Selling Your Chicago Area Home?

Why use Main Street Real Estate Group to represent you in the home selling process?

EXPERIENCE: We have years of real estate experience from new home builder sales to resale.

CONNECTED: Full-time agent in the local real estate community with a vast network of buyers and sellers.

SERVICE WITH RESULTS: Step-by-step assistance, helping you sell your property for the highest possible price and under the best terms.

KNOWLEDGEABLE: Expert area knowledge. Local resident realtors.

 

Getting Started

The first time you meet your Main Street broker, we will discuss your selling objectives and review what to expect throughout the selling process, including everything from preliminary pricing ideas to house preparation and marketing techniques. In addition, you will be provided with a complete Comparative Marketing Analysis (CMA) to help you better understand where your property sits within the market.

You're ready to Sell Your Home

Once you decide you are ready, we will review and sign a standard Listing Agreement, all mandatory disclosure forms, and arrange any necessary inspections.

Preparing Home/Property

Before putting your home on the market, we want to make it look the most attractive to potential buyers by helping showcase and accentuate the best features of your home, without incurring unnecessary expenses. Main Street Real Estate Group provides all sellers with a detailed Home Preparation Consultation and a Selling Tips Sheet to keep you connected throughout the whole process. As we walk through your property, we will discuss minor repairs, curb appeal tips, staging, and how to make your property feel welcoming to potential buyers.

Determining List Price

Pricing your home competitively at the start will create more activity among brokers and buyers, while helping lead to a more successful sale. Establishing the value and list price for your property involves researching and comparing similar properties and weighing factors including: location, condition, amenities, and market conditions. We will arrive at a competitive price aimed at generating strong buyer activity. Throughout the process your broker will send you updates with any changes within the market.

Marketing Your Home

Understanding where buyers come from allows Main Street to market your property competitively. Creating excitement in the marketplace through consistent and aggressive online and offline marketing efforts is key to a successful sale. Our maximum exposure marketing plan includes: Comprehensive Internet marketing through our site and up to 300 other outlets that showcase listings. Main Street prides itself on being on the forefront of technology. All Main Street listings receive custom webpages, custom videos, and professional photography. In addition, thought public and broker open houses, yard signage, property features in local print ads, and customized property marketing, we work to make sure that your property reaches it’s highest potential of views. Our brokers work to help collectively push your listing through to each and every one of their spheres of influence. Where our company shines is by staying in constant communication with you and providing progress reports along the way for open houses, showings, and potential buyer inquiries.

Processing the Sale & Closing

As we near the finish line together, we will review all offers and the terms of each. In the background, we will be negotiating on your behalf so that you obtain the highest possible price for your home, while limiting your exposure and protecting your best interests. 
Once your home is under contract, Main Street will help navigate the inspection process, attend the property appraisal with recent comparable properties to support your purchase price, and make sure all contingencies and repair requests are removed in a timely manner per the contract.
 

Close on Your Home

Congratulations, you have now sold your home! We will provide you with helpful moving hints and also be there to answer any questions. Our company is always available to help should a question arise after the close of your home and we want to ensure that you are 100% satisfied.