Medina County Top 5% Realtor in Ohio - Lu Rybar, Realtor, Stouffer Realty Inc. - Buying and Selling

March 30, 2012 - PRLog -- As we continue through a strong Buyers' Market, the time to sell your home is now!  Once the market improves, there will be new construction to compete with!  So if a change is on the horizon for you and your family, don't delay!  And remember, on the flip side, it's also a wonderful time to buy.

Selling your home may be one of the largest transactions of your lifetime.  Lu Rybar, Realtor with Stouffer Realty Inc. and ranked as one of the Top Agents in Ohio,  will maximize exposure of your home, and help navigate the transaction smoothly and representative of all of the legalities of the state of Ohio.  As your realtor, Lu has a fiduciary duty to work in your best interest.


LU RYBAR'S MARKETING PLAN TO SELL YOUR HOME

 Objective:             Help in finding a buyer for your home
                           Help in selling your home within a set timeframe
                           Help in pricing your home competitively
                           Help in selling your home for the best price

Lu Rybar will incur the cost of doing business on your behalf until a buyer is found and you close on your home.  Therefore, it’s in her best interest to work quickly, diligently, and use all of her resources to help you meet your goals.

Lu understands the current local market.  She has house-by-house, street-by-street, market-by-market experience, has weathered the pendulum swing between buyers’ markets and sellers’ markets, and knows that the real estate market can turn abruptly.

Here is what you can expect from Lu as your Listing Agent:
1.   Make a detailed inspection of home
2.   Suggest needed repairs
3.   Provide a checklist on how to make the home more attractive
4.   Help in staging the home
5.   Provide a checklist for things to implement on showing day
6.   Provide a checklist for information to leave on counter
7.   Promote home’s best attributes
8.   Counsel and guide seller in developing  a pricing strategy
9.   Counsel seller on influence of banks and lending institutions
10.   Suggest an official appraisal be performed if necessary
11.   Provide a list of houses yours will be competing with
12.   Update seller with current market analysis and traffic report every 30 days
13.   Communication

Here is what Lu will do to maximize the exposure of your home:
1.                Place the “For Sale” sign in the yard.
2.   Enter the listing into the MLS complete with photos and video tours
3.   Enter the enhanced listing on public internet sites with photos
4.   Stouffer website on first page of google, social internet networking  
5.   Prepare a home book
6.   Offer a competitive commission to cooperating agents
7.   Place local ads in print
8.   Notify neighbors of listing
9.   Distribute listing flyer to all office agents
10.              E-mail listing to all local agents
11.   Network with other agents.  
12.   Open houses as requested by seller
13.   Open house survey to all attendees
14.   Buyer screening and interviews
15.   Showing appointments, follow-up survey and feedback


The Offer and The Negotiation

If Lu has a seller who wants to sell and a buyer who wants to buy, she has the experience  to make it happen.  It’s her job to prevent bargaining chips from turning into deal-breakers, and to keep your stress levels to a minimum.

During this most important part of the home selling process, remember that Lu Rybar is your advocate.  She will assist you, advise you, and help navigate the transaction for your protection.
1.   Receiving and presenting offers
2.   Negotiations
3.   Agreement and into formal contract

The Contract and The Closing

The time period between the execution of the contract and the closing is a busy one for the realtor.  It’s crucial that each step of this period is performed accurately and timely and representative of all the legalities required of the law and the state of Ohio.  Here is a sampling of what you can expect of Lu during this critical time period.

1.   Being mindful of dates to prevent a breach of contract by either party
2.   Communicating with the lender, the title company, the cooperating agent on a
   regular, daily basis, to keep the transaction moving smoothly
3.   Finding alternative financing plans in the event of a problem in the mortgage
                  approval process.
4.   Coordinating appraisals, general and structural engineering inspections.
5.   Renegotiating items in contention between buyer and seller after the
                  inspection.
6.   Removing contingencies as satisfied
7.   Final walk-through inspection
8.   Coordinating the transaction between lender and escrow agent for a timely
                   close.
9.   The closing/settlement: ensuring your funds are delivered at closing
10.   Communicating with seller every step of the way

Lu Rybar of Stouffer Realty Inc. is ranked in the Top 5% of all Ohio Realtors.  She can be reached at 440-781-3790, or lurybar@stoufferrealty.com.  Call her today for a free consultation and market analysis.

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Lu Rybar and Stouffer Realty Inc. team together as the realtor of choice in Medina and Summit Counties. Stouffer Realty is voted #1 by readers of the Akron Beacon Journal for 2009 and 2010. Lu Rybar is ranked Top 5% by the Ohio Association of Realtors