Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Why List Your Home With Me

There are so many Real Estate Brokers out there asking you to give them your business.  How do you decide who to give the business to.  After all the MLS is available to all Realtor's so the selling ground is pretty even right?  Well the answer certainly is no.  Not all Realtor's are the same and not all Real Estate Agents can preform the same.  Is it the biggest named Franchise that gets the job done the best.  Some may argue it can be.  If you notice almost all commercials or advertising for a franchise is about hiring new Realtors or encouraging Realtors to work for that Franchise.  That doesn't help a seller sell their property.  Exactly then what makes a good Listing Broker? 

Doesn't it make sense that if a Broker can sell your home for a fair market value in as quickest time as possible, this is the best Realtor.  Doesn't really matter who they work for or what franchise that are with.  A broker that is available to you for answers to questions you may have and answers the phone when a potential buyer calls or an agent calls for a showing.  A broker that does an individual marketing plan for each property they list so you have the best opportunity to sell your home.  A broker that will be honest with you. Are you on the same wave length as your broker? 
All of these things are what to consider when choosing who to list your home.
I hope that when you are thinking this through that you consider AAA Realty as a possible answer or choice. We certainly would like to earn your business. Check out our website at Www.aaarealtyllc.com

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

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.  
 
 

Thursday, March 20, 2014

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!

Check us out on the web at www.aaarealtyllc.com

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

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

Friday, March 14, 2014

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. 
 

Friday, March 7, 2014

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