) Work together to write a counter offer that is most beneficial to you, as well as the most binding to the buyer to help ensure a smooth and timely transaction

4) Communicate with the agent making the offer to help the transaction go smoothly

5) Always put your interests first

6) Coordinate the closing of your new home with the sale of the present home

7) Assist you with any financing needs

8) Arrange the Buyer's appraisal

9) Arrange the final walkthrough

10)Facilitate the transfer of keys

11)Attend the paper signing at the Title Company with you to verify your monetary proceeds are correct

16) Have your check given to you or money wired at the close of escrow

Why use Om Talajia ?

1) "RESULTS" Realtor

2) Thorough comprehension of all contracts

3) Knowledge and experience with 1031 (Starker) exchanges

4) Knowledge and experience with probate sales

5) Strong Negotiator

6) Strong client advocate, often utilizing the "win-win" negotiating tactic to best benefit the seller

7) Professional

8) Backed with a large full time legal council

9) My listings sell, they DO NOT EXPIRE

10) "PRECISION PRICING" helps seller receive "TOP DOLLAR" quickly without the home languishing on the market. Over or under pricing may decrease your net profit

11) Your advocate from the initial contact until your money is in your pocket

12) Experienced Realtor and knows the amenities:

Ø Excellent neighborhood schools

Ø Conveniently located near highways, mass transit, & employment centers

Ø Close proximity to shopping (incl. Ranch 99 & various markets)

Ø Location of neighborhood parks

Ø Benefits of all city services

13) Support of a full time manager with 25+ years of experience

14) Strive to simplify & streamline the process for the seller and put as much money in your pocket as possible !!!

I want to be your "REALTOR FOR LIFE"


Om Talajia Coldwell Banker 10105 S DeAnza Blvd CUPERTINO, CA 95014-1126
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