By Lissa Moon LaCroix, June 6, 2018
So listen,
We need to have a conversation about listings. You want to sell your house, I want to help you. With that, you need to help me help you. So I’m letting you in on an example of how I get to the goal line in terms of sales and outreach. A freebie, if you will.
Stop, Drop and Pop. It’s that simple. Stop relying on Zillow estimates. They don’t know about that kitchen renovation you splurged on or the horrifyingly horizontal crack in your foundation. So stop with that. Find a professional, who spends most of their days creating custom comparisons of the market specific to your home. Oh hi, that’s me!
Next, that listing price you’re 100% sure you can get for your home? Drop it. Drop it right now and trust me when I say that the market will decide what your home is worth. Putting a higher price tag on it will only exclude the buyers you would have had and will, unfortunately, kill the momentum of potential sales entirely. It’s not what anyone selling their home wants to hear, but it’s the truth. If you have an agent who tells you exactly what you want to hear all the time, chances are, your house is going to sit. Either that or you’re in the wrong line of work and should come to be an agent at Living Room Realty.
Lastly, let’s talk about what we can do. I say “we” not as an industry standard, but you and I as a team. We give em the POP. I do not list homes without them being professionally staged, photographed and branded. Whether your home is $200k or $2mil, this is my standard. The majority of the homes on the market require a vision and I for one, don’t want to rely on anyone having that. I have a design background and I utilize it.
Whether it’s a pop of color on your front door or sprucing up the backyard, I handle everything. Full-service real estate concierge. Our sellers know that we’ve done everything possible to showcase their home and highlight every feature a buyer could want.
If you trust your agent and let them work these crucial steps for you, I promise your home buying experience will be better for it.
Lissa Moon LaCroix
Broker
Lissa Moon LaCroix comes to Living Room Realty as a 20-year veteran of the apparel industry with a vast knowledge of sales, marketing, and design.
She is a serial self-starter and a garrulous extrovert who wants all the dogs (all of them), and will karaoke anytime, anywhere. A lover of all things interior design, Lissa daydreams about mid-century fixers constantly. She is undeterred by tight deadlines and small budgets, and loves to make the most of any situation.
Lissa is a compassionate mother with strong ideas about how to manage loving your work and your family simultaneously. She embodies Living Room’s value of balance, creating achievement and enjoyment each day.
Having someone who understands the market and your place in it is paramount in your search for a broker. Beyond being loyal and competent, Lissa spends every spare moment staying current on all things Real Estate in Portland. It is her goal to guide and support you as you live your story. Let’s do this!
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