a day in the life of AAA Realty

What happens behind the scenes?

it's not all pictures of happy families

 

Lots of work is done each day by a very hard working great staff

above Crystal is checking a application that was submitted for a rental home.

Fran and Jose are planning their day being strategic in deciding who is going where.

Raquel is our first impressions gal. She is handling the phones all day long, getting the callers to the appropriate party..

Oscar and

 Amado are just leaving to put some appliances in place for a tenant.

 

Cyle just got back From getting supplies from Home Depot for tomorrows work orders.

Eimee is learning to do payroll

 

Many don't realize what goes on in a normal day. When we are asked what we do for the money we make, take a look at who what and where goes on behind the scenes.  

 

 

Tired of the BS? Get Real!

If you want to sell your home, I want to be the Broker that tells you like it is.  I want to be the Broker that doesn't give you a line of BS.  It that too much to ask of a Realtor?  It sure shouldn't be.  A CMA or Comparative Market Analysis is a report that we as Realtor's can create that shows your home and then we find homes like yours that have been on the market, pending and sold.  We show you that based on what we absolutely see the market doing, this is what we can determine your home will produce and what your home is worth in todays market.

There should not be any candy coating.  Unless your home has something so different than the "like properties" do then you can bank that the info the Realtor gives you is pretty accurate. 

Here is what happens though.  The agent may hear your clues of dissatisfaction with the truth and then they try and tell you what you "want" to hear.  You may even tell them what you want to get for the home.  The agent now has a choice.  They can tell you the truth that the home just will not get that price, or they can say something like this:  "Well I think we can list it for that.  I will do whatever it takes to make that happen for you."  All the while knowing there is a better chance for Hell to Freeze over then your home to sell at the price you want.  They are thinking they want to get the listing and then when the home does not sell for what they dream it will, the agent can convince the seller to lower the price and then hopefully sell the home.

I am going to shoot this straight to the heart.  You have lost 80% of your buyers.  Now it's going to take longer and you may have to reduce the price even more to find a buyer.  What did this accomplish?  Your agent gets a commission and they didn't lose the listing.  What about for the seller?  You can see where I am taking this. 

Bottom line is you want to get as much as you can for your home but get out of the mindset that you know what that worth is. It's all about the numbers.  Don't be fooled!

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Renovate Your Bathroom- Get more bang for your buck

If you are trying to sell your home and want to get the most money and may be looking to do some updates, one of the least expensive and quick ways is to renovate your bathrooms.  The smaller space alone makes the cost much less.  For instance, you may want to put a new tile on the floor and the square footage is going to make that a very reasonable cost.  The standalone popular sink/vanity are available at Home Improvement stores and also at most membership buying clubs like Sam's or Costco.  A Fresh coat of paint will also go a long way to freshen the room up.

Replacing your soft goods with new in the bathroom will also be a great staging item that helps the home sell.

Look around on the web and see great ideas for how others have DYI sites to get some great ideas.

If you are thinking of selling your home and you feel that a makeover would help sell your home.  The first and less expensive is definitely the bathrooms.  Second item would be the Kitchen.  This can be quite costly so make sure that you and not wasting your money by spending more than you can hope to recapture in a sale.

For more info on this and more regarding selling your home, check us out on the web at www.aaarealtyllc.com

Backyard trasformations- The expansion of your home to the outside

www.aaarealtyllc.com is excited to be part of the transition of backyard transformations becoming almost a standard in SW Florida.  If a home has one, it will increase the value and even more so increase the likability of your listing if you are selling.

There are many options of areas to make and depending on what you already have outside will depend on how much the transition will cost.  In the case of our personal home, we have a pool and lanai that includes some of it under truss.  We decided to bring our inside to the outside by building a kitchen outside and putting in a pool heater making us have a private party/bar and Grill.  The result has been a complete transformation of our home.  Below are some Is a video.  Let us know what you think. 

 

Spring is time for growth

www.aaarealtyllc.com is our website.  We happily serve clients locally wanting to list their homes to sell as well as buyers.  It may be buyers coming in the area for the first time.  It may be someone trying to decide whether it is time to upgrade their home or maybe downsize as their family shrinks as the kids go off to college or get married or for whatever reason the space that you once had may not any longer be necessary.  It may be time to think about traveling more and so therefore your needs change.

Whether Lehigh Acres, Fort Myers Beach or Cape Coral are your targets to check out, we know these areas.  We have lived in the area for almost 15 years.  One very important component in choosing a Real Estate Agent is to have someone that understands the area, the market and the financing if necessary of what it will take to get it done.  Someone that will have your back and has your interests at heart. 

That's where we come in.  We want to make the selling or buying process as stress-free as possible.  There is so much potential out there and the sky's the limit.  Let us help you make an informed decision

Spring time is a time of growth.  Time for new things.  Baby animals are born, flowers are in bloom and everything feels fresh and nice.  Let's put our heads together and make things happen.  Give us a call at 239-368-8520 or check us out on the web at www.aaarealtyllc.com  Make a contact to us and we will make ourselves available to you at your convenience.

Have a wonderful planning spring season.

Thanks
Tammy Rodriguez
Broker/Owner

Don't Overprice Your Home For Sale

AAA Realty LLC is committed to Listing your Property at a price that will sell.  You will lose out on the most activity you have on your home if you overprice it.  That is a fact that is backed up with statistics.  In the first 30 days, your home will get the most attention and especially in the first 7 days.  If you don't have it priced within about 100-105% of it's market value, you most likely will have to reduce it below than 100% to sell it.  If you listed it correctly, you would get the sale quicker and for more money.

Greed is the biggest reason for over-pricing.  A broker doesn't want to lose a listing but in the same token, we are not helping the seller.  If we all band together and get on board with stopping the excessive overpricing by better educating our sellers, we will be more efficient listing brokers.  None of us want to just list a home for nothing.  Just to say we have a listing.  It's a lot of work to do for getting nothing out of it.

The one difficulty I have with a potential seller is helping them to understand that I am not pricing a home to sell quick so I get paid.  I am evaluating what is best for my client.  I never think about the pay out.  That comes with hard work.  The numbers just don't lie.  We need to evaluate the sold properties that compare with the potential sale and sold as the best indicator of market value. If the home is appraised (it definitely will be if financing is involved) and the home appraises for under the market value, we will lose the deal anyway. 

Bottom line is that we must take action and do it right.  Please understand if you are a seller that the words of wisdom in this blog post is worth real money in your pocket.  All for free by the way. 

I hope this will earn us some listings as we can assure you that we will do what's right to earn your business and then sell it so you can be successful in your goals that you set in doing so.

Check us out on the web at www.aaarealtyllc.com or give us a call at 239-368-8520.